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Presentation Gold

Earn Support for your Solutions with Presentation Gold.

Presentation Gold means Success is in your hands. Presentations have become a central part of life for people in business, Corporate, Professionals, Academics, Medical and so many more. At any time Speakers are addressing all kinds of organizations: Business, Social, Political, Non-profits, etc. So, Speakers must consider how Best to… [Read more…] about Presentation Gold

Excessive Stage Movement

Excessive Stage Movement can weaken your Presentation.

Excessive Stage Movement can be Distracting and this Training video demonstrates the point. Ms. Johanna Blakley, delivers a TED Presentation on “Women & Social Media”. What caught my attention early on, was the lengthy amount of time the video spends focused on her Slides. Now usually a TED Presentation will focus on the Presenter almost exclusively. I don’t believe that was her intention and I wondered how was that result generated? Then, as I viewed and reviewed her Presentation I began to… [Read more…] about Excessive Stage Movement

Speedy Speakers Lose

Slow Down! and Allow the Audience to Understand You…
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It’s true, Speedy Speakers Lose! Why is that? Well, when You talk too fast, which is a trait of many Speakers, You can have a negative impact on your audience. This is a habit that’s usually the result of Stress. Unfortunately, it can act as a “wedge” between you and your audience which is not your intention. So there you are, up in front of a group of people, prepared to earn their Support, and they’re gathered together to hear your Proposal. They might want to support you and your Proposal…But,

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Hollywood Actors and You.

Actors & Speakers Have a lot in common.

Hollywood Actors and You have a lot in common. Speaking Events, Business Presentations, and Meetings.They deliver a ‘Performance’ and as a matter of fact, so do You. Now, this idea might surprise many new and even some seasoned Speakers. But the key point to keep in mind is this: Speaking is a learnable skill. Like any Learnable Skill, people can learn to “Perform it” very well. Speaking Events of many sizes, Causes & Purposes are available to the Speaker, who has a Message to share… and that could be useful.

Hollywood hires an Actor to Act & Speak like… [Read more…] about Hollywood Actors and You.

Reading a Speech at Princeton

Reading a Speech is a Skill we all can & should Learn.
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Jeff Bezos of amazon.com is Reading a Speech at Princeton University. Watch and listen to him read his speech, then let’s identify the Teachable points that can benefit us in our future Presentations.

1.  He is talking about personal events from his childhood which He knows well. Yet, He delivers his Speech by constantly referring to the Speech pages on the lectern in front of him. Here is a classic example of “Reading a Speech”. It illustrates several reasons for you to avoid this delivery choice. Lets see what they are… [Read more…] about Reading a Speech at Princeton

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~~~ If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there. ~~ Lewis Carroll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Today is only one day in all the days that exist, But all future days could depend on what You do Today." ~~Hemingway" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It's Never too Late for You to Succeed. Begin Your Journey Today." ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your Presentation is always about Solving a Problem for your Audience." ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Walking in the footsteps of another is easy, but you may soon discover you’re walking in a Rut.” ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ~~Samuel Beckett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Always finish Speaking before your Audience has finished Listening.” ~~Dorothy Sarnoff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If you're not prepared to be wrong, You'll never come up with anything original." ~~Sir Ken Robinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Speak with Skill , Purpose, & Passion ~ Participate, Advocate, Communicate, & Educate for Change." ~~TjD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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