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The Psychology and Use of Bullet Points in Presentations.
(In this article I will only refer to presenters / presentations. However, most of the information also applies to trainers and training courses) Unfortunately, one of the most common types of slide found in presentations and training courses is that … Continue reading
Dealing with questions during a Presentation.
Roger is a highly experienced product manager in a multinational company in Europe. Last week, he was making a PowerPoint sales presentation to the management committee of a potential client who appeared to be very interested in his product. He … Continue reading
What is Spatial Anchoring in Presentations and Training?
Some “Professional Communicators” mistakenly tend to feel that walking around the stage is the best way for them to “get in contact with the audience” and, at the same time, subconsciously burn-off excessive adrenalin. However, this can cause certain problems … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Communication, General Communication, Neuro Linguistic Programming, The Art & Science of Presenting in Public, Training & Development
Tagged Adrenalin, Anchors, control, fear, focus, hot bodies, influencers, moving, NLP, peripherical, powers, Presentations, spatial, static, training, vision
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What make an “Excellent” presenter?
There are many factors that make a presenter “Excellent” and an even greater number of discussions about this topic. Here is a brief & concise new perspective for your consideration based on over 25 years of experience & observation. The … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Communication, General Communication, The Art & Science of Presenting in Public
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How to kill a presentation stone dead in three easy steps.
All the comments in this post are also applicable to training courses. John, The Financial Director in a multinational company, was making a presentation of the last quarter’s results to the Management Committee of his company. He knew he had … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Communication, General Communication, The Art & Science of Presenting in Public, Training & Development
Tagged Background, Blue, bore, comapny policy, communication, consequences, control, destroy, influence, kill, Non Verbal Communication. "heavy" vs "light" presentation, Presentations, respect, truin, White, Yellow
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“An elephant in the Room” # 3 : Avoiding Unacceptable Behaviour in Presentations.
The techniques discussed in this article can also be applied to presentations & meetings; both internal & external. Situation: David, A Senior Product Manager in a Multinational Pharmaceutical company, was giving a presentation to members of the Marketing Department and … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Communication, Leadership, Meetings & Teleconferences, The Art & Science of Presenting in Public, Training & Development
Tagged bad behaviour, bad manners, control, cure, distractions, impolite, interruptions, lack of respect, laptops, lateness, Leadership, Meetings, norms of behaviour, parallel conversations, Power, Presentations, prevention, respect, rude, side-tracked, smart phones, solutions, tablets
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Making presentations sitting down = Less influence & more problems. (Update Feb, 2022)
When making presentations (or running meetings), it is always recommended that you do so standing up. If you observe excellent communicators in action, they always speak while standing. This is a vital component of becoming a great communicator.When standing you … Continue reading
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