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by RivkyShimon - 2007-02-02
A discussion recently about conducting successful workshops led me to believe that very few people have the answers. It is ironic that the very people who are supposed to have all the answers, people...
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by Dahlia Benaroya - 2007-02-01
How do you show leadership with your presentations?Identify who your audience is and what their needs are before you start preparing your presentation: What do you need to address in your presentation...
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by Steve Hards - 2007-02-01
You are facing the decision-makers who can put a lucrative contract in your pocket. You are about to get your PowerPoint presentation rolling. It's a make-or-break moment. They have been pitched to wi...
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by Lance Winslow - 2007-01-31
How can one promote Mind Mapping to Grade School and High School students to help them in critical thinking skills? Well, you might say why not use Power Point Presentations, videos and overhead slide...
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by Jacki Rose - 2007-01-28
It's Monday morning, you had a great weekend, and now you have to attend a seminar at work. You grab your cup of coffee, maybe a bagel or muffin, and you find the seat that you are going to be most co...
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by Zhang Xiao Hong - 2007-01-26
First of all consider the content and approach of your display and presentation and practice on your co-workers, friends or even your family, ask them to evaluate your performance, remember practice m...
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by Julie Ryles - 2007-01-21
What most politicians I have heard 'Don't Do' is apply variability to their tonality, pace and and timbre. Most of them wind themselves up, then they are off and running! Variability would make the ...
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by Lisa Braithwaite - 2007-01-18
Did you know that adults have special needs as learners?When we were kids, we went to school, and we sat through class every day, and our teachers taught everyone pretty much the same way. It didn't r...
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by Mark Sincevich - 2007-01-05
I look forward to a late afternoon workout, especially after sitting all-day and working on my computer. I tend to become myopic and need to spread out beyond the mirror to my left and the wall behind...
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by Eric Feng - 2007-01-02
Blooper #1: Not telling us why we should listen to youNever assume that just because you have an audience, we are obliged to listen to you. We may love you (that's why we came in the first place) but ...
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by Dianna Booher - 2007-01-01
Try these tips to deliver better presentations at work, PTA meetings, or social functions. You'll notice that the main concerns are not about what you say (content), but how you say it (stage presenc...
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by Susan Trivers - 2006-12-28
What is it with people today? They cannot have a discussion about any topic without slides, even when the discussion is between colleagues within the same division or department or area of expertise, ...
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by Cathy Goodwin - 2006-12-25
You've just received an email from a local business networking group. They want you to give a talk next month.Your first thought: "A great way to attract clients for my professional service."Your next...
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by Kenny Mitchell - 2006-12-23
In 1989, my first semester of college, I learned a valuable lesson. I was taking a calculus course, but I learned a lesson in public speaking. The professor was quite intelligent and could solve any...
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by Katie Modotti - 2006-12-20
If you are looking for a logo design company that can create a really good logo for your company or product, then you know that you ca not choose one randomly, it must give you exactly what you have i...
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by Scott Heath - 2006-12-18
PowerPoint presentations can be informative and eye-catching, conveying information in a unique and memorable way. Unfortunately, most PowerPoint presentations are also very large files that can cause...
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by Doug Stevenson - 2006-12-18
This is the second of three articles on various aspects of my new 21-Step How to Write and Deliver A Dynamite Speech System.In the Part One Dynamite Speech article, I discussed Step One: Defining Your...
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by Doug Stevenson - 2006-12-18
Phase Three of the 21-Step Dynamite Speech System is Preparation and Delivery.I was a professional actor in Chicago and Hollywood for 16 years. One of the nice things about being an actor on stage wa...
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by Don Doman - 2006-12-18
In the feature film RV, Robin Williams plays an advertising executive. His boss orders him around and it looks like Robin will be put out to pasture. Showing no respect to Robin, the boss orders him o...
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by Doug Stevenson - 2006-12-15
"Creativity is the ability to see beyond the obvious, shift perspectives, and explore ideas in new ways." Joan C. King, Ph.D, author of Cellular WisdomThe worst speaking experience I ever had was in f...