The Presentation Mistake You Don’t Want to Make
A presentation mistake, public speaking mistake, or communication mistake — just don’t do it! A few years ago, I attended a networking group meeting where the organizers [...]
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Posted What good leaders say when they don’t know the answer (and it’s NOT “I don’t know”)
You’re in a meeting presenting your status update, and things are going well. You’re feeling good about your presentation, and the group seems reassured that you’re on top of things. Then someone [...]
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Posted 4 Virtual Presentation Mistakes That Are REALLY Easy to Avoid (so stop making them!)
As we’ve all been called to deliver — and attend — more virtual presentations in remote meetings, it’s becoming very clear how easy it is to lose the audience’s [...]
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Posted How does one go from terrified of public speaking to a career as a professional speaker? This…and other juicy details…in my Interview on Heather Boyd’s Podcast, STORIES OF STARTING
Several months ago (pre-COVID, in the good old days when you used to be able to have face-to-face conversations with your colleagues) I had the opportunity to sit down with the amazing Heather [...]
“What do I do with my HANDS when speaking or giving a presentation?”
When you have to give presentations , have you ever wondered if your hand- and arm-movement is too little, too much, too awkward, too fidgety, or too….whatever? The bottom line is: Is your [...]
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Posted How to Command Attention at a Meeting as a Business Woman (my interview with Carleton University Women in Business)
Meetings can be daunting. Not only are you required to present ideas that are thought-provoking, you are also expected to present yourself in a way that enables the goals of your business to [...]
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Posted Global TV segment: How to overcome nerves when speaking in public
A super-fun (and early) morning on Global TV Montreal, discussing how to prepare for a speech, why telling a joke at the beginning is a BAD idea, and how to be gentle (yet still helpful) if [...]
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7 Ways to Make Your Next Presentation Your Best Yet
If you’ve ever given a presentation, you know how tempting it is to wow your audience with fabulous graphics and over-the-top information. That’s why they came to the meeting, right? And that [...]
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Posted Why ‘Very Good’ Isn’t Good Enough When it Comes to Public Speaking (Guest Post)
This is a guest post by Samuel Eddy, the man behind Open Change Workplace Wellness. Through his company he combines his counselling background and corporate experience to deliver keynote speeches [...]
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Posted Do’s and Don’ts of Presentations (Infographic)
So you’re feeling tense about the presentation you are going to give tomorrow. The ideas you had in the morning vanish and instead a blank screen is pounding your eyes. Take a deep breath, take a [...]
