This is the last of our series about concrete ways to conquer stage fright. This tip offers a surprising approach to make almost anything in your life better–mental practice. Or, in other words: 3. Don’t just rehearse; sit there We… Read More »Mental Practice Helps Conquer Stage Fright
A presentation is a tool made of words and numbers, information and opinions. In many circumstances, it’s purpose is to help an audience make a decision or a prediction. But the source of those words, the speaker, must be trusted… Read More »Persuading others: Who should deliver the talk?
When you’re scripting a presentation or writing a speech, try doing what Winston Churchill did, and Andrea Howe does now: write in short lines like poets do. (Andrea is the co-author of The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook—a practical guide for leaders in… Read More »Format your script as a poet would
“Stars can be trillions of light years distant from each other, but maybe nothing is so distant from anything else in this universe as the expressed thought of person A from the understanding of person B.” -Reid Buckley Reid Buckley… Read More »Mind the Gap
We never get tired of stories. We read them, watch them, listen to them and tell them every day of our lives. We even tell them to ourselves. I think science has established that we are not the only creatures… Read More »Story, Story, Story!
It’s not often that a business audience will go negative on you, but it happens. Here’s how to stay in control of your listeners and yourself: 1. Prepare key messages for your talk so you can find your way back to… Read More »How to control negative questioners