If you are using a video call, you have to know what the camera sees. What is in your background? What clothes are you wearing? You have to think like a television producer. Be cognizant of that your clothes don’t make you appear like a floating spectral because they blend into the background.
Meetings
All meetings are not created equally. Here’s why.
Identify the meeting’s purpose and provide an agenda. How many times do you get called into a meeting and have no idea why. If you expect someone else to provide information – tell them ahead of time so they can bring it and be prepared.
When is a picture worth a 1,000 words, not a thousand questions? When it’s used wisely in PPT.
Then “PowerPoint” came along…. It was a game-changer. PowerPoint leveled the field and gave anyone the ability to either use great visuals or bad visuals. Throwing images on a slide does not constitute a presentation. You have to think through what image supports which thought. Here are ten basic rules….
Don’t leave interpretation up to your audience. Use the Rule of Threes.
our data is organized. Your flow impeccable. But there’s one more element of the presentation you need to ensure. And it’s a big one. It’s the interpretation of your message.
10 ideas (in 5 bullets) on using your presentation time well
Be sure you are able to deliver your message in less time than allotted. Meetings can get cut short Life happens. Are you prepared for this? If you are organized in thought and prepared in your delivery you will be showing respect to your audience.
Four guidelines for your next presentation
My husband’s art teacher once told him to paint a tree doesn’t mean painting every leaf and branch in painstaking detail. A simple shape and color shift will tell the tree’s story. Similarly, when creating your presentation, filter out the less important “stuff” and organize the path of critical thinking.
UPS drivers aren’t the only ones who deliver the “goods”
Public speaking still ranks up there in the top 10 fears for many people. Most of us would rather deliver one on one messages than to have to stand in front of the room and talk. How you integrate (Verbal, Pictorial, Written, Body Language) is a key deliverable for you, the leader. How a leader delivers a presentation can make the difference in their ability to bring business success.
10 Jedi Knight techniques to save your meeting
Wow – my informal survey shows that people have some strong opinions about meetings. Compiling the ideas, I propose the following ten quick things you could do to improve meetings and influence a culture (i.e., respect, communication, team work, execution, to name a few).
Before you organize a meeting…
Leadership, and Then Some
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