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Instructors in anger management courses can provide a "do a Hillary" module. Watch Hillary lose it at the Benghazi hearing. That was probably the expectation of her enemies. And there are many. But Hillary has mastered the art of self-c0ntrol. Here is the coverage in The Washington Post on her brilliant performance art. Experts in the field of emotional intelligence can now pen erudite articles on her shrewd moves. MORE
They can get the information much more efficiently in other ways, via a report, your organization’s intranet, a short elearning module, or surfing the internet. Garr Reynolds said you can’t go both deep and wide in a presentation. A deep presentation explores one aspect of a topic in depth, whereas a wide presentation gives an overview of the entire topic. I agree with Garr, but would go one step further – deep is better than wide (see also Jon Thomas’s post on deep vs wide ). MORE
What has happened to the traditional socialization of training children to modulate their voices? The Guardian nails it: Around the world corornavirus shelters-in-place are fraying relationships among neighbors. Here in northwest Ohio my beef has been with the visiting grandchildren two doors over. School isn't in session. On just about every sunny day they are running, screaming, singing, and laughing on the common ground near my apartment. MORE
Design an “umbrella” key message for the whole day, and then a key message for each module of your training. For training sessions, break up the session into several modules. Design each module using a separate planner. Last week I delivered a webinar “How to plan an Audience-friendly Presentation&# as part of Ellen Finkelstein’s Outstanding Presentations Workshop. MORE
Create short elearning modules. Are you a public speaker or trainer? Right now, you might speak or train in front of a live audience. While that scenario isn’t going away, other options have been available for a while and are changing rapidly. You should know about the latest trends. In this post, I’ll explain. What a webinar is. How webinars work. How webinars are different from live speaking & training. Why you might want to use them. How they’re changing now. MORE
Those developmental courses in public speaking should have a module or more on what it takes to manage a conversation. Speaking to an audience effectively is one thing. Being able to conduct a one-on-one conversation is another. The odd thing is that those in the public-speaking training group I had attended were oblivious to the importance of those in-person one-on-one conversations. MORE
Design an “umbrella” key message for the whole day, and then a key message for each module of your training. For training sessions, break up the session into several modules. Design each module using a separate planner. Last week I delivered a webinar “How to plan an Audience-friendly Presentation&# as part of Ellen Finkelstein’s Outstanding Presentations Workshop. MORE
To create a non-linear PowerPoint presentation, there are three different ways you can do it - hyperlinks, slide numbers or link to module files. First, design your presentation in modules that can stand independent of each other. Think of how your audience groups the information to decide on the modules (ie. Second, assume that each module is the first module you present, and that the audience has not seen any preceding information. MORE
So he applies the 10 minute rule: “I decided that every lecture I’d ever give would come in discrete modules. Since the 10 minute rule had been known for many years, I decided the modules would last only 10 minutes.&#. And then every 10 minutes – between the modules – he has an “emotionally competent stimuli&# , otherwise known as a hook, such as a relevant story or anecdote. Every type of presentation has its own challenges. MORE
In advance of the mission, anticipating the risks involved, White House speechwriter Bill Safire prepared a speech to be given by President Nixon if the lunar module was unable to return to Earth. 45 years ago today, on July 20 1969, Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the Moon. Thankfully, this was a […]. Speechwriting Apollo 11 MORE
A module on this should be created in outplacement. There was a time when being pushed into retirement, laid off, or fired turned former employees against employers. The push-back could range from flaming them in social media to making whistleblower reports. That was then. Currently there is a surge in rehiring former employees for full-time or freelance work. They are called "Boomerang Employees." MORE
Thus, I break my public speaking training courses into modules. Why invest in public speaking training? The ability to speak well in public and share a message that is clear, compelling and that moves people to take action is a critical business skill. MORE
He also manages to achieve a full range of emotions, and those emotions are backed-up with… 4: Superb voice modulation. Congratulations Ed Milliband. The leader of Britain’s Labour Party just delivered what can only be called a barn-stormer of a speech. In the age of the bland and of the auto-cue, he just reminded us of what an old fashioned speech should look like, sound like, and feel like. MORE
If you start getting answers like, “Well if you wanted it to do that, we could custom program it for you,” or “Yes it will do that if you buy another module from a third party vendor,” or “I think we could get it to do that, but we’ve never had anyone ask before,” then you may be on pretty shaky ground by going with the system or shopping cart in question. Does it have integrated upsell modules? Does it have a “Tell a Friend” module? MORE
A combination of private coaching with Jane, monthly calls with your group, and 10 fabulous audio and video learning modules, this program will help catapult your. The Wealthy Speaker University was a huge hit last year! And we’re starting our 2013 classes in January. MORE
Proper breathing will help you maintain control, calm your nerves, and give you the air you need to speak effectively with an even and modulated rate of speech. Joseph Pilates, the man who created and promoted the Pilates method of physical fitness, may not have been a public speaker, but all presenters can still learn a thing or two from him. In the course of his work, Pilates formulated six key principles to improve the quality of your physical strength and endurance. MORE
They can get the information much more efficiently in other ways, via a report, your organization’s intranet, a short elearning module, or surfing the internet. Garr Reynolds said you can’t go both deep and wide in a presentation. A deep presentation explores one aspect of a topic in depth, whereas a wide presentation gives an overview of the entire topic. I agree with Garr, but would go one step further – deep is better than wide. MORE
It was the final presentations and feedback session from a class of managers who have been facilitating through a monthly series of leadership training modules. Stories are incredibly important tools for communicating all sorts of information. I have been an “unconscious&# story collector now for many years and as a trainer, these stories have been incredibly helpful to my participants in bringing the material I teach to life. MORE
Some of the best-in-class marketing automation tools are as follows: Salesforce — cloud-based CRM software with advanced marketing automation modules. Automation, analytics and big data are among the top of mind concerns for marketers these days. And it makes perfect sense as the volume of data has grown exponentially over the past several years and it becomes impossible to effectively deal with such volumes manually. MORE
>OpenOffice.org Impress to start the presentation module. OpenOffice.org is a Microsoft Office clone, pretty close to Office 2003. It’s open source software that you download and install on your computer, sponsored by Cisco, but also somewhat independent, as open source software tends to be. OpenOffice is a suite and its presentation piece is called Impress. Fun and little known fact: I’m the co-author of OpenOffice.org For Dummies. MORE
Even in grade school, we had lesson modules to improve our vocabulary. " My students don't use 'big words.' ' And most of the time they stare into the ether when I use any word longer than two syllables." " That's what a professor at the University of Arizona told me. Initially, a former adjunct professor in communications, I was sympathetic. Then I got to thinking: Rarely do I use long words any more in my professional life. MORE
Design an “umbrella” key message for the whole day, and then a key message for each module of your training. For training sessions, break up the session into several modules. Design each module using a separate planner. Last week I delivered a webinar “How to plan an Audience-friendly Presentation&# as part of Ellen Finkelstein’s Outstanding Presentations Workshop. MORE
During socialization the objective is: modulation of voice volume. In public speaking, the holy grail right now is authenticity, that is, speaking from the soul. Yet, much of public speaking formal training and coaching focuses on tactics, not the inner programming which shapes the channel of transmission from one human being to another human being. In addition, too often, the instruction can be expensive. So, what do you do? MORE
Their voices aren't modulated. COVID-19 isn't just a sustained narrative of fear and suffering. There have been miracles. Big ones, that is, the old-fashioned kinds when people assumed to be dying roared back to a life. Also, there have been profound acts of generosity. David Lat is off the ventilator, out of ICU. That founder of out-of-the-box legal media site Abovethelaw.com was presumed near-death. MORE
Voice: Modulate your tone, speak loud enough for people to hear without being too loud, and use pauses for effect. I just did a webinar for the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education called “Presentations that Impact Lives.” ” Near the end, I used a slide that summarized a few points about presentation delivery. It was a slide that I created a number of years ago, but the points are still valid, so I thought I’d share them with you here. MORE
Brush-up your modules and course plan. When most of your content and educational slides are ready, shape those into dedicated e-modules (based on your outline) and scrutinize your final course plan. How to Cold Email on LinkedIn (Module 2) – framework + email templates. Copywriting Mastery: How to Write Killer Cold Emails (Module 3).Tricks, Only when you have a good chunk of information ready for a module, start relaying it to PowerPoint. MORE
For example, John Medina says in his book Brain Rules : “I decided that every lecture I’d ever give would come in discrete modules. Since the 10 minute rule had been known for many years, I decided the modules would last only 10 minutes.&#. Your audience’s attention will fade over time unless you take specific steps to keep them engaged. MORE
Zoom has both meeting and webinar modules. Here are some more advantages of Zoom: It can handle up to 3000 attendees with the webinar module — not that I’ve tested that many people! More and more, presenters are presenting online, using webinar services. So I thought I’d share my experience and maybe comparing webinar services will help you make a choice. I’ve switched to Zoom! MORE
Darren has now gone a step further by offering offering 52 weekly modules (IE 1 year) via email for free. I have listened to Darren LaCroix’s “Get Paid to Speak by Next Week&# CD’s several times, and they provide great insight into the business and art of public speaking. You can signup or find out more here. Coaching Products Speaking course darren laCroix email MORE
For one set fee, I could view the instruction module over and over again and return to it at any time during a certain time period. "LinkedIn Corp. agreed to acquire online career-skills educator Lynda.com in cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion, representing the professional social network's largest deal ever." " - Tess Stynes, The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015. Here is the article (sub. req.). What Jack Welch is trying to do, LinkedIn may accomplish. MORE
Modulate your voice more. I recently gave a presentation on this topic at the Presenters Network meeting in Manhattan and thought I’d share with you my points for designing presentations for webinars. By the word “design,” I mean both the visual design of the slides and the design of the content. Webinars have many advantages over live presentations: No travel (time or cost). Greater reach (all over the world). Easier follow-up. Availability of a recording. MORE
Modules include: • Previewing the Route You’ll Take with BBP (Running time 12 minutes 48 seconds). Module 1: Comparing Two PowerPoint Routes, and Two Outcomes (26:55). Module 2: Igniting Your Ideas by Sparking Emotion (36:53). Module 3: Revving Your Intellectual Engine by Prioritizing Your Ideas (31:25). Module 4: Shifting from Words to Pictures by Setting Up your Storyboard (47:29). Module 5: Stepping on the Gas by Quickly Adding Graphics (26:56). MORE
In contrast, if you learn to modulate these five different factors, and combine them in different ways, you can make your conversation partners feel safe and comfortable while at the same time feeling close and intimate with you." There's a fascinating guest post on Tim Ferriss' blog by Michael Ellsberg, about Bill Clinton's "Reality Distortion Field" (RDF) —- "an aura of charisma, confidence, and persuasion." MORE
Most of my business runs through a shopping cart system that includes broadcast email, autoresponders, upselling modules, promotion testing modules and many other features that help you sell more to each customer that visits your site. Keywords With all the fancy technical capabilities available to small businesspeople when it comes to their websites the same problem still exists that has existed for years. MORE
Seven modules featuring narration, examples, downloads, and interactive quizzes to test your knowledge and help you to build your own personal presentation along the way. To try the Preview Module at no obligation, click the Start button at the Coggno course page at this link: [link]. From now until July 31, 2012 take advantage of our July savings with 40% off the BBP 101 Online Course. MORE
Here are some ideas for using such a presentation: For internal training, on your organization’s Intranet or LMS (Learning Module System). Start by watching this short video. What do you think? https://s3.amazonaws.com/ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/powerpoint-tips-video-slide-content-side-by-side.mp4. MORE
If I were teaching a course in Business 101, the first lesson module would contain: Be prepared to be stiffed. Among the most soul-wrenching experiences in professional services is this: Pulling out all stops to serve the client and then getting stiffed. That could happen to law firms representing bankrupt coal companies Westmoreland, Mission Coal, and Tonawanda Coke. As Brian Baxter reports in Law.com , as yet, those have not paid $2.1 MORE
Chunk your material so that it falls into logical modules. Use transition statements between modules to help the audience move into a new section. When we prepare a presentation, in our enthusiasm for and expertise in our topic, we often disregard our audience's capacity to absorb information. We operate from a "more is better" mentality, reluctant to leave out any detail that somehow, possibly, maybe could be relevant. The result, however, is far different than what we intend. MORE
The topic wasn't new; it's a module that I usually teach as part of my Shake Up Your Speaking retreat. I forgot my stuff. I had a workshop Friday morning, and I thought I was ready, but I wasn't. I had finished my slides, I had finished my notes, I had printed my handouts. I always have my tools in my bag, like my presentation remote, my VGA-to-USB adapter cable, markers and other items I take to my presentations. Except I didn't. MORE
It is a program where we deliver learning modules and meet bi-weekly with the students in the course. In a few weeks our next 12-week business accelerator online course will be starting. For this course, I will be practicing the art of letting go as I am handing a lot of the duties over to […]. The post Growing Pains: How Hard is Letting Go? appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy growing your speaker business by letting go letting go outsourcin MORE
And periodically, usually at the end of each module, there is a brief quiz to assess the student’s understanding of the material. And so, the learning objectives are identified first in the chapter opener, then at the beginning of each module, and then again, in the summary. Module (noun) A main section of the chapter Static text (noun phrase) A text without a widget Widget (noun) An interactive. MORE
To try the Preview Module at no obligation, click the Start button at the Coggno course page at this link: [link Since we launched the BBP 101 online course we’ve offered enrollment at the low introductory rate of 1-year of full access for only $99.98. The introductory offer ends on May 31, so if you’re interested in taking the course, be sure to do so by the end of the month. MORE
Whether you are developing a complex software module or putting plans for entering a new market, you have a host of processes at the core of your action. MORE
Lesson 6: Weigh your options carefully but quickly and decide which workaround you will use. (“The only engine we’ve got with enough power for a direct abort is the SPS on the Service Module. About the only thing the Command Module is good for is re-entry, so that leaves us with the LEM. The day of the big presentation has arrived. You’ve prepared, you know your material and you’ve arrived at the venue early to get set up. MORE
Module Related Topics 
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
JULY 20, 2014
In advance of the mission, anticipating the risks involved, White House speechwriter Bill Safire prepared a speech to be given by President Nixon if the lunar module was unable to return to Earth. 45 years ago today, on July 20 1969, Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the Moon. Thankfully, this was a […]. Speechwriting Apollo 11
Beyond Bullet Points
MARCH 5, 2012
Modules include: • Previewing the Route You’ll Take with BBP (Running time 12 minutes 48 seconds). Module 1: Comparing Two PowerPoint Routes, and Two Outcomes (26:55). Module 2: Igniting Your Ideas by Sparking Emotion (36:53). Module 3: Revving Your Intellectual Engine by Prioritizing Your Ideas (31:25). Module 4: Shifting from Words to Pictures by Setting Up your Storyboard (47:29). Module 5: Stepping on the Gas by Quickly Adding Graphics (26:56).
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Craig Strachan - Keep Talking!
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Darren has now gone a step further by offering offering 52 weekly modules (IE 1 year) via email for free. I have listened to Darren LaCroix’s “Get Paid to Speak by Next Week&# CD’s several times, and they provide great insight into the business and art of public speaking. You can signup or find out more here. Coaching Products Speaking course darren laCroix email
Speaker Launcher
AUGUST 29, 2017
It is a program where we deliver learning modules and meet bi-weekly with the students in the course. In a few weeks our next 12-week business accelerator online course will be starting. For this course, I will be practicing the art of letting go as I am handing a lot of the duties over to […]. The post Growing Pains: How Hard is Letting Go? appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Most Recent Post Speaking Business Strategy growing your speaker business by letting go letting go outsourcin
Beyond Bullet Points
JULY 9, 2012
Seven modules featuring narration, examples, downloads, and interactive quizzes to test your knowledge and help you to build your own personal presentation along the way. To try the Preview Module at no obligation, click the Start button at the Coggno course page at this link: [link]. From now until July 31, 2012 take advantage of our July savings with 40% off the BBP 101 Online Course.
Beyond Bullet Points
MAY 17, 2012
To try the Preview Module at no obligation, click the Start button at the Coggno course page at this link: [link Since we launched the BBP 101 online course we’ve offered enrollment at the low introductory rate of 1-year of full access for only $99.98. The introductory offer ends on May 31, so if you’re interested in taking the course, be sure to do so by the end of the month.
PowerPoint Tips
JUNE 1, 2014
Voice: Modulate your tone, speak loud enough for people to hear without being too loud, and use pauses for effect. I just did a webinar for the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education called “Presentations that Impact Lives.” ” Near the end, I used a slide that summarized a few points about presentation delivery. It was a slide that I created a number of years ago, but the points are still valid, so I thought I’d share them with you here.
SlideModel
JANUARY 6, 2021
Whether you are developing a complex software module or putting plans for entering a new market, you have a host of processes at the core of your action.
Manner of Speaking
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
Lesson 6: Weigh your options carefully but quickly and decide which workaround you will use. (“The only engine we’ve got with enough power for a direct abort is the SPS on the Service Module. About the only thing the Command Module is good for is re-entry, so that leaves us with the LEM. The day of the big presentation has arrived. You’ve prepared, you know your material and you’ve arrived at the venue early to get set up.
PowerPoint Tips
JANUARY 8, 2016
Zoom has both meeting and webinar modules. Here are some more advantages of Zoom: It can handle up to 3000 attendees with the webinar module — not that I’ve tested that many people! More and more, presenters are presenting online, using webinar services. So I thought I’d share my experience and maybe comparing webinar services will help you make a choice. I’ve switched to Zoom!
Speaking about Presenting
JANUARY 19, 2010
So he applies the 10 minute rule: “I decided that every lecture I’d ever give would come in discrete modules. Since the 10 minute rule had been known for many years, I decided the modules would last only 10 minutes.&#. And then every 10 minutes – between the modules – he has an “emotionally competent stimuli&# , otherwise known as a hook, such as a relevant story or anecdote. Every type of presentation has its own challenges.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 13, 2020
What has happened to the traditional socialization of training children to modulate their voices? The Guardian nails it: Around the world corornavirus shelters-in-place are fraying relationships among neighbors. Here in northwest Ohio my beef has been with the visiting grandchildren two doors over. School isn't in session. On just about every sunny day they are running, screaming, singing, and laughing on the common ground near my apartment.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Instructors in anger management courses can provide a "do a Hillary" module. Watch Hillary lose it at the Benghazi hearing. That was probably the expectation of her enemies. And there are many. But Hillary has mastered the art of self-c0ntrol. Here is the coverage in The Washington Post on her brilliant performance art. Experts in the field of emotional intelligence can now pen erudite articles on her shrewd moves.
SlideModel
APRIL 17, 2019
Brush-up your modules and course plan. When most of your content and educational slides are ready, shape those into dedicated e-modules (based on your outline) and scrutinize your final course plan. How to Cold Email on LinkedIn (Module 2) – framework + email templates. Copywriting Mastery: How to Write Killer Cold Emails (Module 3).Tricks, Only when you have a good chunk of information ready for a module, start relaying it to PowerPoint.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 16, 2016
Those developmental courses in public speaking should have a module or more on what it takes to manage a conversation. Speaking to an audience effectively is one thing. Being able to conduct a one-on-one conversation is another. The odd thing is that those in the public-speaking training group I had attended were oblivious to the importance of those in-person one-on-one conversations.
DeFinis Communications
APRIL 23, 2012
Proper breathing will help you maintain control, calm your nerves, and give you the air you need to speak effectively with an even and modulated rate of speech. Joseph Pilates, the man who created and promoted the Pilates method of physical fitness, may not have been a public speaker, but all presenters can still learn a thing or two from him. In the course of his work, Pilates formulated six key principles to improve the quality of your physical strength and endurance.
Speaking about Presenting
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Design an “umbrella” key message for the whole day, and then a key message for each module of your training. For training sessions, break up the session into several modules. Design each module using a separate planner. Last week I delivered a webinar “How to plan an Audience-friendly Presentation&# as part of Ellen Finkelstein’s Outstanding Presentations Workshop.
Speaking about Presenting
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Design an “umbrella” key message for the whole day, and then a key message for each module of your training. For training sessions, break up the session into several modules. Design each module using a separate planner. Last week I delivered a webinar “How to plan an Audience-friendly Presentation&# as part of Ellen Finkelstein’s Outstanding Presentations Workshop.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 24, 2018
A module on this should be created in outplacement. There was a time when being pushed into retirement, laid off, or fired turned former employees against employers. The push-back could range from flaming them in social media to making whistleblower reports. That was then. Currently there is a surge in rehiring former employees for full-time or freelance work. They are called "Boomerang Employees."
Speaking about Presenting
OCTOBER 28, 2010
They can get the information much more efficiently in other ways, via a report, your organization’s intranet, a short elearning module, or surfing the internet. Garr Reynolds said you can’t go both deep and wide in a presentation. A deep presentation explores one aspect of a topic in depth, whereas a wide presentation gives an overview of the entire topic. I agree with Garr, but would go one step further – deep is better than wide.
Speaking about Presenting
OCTOBER 28, 2010
They can get the information much more efficiently in other ways, via a report, your organization’s intranet, a short elearning module, or surfing the internet. Garr Reynolds said you can’t go both deep and wide in a presentation. A deep presentation explores one aspect of a topic in depth, whereas a wide presentation gives an overview of the entire topic. I agree with Garr, but would go one step further – deep is better than wide (see also Jon Thomas’s post on deep vs wide ).
PowerPoint Tips
JULY 25, 2016
Modulate your voice more. I recently gave a presentation on this topic at the Presenters Network meeting in Manhattan and thought I’d share with you my points for designing presentations for webinars. By the word “design,” I mean both the visual design of the slides and the design of the content. Webinars have many advantages over live presentations: No travel (time or cost). Greater reach (all over the world). Easier follow-up. Availability of a recording.
PowerPoint Tips
AUGUST 10, 2015
Here are some ideas for using such a presentation: For internal training, on your organization’s Intranet or LMS (Learning Module System). Start by watching this short video. What do you think? https://s3.amazonaws.com/ellenfinkelstein.com/pptblog/powerpoint-tips-video-slide-content-side-by-side.mp4.
The Presenter's Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2012
He also manages to achieve a full range of emotions, and those emotions are backed-up with… 4: Superb voice modulation. Congratulations Ed Milliband. The leader of Britain’s Labour Party just delivered what can only be called a barn-stormer of a speech. In the age of the bland and of the auto-cue, he just reminded us of what an old fashioned speech should look like, sound like, and feel like.
Manner of Speaking
JULY 8, 2020
Thus, I break my public speaking training courses into modules. Why invest in public speaking training? The ability to speak well in public and share a message that is clear, compelling and that moves people to take action is a critical business skill.
PowerPoint Tips
MAY 8, 2011
>OpenOffice.org Impress to start the presentation module. OpenOffice.org is a Microsoft Office clone, pretty close to Office 2003. It’s open source software that you download and install on your computer, sponsored by Cisco, but also somewhat independent, as open source software tends to be. OpenOffice is a suite and its presentation piece is called Impress. Fun and little known fact: I’m the co-author of OpenOffice.org For Dummies.
Professionally Speaking...
OCTOBER 7, 2009
Chunk your material so that it falls into logical modules. Use transition statements between modules to help the audience move into a new section. When we prepare a presentation, in our enthusiasm for and expertise in our topic, we often disregard our audience's capacity to absorb information. We operate from a "more is better" mentality, reluctant to leave out any detail that somehow, possibly, maybe could be relevant. The result, however, is far different than what we intend.
Speaking about Presenting
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Design an “umbrella” key message for the whole day, and then a key message for each module of your training. For training sessions, break up the session into several modules. Design each module using a separate planner. Last week I delivered a webinar “How to plan an Audience-friendly Presentation&# as part of Ellen Finkelstein’s Outstanding Presentations Workshop.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 17, 2018
If I were teaching a course in Business 101, the first lesson module would contain: Be prepared to be stiffed. Among the most soul-wrenching experiences in professional services is this: Pulling out all stops to serve the client and then getting stiffed. That could happen to law firms representing bankrupt coal companies Westmoreland, Mission Coal, and Tonawanda Coke. As Brian Baxter reports in Law.com , as yet, those have not paid $2.1
Dave Paradi's PowerPoint Blog
APRIL 1, 2008
To create a non-linear PowerPoint presentation, there are three different ways you can do it - hyperlinks, slide numbers or link to module files. First, design your presentation in modules that can stand independent of each other. Think of how your audience groups the information to decide on the modules (ie. Second, assume that each module is the first module you present, and that the audience has not seen any preceding information.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 9, 2015
For one set fee, I could view the instruction module over and over again and return to it at any time during a certain time period. "LinkedIn Corp. agreed to acquire online career-skills educator Lynda.com in cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion, representing the professional social network's largest deal ever." " - Tess Stynes, The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015. Here is the article (sub. req.). What Jack Welch is trying to do, LinkedIn may accomplish.
Speak Schmeak
JULY 28, 2017
The topic wasn't new; it's a module that I usually teach as part of my Shake Up Your Speaking retreat. I forgot my stuff. I had a workshop Friday morning, and I thought I was ready, but I wasn't. I had finished my slides, I had finished my notes, I had printed my handouts. I always have my tools in my bag, like my presentation remote, my VGA-to-USB adapter cable, markers and other items I take to my presentations. Except I didn't.
Great Public Speaking
OCTOBER 23, 2013
Most of my business runs through a shopping cart system that includes broadcast email, autoresponders, upselling modules, promotion testing modules and many other features that help you sell more to each customer that visits your site. Keywords With all the fancy technical capabilities available to small businesspeople when it comes to their websites the same problem still exists that has existed for years.
PowerPoint Tips
OCTOBER 14, 2013
Create short elearning modules. Are you a public speaker or trainer? Right now, you might speak or train in front of a live audience. While that scenario isn’t going away, other options have been available for a while and are changing rapidly. You should know about the latest trends. In this post, I’ll explain. What a webinar is. How webinars work. How webinars are different from live speaking & training. Why you might want to use them. How they’re changing now.
Speak Schmeak
DECEMBER 6, 2010
In contrast, if you learn to modulate these five different factors, and combine them in different ways, you can make your conversation partners feel safe and comfortable while at the same time feeling close and intimate with you." There's a fascinating guest post on Tim Ferriss' blog by Michael Ellsberg, about Bill Clinton's "Reality Distortion Field" (RDF) —- "an aura of charisma, confidence, and persuasion."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 29, 2020
Their voices aren't modulated. COVID-19 isn't just a sustained narrative of fear and suffering. There have been miracles. Big ones, that is, the old-fashioned kinds when people assumed to be dying roared back to a life. Also, there have been profound acts of generosity. David Lat is off the ventilator, out of ICU. That founder of out-of-the-box legal media site Abovethelaw.com was presumed near-death.
Great Public Speaking
AUGUST 8, 2012
If you start getting answers like, “Well if you wanted it to do that, we could custom program it for you,” or “Yes it will do that if you buy another module from a third party vendor,” or “I think we could get it to do that, but we’ve never had anyone ask before,” then you may be on pretty shaky ground by going with the system or shopping cart in question. Does it have integrated upsell modules? Does it have a “Tell a Friend” module?
Speaker Launcher
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
A combination of private coaching with Jane, monthly calls with your group, and 10 fabulous audio and video learning modules, this program will help catapult your. The Wealthy Speaker University was a huge hit last year! And we’re starting our 2013 classes in January.
Inter-Activ Presenting and Influencing
MARCH 10, 2010
It was the final presentations and feedback session from a class of managers who have been facilitating through a monthly series of leadership training modules. Stories are incredibly important tools for communicating all sorts of information. I have been an “unconscious&# story collector now for many years and as a trainer, these stories have been incredibly helpful to my participants in bringing the material I teach to life.
SlideModel
MAY 27, 2020
Some of the best-in-class marketing automation tools are as follows: Salesforce — cloud-based CRM software with advanced marketing automation modules. Automation, analytics and big data are among the top of mind concerns for marketers these days. And it makes perfect sense as the volume of data has grown exponentially over the past several years and it becomes impossible to effectively deal with such volumes manually.
The Communication Blog
APRIL 17, 2016
And periodically, usually at the end of each module, there is a brief quiz to assess the student’s understanding of the material. And so, the learning objectives are identified first in the chapter opener, then at the beginning of each module, and then again, in the summary. Module (noun) A main section of the chapter Static text (noun phrase) A text without a widget Widget (noun) An interactive.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 14, 2019
During socialization the objective is: modulation of voice volume. In public speaking, the holy grail right now is authenticity, that is, speaking from the soul. Yet, much of public speaking formal training and coaching focuses on tactics, not the inner programming which shapes the channel of transmission from one human being to another human being. In addition, too often, the instruction can be expensive. So, what do you do?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 11, 2016
Even in grade school, we had lesson modules to improve our vocabulary. " My students don't use 'big words.' ' And most of the time they stare into the ether when I use any word longer than two syllables." " That's what a professor at the University of Arizona told me. Initially, a former adjunct professor in communications, I was sympathetic. Then I got to thinking: Rarely do I use long words any more in my professional life.
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