One of the most terrifying moments as a speaker is when you are sitting in a meeting, minding your own business, and someone asks you to stand up and give an impromptu speech. Surveys show that public speaking, in general, causes a lot of fear and nervousness. This nervousness can increase dramatically when the speaker…
Virtual Fearless Presentations ® Lessons 1A: Ten (10) Turnkey Ways to Reduce Public Speaking Fear Access Lesson 1B: A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself Access Lesson 2A: Designing Persuasive Speeches and Speaking Off the Cuff Access Lesson 2B: Creating an Effective Presentation Outline Access Lesson 3A: Adding Enthusiasm and Energy to Any Presentation Access Lesson…
So you have designed a great presentation. Now you want a few visual aid examples to make your presentation more memorable or interactive. If that is the case, you have done well, Grasshopper. You have begun to look at your visuals in the correct order. As a presenter, you always want to design your presentation…
Looking for a few fun Zoom icebreakers for trainers or facilitators. These seven activities can be used very easily to help you start your Zoom meetings on the right foot. I was leading a virtual training session via Zoom this week. Of course, the entire group was commenting at the end about how different the…
Narrating a PowerPoint Presentation designed by someone else can be very challenging. In fact, one of the fastest ways to increase public speaking fear and make your PowerPoint presentations sound canned and… well boring, is to try to deliver a PowerPoint slideshow that someone else designed for you. This doesn’t mean that you can’t deliver…
How to Design a Presentation that Reduces Nervousness Mini-Course Lessons Part 1: How to Design Your Speech in Just a Few, Easy Steps Access Lesson Part 2: How to Add Impact and Make Your Speech More Interactive Access Lesson Part 3: How to Design a Persuasive Speech Access Lesson