Many people would describe listening and hearing as synonymous. Merriam Webster defines hearing as “the process, function or power of perceiving sound.” They also define listening as “the ability to hear something with thoughtful attention.” Out of these two definitions, there is a winner when it comes to a business setting. Listening is the better… Read More
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Don’t Let Yourself Go
Coming into the corporate world is similar to dating. When you meet someone for a first date you dress your best, have a few interesting facts in your head ready to share and clean out your car. Soon you start dating exclusively, you go out on dates, surprise each other, and enjoy getting dressed up… Read More
Tips for a Compelling Client Presentation
Congratulations – you secured the discovery meeting with a potential client! Now what? Here are some tips to delivering a compelling client presentation with clarity and focus. 1. Use charts and graphs + simple and meaningful phrases – Many people are visual learners. A graphic helps them make sense of ideas better than words alone.… Read More
Rules for a Perfect Presentation Every Time
Many of us have to deliver sales or educational presentations. These can be nerve-racking when trying to figure out your audience so you don’t lose their attention. Here are a few tips that will keep you in touch, no matter who your audience is! How you deliver the presentation can be just as important as… Read More
The New Rules of Persuasive Presentations
With all due respect, Mr. Carnegie, your 3 rules to public speaking are broken. Yes, I said it. Dale Carnegie is wrong about the whole public speaking thing. Hey, I’m as big a fan of good ol’ DC as anyone, but it’s a different world out there in the post information age, where attention is… Read More
Jess’ How To…Create An Impactful Presentation
Wrong. We aren’t talking about PowerPoint. We’re talking about a tool that has as many possibilities as a blank canvas. In fact, it IS a blank canvas for all of your presentation needs. There’s nothing wrong with using PowerPoint. It’s a great tool and it’s not going anywhere. But when you need to pack a… Read More
Death by PowerPoint
I’ve seen hundreds of powerpoint presentations in my day and frankly, most of them were, to put it lightly, awful. PowerPoint is a great tool to utilize. Often times it can help communicate your ideas in a much more creative and visual way then just your words can. But when used improperly or poorly, especially… Read More