We all have presentations that fail, myself included. It only becomes a problem if you fail to diagnose what went wrong and how to get better for your next presentation. By far, the most common problem with most speeches that bomb is simply this: they were boring. The presenter packed in way too many data …
Like it or not, life is one series of pitch presentations. It doesn’t matter if you are a 15 year old pitching yourself for a minimum wage job at McDonald’s, or you are billionaire Bill Gate pitching other billionaires to give donations to your charitable foundations. And everywhere in between, you may be giving a …
Body Language Myths and Best Practices for Speakers There is a lot of nonsense surrounding the issue of body language for public speakers and presenters. For decades, people have misinterpreted a study purporting to show that 55% of all communication flows from an individual’s body language, 38% your voice, and a mere 7% coming from …
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A common question I get from my clients is “how do I start my presentation?” A lot of time and energy is spent focusing on this problem, and yet it has a very easy solution. You don’t have to start with a joke, and you don’t have to be wildly provocative. All you have to …
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