Kevin Bacon is an awesome singer and he said, “If something goes wrong, write a song.” Use this same philosophy for your presentations. Your personal stories where you had to overcome a challenge or adversity, can make a great analogy or make an excellent point and help get your message across with more impact.
Not one presenter out of several sessions in three days took the microphone off of the podium, which had a long cord. Anyone could have held it, walked to the middle of the room, and engage with the audience. Instead, they all spoke behind the podium which was off to the side of the room [...]
I’m at Barnes & Noble, there is a girl talking on the phone to a potential client. She is talking, talking, talking, talking. She’s not evening taking a breath or stopping to pause. She is just giving this poor person on the other end of the phone tons of information. No matter how great the [...]
Jacki Rose, Keynote speaker on powerful public speaking skills.
I’m at Barnes & Noble, there is a girl talking on the phone to a potential client. She is talking, talking, talking, talking. She’s not even taking a breath or stopping to pause. She is just giving this poor person on the other end of the phone tons of information. No matter how great the [...]
