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Presentation Skills: 9 Visual Communication Mistakes That Make You Look Unintelligent
September 19, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Here are the top 9 visual communication mistakes that make you look stupid in your presentation ...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Presentation Skills: 9 Visual Communication Mistakes That Make You Look Unintelligent
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Why You’re Not Using Enough Gestures in Your Presentations
September 10, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Author Vanessa Edwards and her team watched thousands of hours of TED Talks and noticed something surprising: The least popular TED Talkers used an average of 272 hand gestures during their 18-minute presentations, while the most popular used an average of 465 hand gestures in the same amount of time...Category: Electronic Slides, Nonverbal Communication, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Why You’re Not Using Enough Gestures in Your Presentations
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Planning to Speak from a Script? Read This First
September 7, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Speak from the heart (and not a script) in order to engage your audience...Category: Communication, Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Planning to Speak from a Script? Read This First
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Stop Ending Your Speeches With ‘Any Questions’ and End with This Instead
May 21, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"If you're planning to wrap up your presentation with a half-hearted call for "any questions?..Category: Electronic Slides, Persuasive Messages, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Stop Ending Your Speeches With ‘Any Questions’ and End with This Instead
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12 Phrases That Will Make Your Audience Put Down Their Cell Phones and Pay Attention to You
May 15, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"No matter how topical, relevant or pressing your content is, you're often fighting an uphill battle for the audience's attention...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on 12 Phrases That Will Make Your Audience Put Down Their Cell Phones and Pay Attention to You
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Top 20 Worst Pieces of Advice Ever Given on Presentation Skills
May 14, 2018 by Jan ShawkeyDave Mac gives his advice at PresentationBlogger...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Top 20 Worst Pieces of Advice Ever Given on Presentation Skills
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How to Open and Close Presentations
May 2, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"In this clip Mark Powell provides best practice tips for opening and closing presentations...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: VideosComments Off on How to Open and Close Presentations
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9 Counterintuitive Steps for a Killer Presentation (Step 6 is Tough)
April 27, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Preparation for a killer presentation is counterintuitive because it runs against everything business people naturally do when it comes to preparing their talks...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on 9 Counterintuitive Steps for a Killer Presentation (Step 6 is Tough)
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How to Design an Emotionally Intelligent PowerPoint Presentation
April 6, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"It’s not about sleek graphics or the presentation software you use...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on How to Design an Emotionally Intelligent PowerPoint Presentation
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The Key to a Successful Presentation Most People Ignore
March 1, 2018 by Jan ShawkeyAccording to Jeffrey Sharlach (photo, left), "People tend to worry about all the wrong things when they have to do a presentation...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on The Key to a Successful Presentation Most People Ignore
