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Why Your Zoom Meetings are Boring and Tedious (and How to Fix Them)

Making zoom meetings engaging is a skill that can be learned. Unfortunately, many people don’t have that skill, leading to lots of boring and awkward remote meetings. Here are some reasons why they can be boring, and what to do about it. Problem: No Fun, Just Awkward Sitting at home in front o...

Microphone Tips for Public Speaking

It’s not natural to speak into a microphone. So using it properly will take some practice. Keep these tips in mind. It may seem inconvenient to remember all these things, but remember that your microphone is your voice. Poor use of the microphone means your voice will get lost, or the audience...

Presentation Training and Public Speaking Coaching

How to Rehearse for a Major Speech: 5 Best Practices

If you have a major speech coming up, it’s incumbent on you to rehearse and rehearse well. Whether it’s a keynote at a major conference, a critical presentation to your board of directors, or a major speech to the public, the stakes are high and you need to get it right. These are five b...

April 19, 2020
Communication Skills , Presentation Skills
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Camera Shyness & Video Conferencing: Get More Comfortable on Camera (video)

With more people working from home, people are being asked to participate in video calls and video conferences over Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts and other apps. While video conferencing can be great for productivity and team collaboration, many people are uncomfortable on camera and have camera shyn...

April 17, 2020
Communication Skills , Leadership , Presentation Skills
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Leading Remote Meetings: Assertiveness and Management Tips (video)

In this video I cover 3 simple ways you can convey more assertiveness and leadership when running remote meetings. Right now countless people are running meetings remotely over video conferencing like Zoom, Skype, Google Hangouts or other apps. How can you project competence, keep your meeting organ...

improve your presentation's call to action

March 19, 2020
Persuasion , Presentation Skills , Psychology
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4 Ways to Make Your Call to Action More Appealing

The “call to action” is a classic tactic in marketing, sales, advertising and other fields. In public speaking and presentations, we are encouraged to provide a call to action to our audience. It’s something that focuses the audience on a specific task, and helps them understand ho...

August 21, 2019
Communication Skills , Presentation Skills
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3 Ways to Get Better at Presenting Technical Information (video)

Here are three strategies that you can use to improve your technical communication abilities, especially when speaking to non-technical audiences. This is a frequent challenge I see with data scientists, BI analysts, financial experts, and others from a variety of different technical fields. Many of...

August 11, 2019
Communication Skills , Presentation Skills , Public Speaking
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Why Your Speaking Speed and Pacing Matters (video)

When I start working with a new client, their speaking speed and pacing are two of the first things I look at. People speak very fast when they’re presenting because they’re nervous or they feel under pressure. They have an urge to just get information out as quickly as possible. But if ...

August 5, 2019
Communication Skills , Presentation Skills , Public Speaking
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Um… Uh… A Public Speaking Coach that Uses Filler Words?! (video)

I recently had an interesting conversation with a very successful business man. We were talking about some work that we’re doing together. At one point while I was talking, he interrupted me and said “You’re using filler words! You’re a speaking speaking coach. Why are you us...

June 29, 2019
Communication Skills , Presentation Skills , Public Speaking
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Presenting Your Creativity – For UX Designers, Filmmakers, Artists and Others (video)

Some quick ideas for creative professionals to present their creations to clients, senior decision-makers, or the general public. These are tactics that can apply to UX Designers presenting to non-design teams, Filmmakers and Visual Artists seeking funding, and others that have to speak with impact ...