We’ve all been there. Scanning the room with wide-eyes, nervously fidgeting with your shirt sleeve and taking in a room full of professionals donning name tags, unsure of where to even begin. According to a global survey conducted by LinkedIn, 85% of professionals consider networking important to career success, while one-third of professionals still struggle… Read More
Tag: Public speaking
Six Steps to Public Speaking Glory
It’s 11:00 AM on a Tuesday and you’ve been called into your boss’s office. She starts by explaining that there’s an upcoming company event and that you’ve been identified as a presenter. The good news is that you will be presenting on programs you already manage so you should have a good understanding of the… 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