When you make your presentation memorable you keep your audience engaged. In a recent conversation with a meeting planner, she asked me about the ‘take-home’ message in my presentation. What will the audience remember when they leave my session? Quickly, I rattled off the phrase: ‘consciously connecting through communication’. I like alliteration, so I intentionally […]
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5 Ways to Ensure Effective Cross-Cultural Communication
Become a more effective speaker by strengthening your cross-cultural communication skills. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to speak to audiences in other countries (virtually) as well as coach professionals not from the United States who wanted to improve their presentation delivery to a US-based audience. Whether speaking to an audience from a country […]
How to Become a Well-Paid Speaker
You can create opportunities to become a well-paid speaker. One question that frequently comes up when I am working with professionals who speak (these may be coaches, entrepreneurs, or professionals who speak for additional income) is how can I get paid what I feel I am worth? The answer to this question is complex and […]
How Using a Checklist Ensures Success on Stage
Using a checklist can help you to feel fully prepared and confident to deliver your very best. “Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” – Robert H. Schuller Preparation is key for a successful presentation. Because preparation for a presentation is complex and has many moving parts, I have found it helpful to use a […]
3 Ways the ‘Less is More’ Approach Works in Presentations
Like some of my clients, I can get lost in how much content I need to provide. Then I remember the ‘less is more’ approach. Although my first impulse in developing content for a presentation is to share as much as possible about a particular topic, it is not the best route for an engaging […]
3 Ways to Speak with Power
When you speak with power, you engage your audience while elevating your confidence. Over the past several months, I have worked with several clients who were looking to speak with more confidence. Jonah Berger’s most recent book, Magic Words: What to Say to Get Your Way, calls this ‘speaking with power’. Our use of language […]