Pilots are a great model for presenters. They both have to take a group of people on a journey from a starting point to a destination. They both have to navigate turbulence. They both have to earn the trust and confidence of their audience.
Done well and the audience will come back for more. Done poorly and the audience will find someone else to travel with—weather in the theatre of the sky or the theatre of the mind.
Pilots show us all the three aspects of presentations we have to get right for people to leave feeling positive about the experience.
This video will show you how to follow a pilots example to ensure your audience leaves feeling positive about the experience and wanting to come back for more.
Pilots are a great model for presenters. Like pilots, presenters need to ensure they handle takeoff, turbulence, and landing—or in the language of presentations, open, problems, and close—with poise, polish and focus.
A lesson I learned from my mother in the most unlikely of places has stayed with me and shaped the way I think about success—even success in presentations. I hope this video changes the way you think about it too.
You aren’t a zoo animal. Audiences don’t just want to sit and watch you. Today’s audiences want a more active role in presentations. They want to be engaged. This video will show you how to do it early, often, and effectively.
The pandemic has shown you if you are an introvert or an extrovert. If you realize you are an introvert, you may not realize that is actually a trait that can make you a great presenter.
This video will show you why and very possibly open a new door in your career and your life.
Video is the easiest way to leverage yourself. It’s the ultimate influence multiplier. But to tap into the power you have to get past not liking the way you look and sound on video. This video will help you do that.
Stage fright, or performance anxiety, isn't a bad thing. It's actually there to help you. You just have to know how to manage it. This will help you do just that.
It is crucial when people ask what you do or what your company does to be able to inform and engage in eight seconds or less. This video will show you why hitting that target is gold for your career, connections, and company.
Even after we move past having too many Zoom meetings, we can still learn from the powerful lessons of Zoom fatigue to create more meaningful meetings in the future.
Annoying filler words like "uh" "um" "err" can become a huge distraction in your presentations and virtual meetings. This video will show you have to get rid of them. And your audience will thank you!
Improving your influence in a virtual setting begins with improving your eye contact. This video will show you where to look, when to look there, and how to look natural doing it.
Two things scare a lot of people: talking to an audience in person and talking to a camera—either on Zoom or in a media interview. Don’t let fear stand in your way of sharing your message. Don’t play small. The world needs your message.
Maximizing leadership talent revolves around tapping into the power and leverage of focus.
We all look for resources to grow as a presenter, a communicator, a leader. But start the journey by looking inside, not outside, for the best guidance.
The question I get asked most often—other than questions about my name—is about the phrase “The hay’s in the barn.” This blog post will answer the question.
All of these years later, I still get confused with the other Jerry Sandusky and it has taught me powerful lessons in leadership.
Bigger isn't always better when it comes to communication. If people aren't getting your point, we tend to resort to volume to force the issue.
Adding multi-media to your presentation only enhances the presentation if your audience knows what it’s looking at and where to look—in person or in a remote presentation.
In this age of remote work and remote communication, eye contact equals influence. To lead effectively, you need to get comfortable with making eye contact—even if that now means making eye contact with a camera lens.
True influence begins with an emotional connection, not intellectual perfection. This video will show you how to do it.
Becoming a better communicator doesn’t begin with thinking of the next thing you want to say or even how to say it. It begins with becoming a better listener.
Knowing where to look and when to look there can give you a greater sense of poise, polish, and command of the situation in a video meeting.
Here are two simple adjustments to make to quickly improve your next Zoom meeting
In this video, I’ll share with you the two tools to steer clear of so you stay on the productive side of technology and the effective side of communication.
Your instinct after a stumble or a misspoken word or phrase in a presentation is to speed up and move through it. That's your body feeding you the wrong information! There's a much better way to handle the misstep.
Organizing a tough conversation with an employee or manager like a presentation can give you an advantage and increase your comfort and results.
Like any speech or presentation, longer isn't always better. Too long can spoil any speech or presentation. Use the tips in this video to make sure you shine in your most important speeches and presentations.
Getting from one place to another smoothly and seamlessly in a presentation is a sign of a pro and it makes the experience more enjoyable for the audience. This video will show you several ways to do it.
There’s a fine line—and sometimes no line at all—between Powerpoint that follows a standardized approach and Powerpoint that have no connection to each other in an organization.
Too much standardization gets boring. No connection gets confusing.
Learning to communicate more effectively using Zoom, GotoMeeting, Teams, and other virtual mediums gives you a chance to not only continue doing your job, but to also greatly enhance your potential reach.
One of the most underused techniques to improve presentations is pausing. It's a subtle way to dramatically improve your performance and your impact.
Miscommunication is often caused by mixed messages that we send.
Creating an emotional connection to your audience is crucial in any presentation. This video will show you how to find that connection long before you being your presentation
We all want the audience to listen to us. That's the point of a presentation, but it's also a two-way street. You have to listen to them too.
We are all influenced by leaders in our lives. Some teach us the meaning of leadership when we think they are teaching us something else.
Virtual meetings are more than a temporary adjustment. They are part of the insightful, effective leader's toolkit moving forward.
It doesn't matter about the topic. All audiences, large and small want the presenter to deliver on at least these three things.
Moving can bring a presentation to life, or it can wear out the audience by making them feel like they are watching a caged animal pace in front of the room. The art is knowing when to move and how to move to maximize the impact of your presentation.