[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5339372/height/0/width/0/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=””]   2 Minute Tip: Practice without Slides   No matter how much we plan, things go wrong at times. When they do, we may not always have time to correct them. If your computer crashes while you’re in the middle of a presentation, would you be able to continue without using your slides?  It’s important to practice delivering your content without any slides so that if…

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5319184/height/0/width/0/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=””]   2 Minute Tip: Bring an Extra Shirt   Stuff happens as we go about life. We spill (and sadly waste) coffee. Our co workers spill things on us. We perspire more than we’d like. And, yet, we still need to stand up in front of a crowd and speak.  That’s why is so important to have a spare shirt in your office, car, or presentation…

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5256132/height/0/width/0/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=””]   This Week’s Tip: Count Filler Words   Filler words are the ums and ahhs and likes and verys of a speech. One or two are okay, but a bunch of them will annoy an audience. We usually say them while our brain tries to catch up with our mouth.   An effective speaker uses few of these since they don’t help the speaker. To get rid…

  This Week’s Tip: Manage your Handouts In many presentations, a speaker will start introducing themselves at the beginning and immediately start passing out handouts. The audience then begins reading those handouts during one of the most important parts of the presentation – the part where the speaker sets the tone for the rest of the session. Instead of doing that, pass out handouts only when they are relevant to…

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5188640/height/0/width/0/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”” width=””] This week’s Tip: Sit in the back of the room   Before you start your presentation, and before your audience enters the room, display your most complex slide, and sit in the back row.  Then sit in a few other places in the room. Your goal is to make sure you can see and read your slides from all points in the audience. You actually need…

This Week’s Tip: Repeat the Question When an audience member asks a question during a presentation, be sure to repeat that question. There are several reasons to do this: To make sure everyone hears it To confirm the question To summarize the question To make it easier to answer When you do this, your session is more efficient since the audience won’t have to ask you to repeat a question…