Virtual Audience Engagement Builds Trust I frequently get asked about the best ways to keep an audience engaged in virtual meetings or during virtual presentations. Although there are many variables that can contribute to disengagement, one of the most important factors in assuring virtual audience engagement is how well the facilitator/speaker has planned for […]
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Good Virtual Communicators
Good Virtual Communicators Come Prepared I recently attended a webinar on the topic of “Keeping Your Audience Engaged”. Not surprisingly, when the audience was asked what makes them disengage from virtual presentations, lack of good virtual communicators topped the list. Here are the top 4 poll results: 1. Presenter(s)/Speaker(s) not good communicators. 2. Poor visuals […]
Use VUCA For More Strategic Communication
Let VUCA Help You Become A Better Communicator The term VUCA was first used in 1987 to describe the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity of general conditions and situations, which aptly describe what we are experiencing today. How can we use VUCA for more strategic communication and speaking? Volatility. Not many could have foreseen the […]
Back Up Plans For Presentation Glitches
Virtual Presentation Back Up Plans Are A Must What could possibly go wrong? Lately, I have been delivering a fair number on online presentations – from online trainings to webinars. And I am learning much along the way. Yes, delivering online is a bit different than delivering a presentation to a live audience in a […]
Event Cancellations – Are You Prepared
How Do You Handle Unexpected Event Cancellations In the past 2 weeks, I have had a number of colleagues who are professional speakers here in the U.S. and abroad that have had events they had been contracted to speak at either cancel or become postponed due to the coronavirus. This is a disruption no one […]
Connections
Connections Bring You Closer To Your Audience Many speakers are aware that telling a story, making eye contact, and using the word “you” helps to connect with an audience. But, have you ever considered the distance between you and your audience influencing these connections? My first experience with connections through proximity came many years ago […]