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Corporate Identity
This article is about the importance of good Corporate Identity, and it's more than just your sales team and the people who answer your telephones that portrays the image of your business. When not in direct contact with your firm, your customers or potential...
Literally Littered with Illiteracy
There's some 'alliteration' for you! My great concern though, is the fact that there are too many today who wouldn't understand the title or know the meaning of 'alliteration' (a repetition of words beginning with the same letter – as in Peter Piper picked...
Persuasive Speech Topic Ideas
Get Your Persuasive Speech Topic Here! What makes a good persuasive speech topic? Experts will tell you that it should be a conversial subject. Why? Well, if it's not controversial, no one, including yourself, will care if anyone...
Informative Speech Topic Ideas
Need an Informative Speech Topic? I've never had trouble choosing an informative speech topic- I started speaking after I was already learning alternative health, and there's plenty that people don't know about that. What makes a good...
How to Write a Speech in 13 Steps
You can see my credentials in my bio. You should also know that I love to write speeches. In fact, I've been accused of being a better speech writer than speech giver! I'm working on that. ;-) I'll tell you how to write a speech the way I do it,...
Fading into Sameness: How Too Many Slides Can Ruin Your Presentation
"I have a love/hate relationship with PowerPoint. In the right hands, it's a great presentation tool. In the wrong hands (and unfortunately, most usage falls into this category) we are cloning generations of boring slide shows narrated by speakers we...
5 Presentation Secrets That Will Change Your Life
You've been asked to give an important presentation. A lot is riding on how well you can deliver. The problem is, you're not sure where to begin. The last class you took on presentation skills told you to tie your hands behind your back and blend in with...
Creating Your Presentation Success With a Positive "I Can" Attitude
According to the Lamalle Report on Top Executives of the 1990s, one of the most important factors in determining financial success by those earning over $250,000 is being enthusiastic and having a positive attitude (46%). Apparently, successful people...
Barriers to business communication
There are six crunching barriers to business communication: 1. Poor structure to the communication 2. A weak delivery 3. The use of the wrong medium to deliver the communication 4. A mixed message 5. The message is delivered to...
A Winning Motto: No APOLOGIES, No EXCUSES, No CONFESSIONS
Presenters say the darndest things… - "I'm sorry but I have a cold today so my voice may sound a little funny." - "I just found out about this presentation yesterday, so I didn't have as much time to prepare as I would have liked." -...
Creative Presentation Openers That Work
Most presenters begin their presentation in the usual manner… "Hello my name is Fred Flintstone and I am here today to discuss technology in pre-historic times." While your name can be very interesting (especially to you), it is not a very...
Presenting with a Partner
There are times when you'll share "the stage" with a business or personal partner. Perhaps one of you has a better grasp of technical or other aspects of your subject. Perhaps you are quite good at facilitating questions from the audience, or recording...
Web Conferencing Tips
Preperation is vital when conducting a successful videoconference session. Thus there are a number of steps to remember prior to the videoconference session itself: Always test the equipment before hand. The WebVideo4U software is extremely...
A beginners guide to networking
You will not have worked on the internet for long before you start to read about networking. To be successful in business it seems you must participate in the art of networking if only you knew how or what it meant. Networking Is...
The 10 Worst Tips To Give Someone Who Has To Speak In Public
1. Learn the speech by heart or read it from a script. This is meant to be a way of making sure you don't forget what you're going to say. Instead, it's usually a way of making sure you don't connect with your audience. Most people who...
Look 'Em in the Eyes: The Real Power of Eye Contact
"At that moment when our eyes are locked in silent communication, we are, in essence, touching." -Debbie Bailey Besides touch (not really an option in a presentation setting), eye contact is the most powerful and personal of all of presentation delivery...
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