Before you can influence an audience—either in person or in a virtual setting, you must first connect with the audience. That connection begins long before you arrive. It's a lesson I learned the hard way from doing play-by-play in the NFL. And the give away on whether or not you really know your audience isn't in what's in your head. It's what's in your voice.
Maximizing leadership talent revolves around tapping into the power and leverage of focus.
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.
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.
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.
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.