One of the best ways to improve your presentation skills is to watch yourself on video. It’s not always a pleasant experience to see ourselves as others see us. In fact it’s no wonder that the “hide self-view” feature in Zoom is so popular! So if you...
If you feel presentation anxiety before stepping up to the podium or lose your composure when something goes wrong, there’s one important thing you can do to calm yourself. Best of all, it’s simple. It something you do thousands of times every day without even...
Handling negative feedback is always hard, whether it’s after a presentation, in a performance review or via a passing comment from a colleague or friend. Sometimes it’s enough to make you question your worth or even your very identity. (Is that the way people...
With the coming holiday season I’m reminded that a corporate speech is like a Christmas tree. You don’t need to celebrate Christmas to understand the analogy — you just need to have spent a few moments working on a big presentation inside a company or other...
Remember what a shock it was in 2020 to be thrown into the world of virtual presenting? It was definitely an adjustment for me, and I’ve been doing virtual for over a decade. And now we’re living in the “in-between” — some of us returning to in-person presentations,...
How often has this happened to you? You’re watching one of your leaders or clients speak at an event and they’re absolutely bombing. Yet they go on and on, oblivious to the palpable restlessness, confusion or annoyance in the room. How do they not recognize what’s...
