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Stage movement @ TED

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In this TED video, Johanna Blakley, delivers a Presentation on Women and Social Media. What caught my attention was the inordinate amount of time the video spends focused on her slides instead of on her. Why I wondered? [Read more…] about Stage movement @ TED

Show#31- “A Speakers Preparation”

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It’s not the software that an audience dislikes…~TjD

A Speakers Presentation Preparation … You know the typical advice: Use this or that software(Powerpoint and/or Keynote are the most common choices) to create your Slides. Be careful of the number of Words per slide, not too many it can be confusing… maybe not text at all, only an image…there’s more,

Oh, yes…and Font size & Color can make a big difference. Then there’s bullet-points: should you use them or not??  … and if you do use them, how many per slide? and what kind of Bullet: star, dot, square? and should it be the same color as the font…or not? Bigger, smaller…It gets pretty crazy after awhile.

Sure, there’s a library of books on amazon, and websites with lots of “free” guidance available on the subject. But still, after all is said-and-done, generally, most Powerpoint shows fail to inspire an audience. Fail to inspire support, fail to make the sale, fail to change opinions.

So, With that in mind, I thought I’d throw this interesting idea into the mix for you to consider:

Instead of preparing your next Presentation as a Presentation,
Prepare it as You would prepare a Speech. Hmmm, interesting idea,
but does it work?

Yes… want to know why & how? Watch this Show.

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“Fear of Speaking” – a Point of View?

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Publishing? No, this video isn’t about publishing, it is all about Your “Point of View“,

Watch it to the very end – it’s magical…

Whether Point of View, Perspective, or Attitude, regardless of the term we use, we all have one that affects our perception of “What’s possible for me?” And so it is with our consideration of engaging in Public Speaking.

To paraphrase Shakespeare: to Speak or Not to Speak, that is the question, and it’s an important question to ask yourself…Why? well, the answer could be Life-Changing. Yet, once many of us decide that “it” isn’t for me, we rarely revisit that decision.mobius strip

How is it that as we grow and gain experience and perspective, we revert to the same decision we made long ago, for not learning Speaking skills: [Read more…] about “Fear of Speaking” – a Point of View?

Show#28- Job Interview – Pt.3

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Job Interviews Pt. 3 – Your A,S,S.

The Job Interview: It isn’t easy in the best of times. And although the economic situation seems to be improving, today still isn’t the “Best of Times.” If you’re out Interviewing for a job or a “ position” you already know this isn’t the best of times. You also know it may be a long time before many of us can say “things are Great!” But life-is-life, and you’ve got to Prepare for today’s reality.

Investing your time & effort can be physically & emotionally draining, and somewhat costly financially, You still want to put forth your… [Read more…] about Show#28- Job Interview – Pt.3