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Presentation and Baseball: The Power of the Present
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I recently came across an op-ed article in the New York Times by David Brooks that struck me as significant for the art of presenting. In his piece, Brooks examines <a href = “ http://www.amazon.com/Mental-ABCs-Pi...> “The Mental ABC’s of Pitching” </a> ...
The Alternative Reality Game and Public Speaking
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Have you ever noticed that the the most charismatic people all share something in common? If you think of the most likable person in your group of friends, or the most charismatic politician you can think of, or your most memorable teacher, odds are that the thing they have in common: the ability...
Wake Up Your Audience
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Why do you make presentations? Is it your idea? An assignment? A necessity? Part of your job? Of course there must be a reason for each presentation: to sell...to educate...to motivate. But to what kind of audience? To your boss? To an audience of a thousand people? Or maybe to one very important...
Using Symbols in Your Presentation
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"Everything in life cannot be grasped by the logic-centered left brain." D.T.Suzuki / Sometimes you need more than your own dynamic self to get your message across. Just standing there and talking is not very creative and not much of a strategy. You might be a great speaker or think you’re a gre...
Transparency and Reputation
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When an eager young person, perhaps a recent college graduate, applies for a job, will they mention their MySpace page? Or their Facebook entry? Probably not, but those sites can be checked, regardless of whether or not they’ve added them to their resume, application or(for some reason) are discu...
The Path to Presentation Peace – Mindfulness and Stillness
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Imagine a classroom, then imagine thirty children sitting still and quiet. Imagine these children imagining loving kindness on the playground. The peaceful ring of a Tibetan singing bowl – no shouting, no laughing, no airborne paper objects. In a New York Times article by Patricia Leigh Brown, sh...
SPIN versus Authenticity and Credibility
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"Dishonesty is sanitized in a world of spin."
Succinct Skills
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We’ve all heard that less is more, but not when applied to the frenetic, fact-filled culture of today. Today we are constantly bombarded with information, junk, information, junk information. There’s little "free space" left – with advertising embedded on the shopping cart, popping up on the comp...
Connecting Through Questions
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In computer terms, a “connection” occurs when we are joined with others through a communication link. / To connect with your customers and colleagues is to join with them in a shared experience. It involves sharing ideas and information by coming together with them. When we feel rapport with som...
Creating a Story
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Who doesn’t love a story?! Whether it’s ours or theirs, fiction or non-fiction? Who doesn’t want to be drawn in and captivated? From the days of humans exchanging tales around a flickering cave fire to watching today’s widescreen TV, storytelling as a way of embellishing or improvising an event i...
Preparing and Practicing Your Presentation
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Procrastination. We are all guilty of that particular vice. Don’t do it. Take the first step in preparing your presentation. Force yourself onto the chair and get ready. Preparation may not be the most exciting aspect of your project, but it can be the single most important ingredient in your pre...
Authenticity in the Face of Crisis
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In the event of a crisis or a disaster, and if you happen to be the manager of a company facing that crisis or disaster, it’s best to be mentally prepared. Crises can happen any time. Just like they can in our personal lives. And like our own individual preparedness for disaster, a good manager s...
Connecting With Your Audience
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The most successful presentations are made by those who connect with their audience. But what does that audience connection mean exactly? The American Heritage Dictionary defines "connection" as: "An association or relationship." In computer terms, a "connection" occurs when we join with others t...
The Discovery Process: Mental Map
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How customers view you or your products is garnered by a framework of assumptions, stories and images in their minds. / If you really want to influence someone, your first task is to understand how they think. An individual’s perspective on the world can be identified and “mapped.”
Advocacy and Inquiry
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The first step in dialogue is balancing Advocacy and Inquiry. / Instead of making statements about what we believe, begin asking questions about what others believe.
Dialogue
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Interactive communication or dialogue refers to interacting in ways that build shared meaning, rather than colliding in ways that foster disagreement, frustration and confusion. /
The Empathetic Paraphrase
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Your empathic paraphrase is fully interchangeable when the speaker feels you have captured his thoughts and sentiments exactly. It often coincides with an excited burst of energy or an enthusiastic, “Yes!”
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