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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
There used to be three significant roles played in the development of a presentation and each role was done by a highly trained specialist. Today, anyone who builds presentation has all three of these roles folded into one eliminating collaboration all together, yet we’re not officially trained in any of these skills.
The opening line in my new MOST favorite book is, “The response to a visual presentation will determine its value.” No, this is not a newfangled book on presentations written this year, it’s the book “Practical Charting Techniques” written in 1969 by
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Tags: tomantion Tom Antion public speaking presentation skills free speaker tips Tom Antion public speaking tom antion busines Timing in public speaking is one of the most important aspects of humor and NO ZZZZZs speaking. Not only is timing involved in an individual piece of humor, it is also involved in the placement of that piece of humor in the overall presentation.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Best presentation tip for a training session
Running long (sometimes all-day) training sessions is probably the worst possible method of learning. For longer training sessions here’s my extended version of the 10 minute rule:
How do your training programs measure up to that 10 minute rule?
Every type of presentation has its own challenges. As part of a “Public Speaking and the New Year” blog carnival organized by Angela de Finis, I’ve identified what I see as the major challenge or trend for each presentation type in 2010 and given you my best presentation tip
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tags: seminar training tomantion Tom Antion public speaking presentation skills get paid to speak free speaker tips Tom Antion public speakin Learn To Make $5500 Every Time You Speak!
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tags: Message Development Public Speaking Uncategorized a vc ask the vc communications training entrepreneur fred wilson hedge fund matt eventoff obama plague presentation skills private equity funding sequoia capital startups VC VC presentation venture capital venture capital communications skills venture capital startup skills venture capitalists venture hack
There are two communication “killer apps” that I witness plague startups with frightening frequency. These danger zones are lethal to a startup, especially one seeking funding.
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Tags: presentation skills speaker training social media public speaking tip Public speaking comes with a lot of assumptions baked into it--forms, formats and formalities that have been used over and over again for centuries. Here's the basic recipe: Someone, the expert, strides to the front, gets introduced, stands behind a lectern on a raised platform and speaks for 30 minutes to an hour, perhaps taking a few audience questions at the end, but only if time permits.
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Monday, May 18, 2009
And remember that with this advanced technology and the many more options available for visual support, your confidence and control as the centerpiece has to be even more skilled.
Think of Steve Jobs and why his presentations are so powerful. (He Train yourself first so that you have a confidence that never quits in
the With all the recent emphasis on the design of your PowerPoints (Keynote for the Mac), it's time to revisit the fact that your visuals are NOT your presentation. You and your Point of View are the centerpiece.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Roger is the principal at 1080 Group, LLC, an independent training firm that helps companies learn and optimize online presentations and webinars, and his real-world expertise is backed by that of the seasoned professionals at 1080 Group - who together have worked with hundreds of clients on thousands of events involving more than a million event attendees.
Tags: Presentation skills virtual presentation web seminar webcast webina This is a guest post by Roger Courville. You can find out more about Roger in his bio at the end of this post.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Tags: seminar training tomantion Tom Antion public speaking presentation skills free speaker tips public speakin => USE A LARGE FONT. It makes more impact and is easier to read. It also makes your handout larger which makes it appear more substantial. => LEAVE LOTS OF WHITE SPACE.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
We have trained and interacted with well over 100,000 people in 1 and 2 day "Communicate To Influence" programs. have personally been involved with tens of thousands of our clients in coaching and training. every participant gaining confidence and conscious control of behavioral skills - vocal and visual - that allowed them to give a more consistent, and powerful, message.
...and There's been a lot of unfortunate controversy among communication professionals about Professor Albert Mehrabian's oft quoted research (below.) It's good to have discussion - his research
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