When you arrive at your presentation venue, there may be changes or “emergencies” to manage. Create an action plan in advance to stay confident and cool. Continue reading
Effective gestures help you emphasize a point, make you appear more confident and make your messages sticky. Always practice in advance so that they appear effortless. Try these: Continue reading
When you use a large number in your presentation, add context and make that number meaningful. For example: “We are the largest courthouse designer in California. That means that 1 out of every 4 new courthouses was successfully designed by our firm.” Adding context also makes your point “sticky” and memorable.
When you’ve made the shortlist you can congratulate yourselves, relax for just a minute and then remind your team that every firm on that shortlist is qualified to do the work. Now the focus shifts to the people who will do the work and the team dynamics. The selection panel wants to know if team members like one another and do they work and play well together. A “cohesive team” is not something you can write on a slide…it’s something that the panel must see. Here are 3 of the best ways to show them just that! Continue reading
What you say and how you say it still matters. An easy way to increase your presentation impact is to refine your choice of words. Some words interfere with your message and create nothing but “noise” for the listener. Other words grab attention and dance on the listener’s ear. Continue reading
As a presentation coach, I observe speakers daily and get to see the gamut from fair to great. Memorable speakers focus on the 5 C’s when they prepare and rehearse their presentation. Follow the steps below to engage the audience and get the results you want. Continue reading
