This was a terrible idea. Archie swallowed hard, took one step towards the stage, and froze. 300 sets of eyes peered at the stage. Awoken by the movement in the shadows behind the bright lights. Archie Benedict looked down one last time at his notes. How had his business partner, Jeff, considered, even for a […]
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8 Killer Speech Openers
“Good afternoon. Thank you for coming to my presentation. Today I would like to talk about ….. “ How boring is the above speech opener? …And how would you feel if you were sitting in the audience? The only thing that could make this speech more boring, more dis-engaging, would be to couple it with […]
Presentation Skills: 9 Visual Communication Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
“Penguin doing the moonwalk while eating a banana.” That’s what your crappy visual communication looks like during your presentation. Here are the top 9 visual communication mistakes that make you look stupid in your presentation… Mistake #1: Synchronized signing You know how you spent all that time practicing your gestures? …Complete waste of time! As […]
The 11 Best Presentation Hacks You Will Ever Need (#7 is Pure Genius)
The next 15 minutes were going to be a horror show. Lenny stood at the side of the stage waiting to be introduced. One hand filled with a stack of cue cards, the other hand covering a ginormous yawn. He’d hadn’t slept the night before and was paying for it now. His hamburger lunch had […]