Presentation Articles

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Jeannette Kavanagh @ Friday, 29th September 2006

In my coaching I advise people to research their audience - the people to whom they\'ll present their information, opinions and ideas. Why? Because the more you know about the general composition of your audience, the better you can direct your talk to them. Every audience is unique and deserves a unique approach. I assume and even hope, [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Jeannette Kavanagh @ Friday, 29th September 2006

With practice, you\'ll feel much more positively about your audience and in turn, more confident about presenting to them. With each public presentation, you\'ll begin to know and to accept more that your audience is simply made up of individual human beings much like you. Each person in the audience expects your best and hopes that you deliver your best. [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Randy Siegel @ Wednesday, 20th September 2006

Business demands brevity and quite often clients retain me for presentation training when what they really want is help organizing their thoughts. They share: \"My boss says that I take too long to get the point.\" \"I have trouble articulating what I really mean.\" \"I don\'t seem to hold my audience\'s attention.\" Forbes Magazine estimates most speeches last 40 minutes. Ron Huff in [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Anna Woodward @ Tuesday, 19th September 2006

I\'m sold. That is the look you want to see or feeling you want to get from someone after they view your work. Whether it\'s an end of year stock performance portfolio, a presentation on your company\'s closest competition for the company board of directors, a fundraising cookbook for your church, or your final composition for your literature [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Chip Eichelberger @ Monday, 18th September 2006

Sun Tzu in the Art of War talks about the perils of a leader who lacks the ability to be decisive. When battling in business today, you are watched very closely as a leader. One thing that teammates of a leader will not forgive is lack of certainty. By your words, voice qualities and body language - you either transfer [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By ian Williamson @ Saturday, 2nd September 2006

Speaking in public can be a scary experience, but it doesn\'t have to be. Here are a few suggestions to make your next speaking engagement a success for you and your audience. 1. Prepare well. When you find out that you have a speaking appointment coming up, start preparing it as soon as possible. The more time you have to [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Joshua Poyoh @ Monday, 28th August 2006

You may not have much time left to prepare for your public speaking. So what are the things you will for your public speech? Here are some pointers that you can use: 1. Brainstorming 2. Short-term goals 3. Long-term goals 4. Evaluation 5. Reflection Start with brainstorming. If you are in the process of writing your speech you will need to brainstorm the topic. For the [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Christopher Byrnes @ Thursday, 20th July 2006

In this article, the first in a series of related articles on public speaking, we are going to discuss the nuts and bolts of speech, in order to better understand how to hone and harness them in our efforts and attempts at becoming masters of public speaking. The fact is that, paying close attention to all vocal elements: Enabling Breathing, [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By J. Douglas Jefferys @ Wednesday, 7th June 2006

As part of the presentation skills training services our company provides, we ask participants to send copies of recent PowerPoint files they have created for our review and editing. Hence, we see literally thousands of slides each year. Very few do an acceptable job of aiding Knowledge Transfer. In fact, in the 10 years we have been in business, [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By J. Douglas Jefferys @ Tuesday, 6th June 2006

In order to get your audience to buy in to your message, you must prepare and deliver it in a way consistent with adult learning theory. That means you must understand the limits to how much information an audience member can absorb at one time, and what form that information must take in order to first attract, and then [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Joe Pahl @ Sunday, 4th June 2006

Home owners are only interested in the rates they get offered for their property sales. This is when they ask the buyers to seek the services of a good loan officer. As a loan officer you must talk to buyers about all the loan options you and your mortgage company is offering in detail. There will probably be dozens of [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Joe Pahl @ Sunday, 4th June 2006

Loan officers are often seen making plans that they tend to implement in the coming future. And the truth is that only a mere percentage always does what they promise. But real estate agents and property buyers are interested in what you are giving them today. If they gain benefit from you today they will be forced to listen, think [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Keith Longmire @ Monday, 24th April 2006

Most people seem to think that good public speakers are born not made. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most good public speakers have undergone significant training in public speaking. Even politicians – those great natural orators – have all undergone public speaking training. In the UK Margaret Thatcher was known to use speech coaches. In [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Keith Longmire @ Saturday, 22nd April 2006

Most of us are familiar with using visual aids in our public speaking. Even if you are not an active public speaker yourself it is pretty certain that you have suffered from the odd day or two of ‘death by PowerPoint’. There are alternatives. One of the most memorable presentations I ever saw used a child’s toy as a [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Morty Lefkoe @ Saturday, 22nd April 2006

If you’ve had an intense fear of public speaking for many years and have tried a variety of ways to rid yourself of the fear – without success, you’ve probably concluded that you’ll probably never get rid of the fear. Or, if you do, it will take a lot of time, effort, and reinforcement. If you’ve used most conventional methods [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Joseph Sommervillle, PhD @ Saturday, 15th April 2006

Whatever you call it, speech, talk, address, lunch and learn, presentation, the scenario is the same. You have somewhere between fifteen minutes to an hour to be in front of a live audience and deliver your message. If you’re not currently taking advantage of this marketing tool, you’re missing out on one of the most effective ways for [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Maria Marsala @ Saturday, 4th March 2006

For many, speaking or training is a full time business. Yet for other business owners, we use speaking/training as a way to market a business and bring in extra income. No matter which it is… all or part of your business gets paid! Being paid means receiving money for the value you present. So first off, find places that will pay [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Randy Siegel @ Thursday, 2nd March 2006

Most of us are operating at less than full power, and we’re not even aware of it. Something is missing from our lives and we aren’t sure what it is. When we operate at full power, our lives are richer because we live with authenticity, connection, meaning, service, and serenity. We are powered by passion that is grounded [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By Randy Siegel @ Wednesday, 22nd February 2006

Some say the secret to being a good presenter is to visualize the audience naked. I say if you really want to be a great speaker, it’s the speaker who must strip for the audience. Great speakers and presenters are not afraid to bare their souls to the audiences. They strip away their masks and illusions allowing audiences and [more...]

Business » Communication » Presentation | By John Neyman, Jr. @

Preparing for a presentation with the use of visual aids can often overlook the obvious visual, You. That's right! The speaker. Other forms of visual aids are just that, aids to help interpret your presentation. It is important that you are the main visual. Image is everything! Focusing on the following areas will prepare you to be the main attraction. [more...]