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Teaching Business Presentations in a Business Communication Course
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An online magazine by Bovee & Thill, authors of the leading textbooks in business communication and business writing, published by Pearson, featuring resources about business presentations and related topics. For more information about Bovee & Thill's texts and their exclusive, superior coverage of business presentations and related topics, visit http://boveeandthillbusinesscommunicationblog.com. For instructor examination copies, go to http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/texts. To find your local sales representative, go to http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/replocator. To contact the authors, use this form: https://businesscommunicationnetwork.com/contact-us/. To get a free Comprehensive Guide to Business Communication Instructional Resources, visit http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/resources. Subscribe to a free weekly newsletter of new posts to all 11 of Bovee & Thill's Online Magazines, visit http://sco.lt/8kgeVV.
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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.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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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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.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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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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."
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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."
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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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September 28, 2016 5:49 PM
A mentor told me some years ago to get over myself when it comes to speaking and presentations. She said that we are there to serve the room not to focus on ourselves. This short article will help if you are nervous about speaking or presenting. 
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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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"Understand the presentation secrets to creating engaging webinars that will have your audience glued to their screens. These webinar presentation tips will help."
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Basic tips for better webinar presentations.
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Some of the world's best public speakers offer encouraging insight.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"Public speaking is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with simple mistakes. Here are 12 bad public speaking habits to avoid."
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You'll never look at public speaking the same way again.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
“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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A Glimpse of What You Should Be Teaching Your Students about Mobile Business Communication and Business Presentations.
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How not to look like an amateur in front of an audience.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
If a person is not entirely comfortable speaking in public, then giving a PowerPoint in front of colleagues or clients can be a great source of anxiety. And if a person is not confident in creating a slideshow, the final product can make the person seem like a real amateur.
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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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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."
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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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"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."
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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."
The Learning Factor's curator insight,
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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Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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."
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
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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If you present effectively, not only does your audience gain information, but you look good.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"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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Most of the little things that ruin presentations can be avoided. Here's how.
Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:
"For some, public speaking is an opportunity to shine. For others, it's their worst nightmare come true. Wherever you fall on the spectrum, knowing these 10 common presentation mistakes — and how to fix them before they happen — can mean the difference between a presentation that's a career maker or a career breaker." . . .
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