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Don’t Wear Your Pajamas on a Virtual Media Interview

If you were meeting a reporter in person for a media interview, you would be dressed in appropriate business attire. You can also have a face-to-face interview with a reporter using Zoom, or another video calling service that enables individuals in two different locations to have a conversation on their computers. No need to leave

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Should You Take Drugs to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking in Public?

Yes, you read that right. Some individuals have such bad stage fright that they are resistant to coaching. This post is not meant as a prescriptive that everyone take “something” to calm their nerves. Most people, with presentation or media training, can overcome their anxieties. They are content experts, but not experts at presenting themselves.

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Controlling the Q&A

How to Maintain Control of the Q&A Following a Presentation

You’ve just delivered a great presentation. Now it’s time for the Q&A and the first person to raise her hand asks: “Can you give me more details about this new technology?” and you’re left speechless. You don’t have the answer. Bring a Content Expert The Q&A following a presentation can be more important than the

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Virtual Communications

Using Technology to Leverage Your Virtual Communications

We live and work in a virtual world now. By virtual communications we’re referring to meetings where people aren’t in the same room But being successful in the virtual world is quite different than it was when we gathered in person around a conference table for a meeting about the budget, had lunch with a

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The Imposer Syndrome

Do You Lack Self-Confidence and Feel Like an Imposter?

We often meet with executives who want training because they feel they’re not polished presenters. Or, they don’t believe they’re skilled enough in media interviews. But after talking with them, we learn that what’s really going on is that they’re lacking in self-confidence. The Imposter Syndrome If you often feel like a fraud, then you’re

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Was That Me You Just Introduced?

If you’ve ever attended a conference, you’ve probably witnessed a keynoter being upstaged by his introducer who goes on…and on…and on. But nobody is squirming more uncomfortably than the speaker, who is listening to the equivalent of his premature obituary. Approve Your Introduction Speakers devote great attention to their keynote speeches or acceptance remarks —

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Reports of PowerPoint’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated*

It’s been a joke for sometime to get up after a boring presentation and tell someone you experienced “death by PowerPoint”. But don’t think PowerPoint is going away anytime soon as a presentation format, despite what you read or hear. In an earlier post we discussed the logistics of preparing for a presentation. In this

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Why Memorizing is a Dirty Word

Unless you’re a professional actor who is paid to learn his lines, don’t try to memorize your presentations — virtual or in-person. Why put more pressure on yourself when you’re already anxious in front of an audience? Memorizing is a no-win strategy. Instead of engaging with the audience when it’s time to speak, you’re inside

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Relax on the Beach

Imagine Yourself Relaxing on a Beach Without a Care in the World

Just suppose that you started your next talk with the grabber, “Envision yourself unwinding on the sea shore cool as a cucumber.” Do you believe that picture would stand out enough to be noticed by individuals in the audience? With a great many people working every minute of every day, who wouldn’t have any desire

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Don’t Eat the Microphone When Delivering a Presentation

You slaved over preparing your talk, practiced hard, and no one in the audience heard you. Sometimes it’s the simple things that will trip you up when you’re delivering a speech or presentation, like not using a microphone. And it is pretty easy to create the same problem in a virtual presentation where you are

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