Presentations
You only have 9 seconds to capture your audience’s attention. Is your jaw on the floor? Are you thinking “Michelle’s nuts where is she getting this information?” In Sally Hogshead’s new book “How the World Sees You“, I was astounded to learn that you have 9 seconds to fascinate your audience. Are you wasting the most…
Read MoreInspiration is everywhere these days. Login into Facebook (not right now) and you’ll see post after post of inspiring quotes. Head over to Pinterest and see dozens of beautiful pictures to inspire your creativity. You can waste hours on social media being inspired. Heck, I just got over cold and on the wrapper of my Hall’s cough drops…
Read More…The Audience. My friends over at Prezi with the help of Harris Interactive conducted a poll that revealed that 46% of people check out of presentations! They check their email, their texts, Facebook, and some even check the back of their eyelids. (Hope they don’t snore) Have you ever sat through a presentation and thought:…
Read MoreEvery week I get phone calls, emails, and tweets asking one question: How do I land speaking gigs? Heck, you probably ended up here because you’re dying to know the secret, right? I hate to answer a question with a question, but my reply is always the same: How’s your speaker marketing? The replies range…
Read MoreI love watching speakers! I usually leave feeling inspired and ready to take on the world. Recently, I’ve not been so lucky. I’ve seen a lot of awful “motivational speakers”. Actually, I think there is de-motivational speaking industry a foot. However, there’s lesson to be learned from even the most agonizing of presentations. #1 –…
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