by Eric | Aug 30, 2012 | communication, communications, confidence, leadership, lecture, presentation, presentations, speeches
Remember this: ALL presentations are persuasive. Seeking funding? Talking to your boss? Speaking to peers at a scientific conference? All of us are trying to persuade someone to do something. The challenge is to do it without sounding like a used car salesman. We are...
by Eric | Jun 28, 2012 | career, communication, communications, confidence, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, lecture, presentation, presentations, speeches, Uncategorized
I once heard a woman decides if she is going to date a man in the first 7 seconds of meeting him. Part of that evaluation is how his shoes look. Therefore, in addition to everything else, make sure you’re wearing the right shoes to impress her. That same...
by Eric | Jun 14, 2012 | communication, communications, lecture, presentation, presentations, speeches
One of my favorite stories growing up was “Cheese, Peas and Chocolate Pudding.” I remember the story of the little boy who wouldn’t eat anything but cheese, peas and chocolate pudding. I haven’t read that book in 35 years. Why do I still...
by Eric | May 24, 2012 | communication, communications, lecture, presentation, presentations, speeches, visual aid, visual aids
The question and answer session SHOULD BE the cherry on top of your presentation sundae. Everything else was good, but this will be the best part! That’s why you saved it until the end. Why? You’ve been talking AT them for the past hour. This is a...
by Eric | May 17, 2012 | communication, communications, presentation, presentations, speeches, Steve Jobs, visual aid, visual aids
Show them what you mean. Your visuals are an AID to your presentation. It is not the presentation itself. In his book, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo, he describes how Steve Jobs doesn’t solely rely on fancy sounds and transition for his...
by Eric | May 10, 2012 | career, communication, communications, lecture, presentation, presentations, speeches, Steve Jobs
WIIFM ==> What’s In It for Me Want your audience to listen to what you have to say? Start off telling them WHY they should stay. We all lead busy lives. And if we’re not busy, we’ll act like it during your presentation. The only reason people...
