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"Ramona Smith, a 31-year-old teacher from Houston, won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking competition. Smith broke down the techniques she used in her winning speech, which you can view here.
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"Ramona Smith, a 31-year-old teacher from Houston, won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking competition. Smith broke down the techniques she used in her winning speech, which you can view here.
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Business presentations can turn around a bad situation. It gives you an opportunity to right a wrong done to employees, correct a misapprehension, or change."
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" . . . Manoj Vasudevan became the 2017 Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking."
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Do recordings of your voice not sound the way you think your voice sounds? Here's why.
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"If you've ever had someone record you speaking, it's hard to not notice how different you sound in the recording.
"We brought in William H. Shapiro, an audiologist and a clinical associate professor from NYU Langone, to tell us why we cringe when listening to recordings of ourselves."
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Messages that included well-crafted stories were 35 percent more persuasive than the average communication.
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Thanks to advances in neuroscience, brain scans, and data-driven studies, we've learned more about persuasion in the past decade than we had ever known previously. We know what works and why it works, and we can prove it scientifically.
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April 27, 2017 12:53 PM
Thanks to advances in neuroscience, brain scans, and data-driven studies, we've learned more about persuasion in the past decade than we had ever known previously. We know what works and why it works, and we can prove it scientifically.
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Speaking engagements are too important to avoid out of fear.
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"Since the publication of my LinkedIn post on speaking and deepening audience engagement, I have heard back from a few people who basically said, "All this is well and good, but how can I deepen audience engagement when I have such a fear of public speaking?"
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As the head curator for TED, the global nonprofit famous for its insightful talks, Chris Anderson knows a thing or two about what a successful TED talk looks like."
And all the best ones, he says, begin with ..."
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March 26, 2017 6:35 PM
As the head curator for TED, the global nonprofit famous for its insightful talks, Chris Anderson knows a thing or two about what a successful TED talk looks like."
And all the best ones, he says, begin with ..."
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"Emotions play an active role in almost all of our decision making. That's one reason why emotional intelligence, the ability to identify, understand, and manage those emotions, is such an invaluable skill."
Via The Learning Factor, Rosário Durão
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"But how specifically does emotional intelligence help us with our daily tasks? Here are three tips to make sure your next presentation is emotionally intelligent: . . . "
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October 4, 2016 5:18 PM
The Learning Factor's insight: View your presentation from your audience's perspective instead of your own.
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Understand the presentation secrets to creating engaging webinars that will have your audience glued to their screens. These webinar presentation tips will help Via Baiba Svenca, Jeff Domansky
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August 4, 2016 11:24 AM
Basic tips for better webinar presentations.
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Some of the world's best public speakers offer encouraging insight.
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"Statistics suggest it's likely you know the feeling of being in front of an audience with your heart racing, your mouth dry, and your palms drenched in sweat." . . .
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Bad habits occur daily in the workplace by presenters who are otherwise smart, accomplished professionals.
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You'll never look at public speaking the same way again.
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“Stories are the way our teams get excited, aligned, and rallied around the same goal,” says long-time IDEO Project Lead Nicole Kahn. “But more importantly, we know that our employees don’t live on with our clients without a good story attached to them. This is something we wanted to shift — to ensure that all of our employees would also see themselves as storytellers.”
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Curiosity killed the cat. It also kept the audience interested. Here are 12 killer presentation openers to keep your audience interested."
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"Because of the nature of my job, I give a lot of presentations and, as a result, I get asked this a lot: what makes for a good a presentation."
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November 4, 2013 9:35 PM
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Super Communication: Ten Must-See TED Talks That Will Show You How to Make Your Audience Take Action
"Here are 10 TED Talks that clearly qualify as ideas worth spreading. I invite you to listen, learn, and share the following presentations that will inspire you give better presentations and to take positive actions right now."
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"As an entrepreneur, and especially as a communicator, it is worth your while to hone the ability to 'talk like TED' regardless of where you present." . . .
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Try explaining your idea to a kid.
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"Of course, stronger business ideas naturally lend themselves to more convincing pitches than their weaker counterparts, but there's only so much you can do to perfect your business plan. "The real key to a successful pitch is delivering it in a personable, compelling, and effective way, and that requires strong public speaking skills. "If you're trying to perfect your pitch, try these seven public speaking exercises to help you get there."
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"When I worked as a consultant, I was perennially guilty of “the great unveil” in presentations—that tendency to want to save key findings for the last moment and then reveal them, expecting a satisfying moment of awe."
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"My team and I would work tirelessly to drive to the right answer to an organization’s problem. We’d craft an intricate presentation, perfecting it right up until minutes or hours before a client meeting, and then we’d triumphantly enter the room with a thick stack of hard copy PowerPoint slides, often still warm from the printer."
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Want to Make Your Presentation Memorable? Do These 5 Things
Want people who hear you speak to remember you long after your presentation is over? Follow my top five rules for success.
You're standing at a podium. In front of you is a crowd of friends, peers, and co-workers. Sitting. Staring at you.
Your presentation is about to begin.
Will your presentation wow the crowd?
Or will your presentation be background noise for attendees as they look at their smartphones and laptops? Via The Learning Factor, Rosário Durão
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"I've done about 40 presentations at conferences around the globe. I've given presentations to crowds of 300 people and audiences of more than 2,500.
"When I started giving presentations, I was pretty terrible. In fact, for a long time I fell victim to the worst speaking mistake possible: kicking off my presentation by introducing myself. Sorry, but nobody who pays to attend an event really wants to hear you talking about how awesome you are.
"Today I'm consistently rated among the top one or two speakers at the events where I'm invited to speak."
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February 15, 2017 12:56 AM
Want people who hear you speak to remember you long after your presentation is over? Follow my top five rules for success.
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A great presentation takes more than smart preparation and execution of verbal skills. Body language is just as important, and the 2014 Toastmasters International world champion of public speaking Dananjaya Hettiarachchi reveals his four best tips.
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Then add a victim. Then be the hero.
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"Many executives start presentations about products or initiatives with a vague theme statement, often expressed with as much pith as a puff of smoke: 'We have a new focus on customer satisfaction,' or 'Our current strategic goals are execution and innovation.' But this approach is not only lacking but lackluster."
"Instead of starting with theme, you can make your story more compelling by focusing on its three main actors: the villain, the victim, and the hero."
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"This is a what a presentation can and should look like."
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Stand. Be present. Know your content. Deliver it. Make it memorable. "It's not simple to do. Clearly, this is something that the speaker in this video has been working on, but look at how seamlessly he delivers. "Watch his body language, his choice of words and how he structures his presentation to move the audience along. He provides familiarity, empathy and sense of immediacy to his content. It's stunning."
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Here is a collection of 5 video design tutorials with step-by-step instructions that will help you create beautiful presentations. Via Daniel Watson
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September 10, 2015 12:19 AM
Presentations can make or break any pitch for new business or business finance, so it is really important, that your presentations really sing. As most business owners do not possess the skills to create a beautiful presentation, they often fall far short of what is ideal, in handling important business situations. To improve, a business owner must either outsource, or develop their own skills. Those looking to develop their own skills, will find these 5 video tutorials a great starting point. 
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September 10, 2015 10:11 AM
5 Video Tutorials To Help You Create Beautiful Presentations 
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November 3, 2015 4:47 PM
Video is such a powerful medium. Using video correctly for your brand, and in a manner your customers enjoy, can yield powerful engagement in your market and beyond...
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If you present effectively, not only does your audience gain information, but you look good.
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"The ability to make an effective presentation is an important business skill. As a presenter, you need to get your point across. And if you do so effectively, not only does your audience gain information, but you look good." . . .
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