by Allan Misch Often, anxious presenters don’t look at their audiences. They look at their notes, the ceiling, or the back wall. If they do glance at their audiences, it’s usually in a quick scanning pattern. Actually, looking at your entire audience with a quick scan, or looking at several in the audience at one [...]
By Allan Misch Master the following presentation skills and you will increase substantially your odds of giving successful presentations. Strategy #1: Speak with Your Mouth and Your Eyes When speaking, the more sensory channels you use, the more effective you’ll be at reaching your audience. So don’t speak with just your mouth. Use your body [...]
by Allan Kaufman and Allan Misch As we noted in parts 1 through 3, a presentation needs to accomplish two broad goals. First, it must give your audience what they need. Second, it must leave your audience with a favorable impression of you. So avoid the Ten Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes that prevent you from [...]
by Allan Kaufman and Allan Misch As we noted in our last post, a presentation needs to accomplish two broad goals. First, it must give your audience what they need. Second, it must leave your audience with a favorable impression of you. So avoid the Ten Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes that prevent you from achieving [...]
by Allan Kaufman, DTM and Allan Misch, DTM A presentation needs to accomplish two broad goals. First it must give your audience what they need. Second, it must leave your audience with a favorable impression of you. So avoid the Ten Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes that prevent you from achieving those goals. The ten biggest [...]
Allan Misch The American Physicist Albert Einstein said, “If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.” Einstein was the model of right brain and left brain balance, which equals creativity. He enjoyed music and fantasy, and [...]
Allan Misch Many years ago, I went with a friend to a ski resort for a week to learn how to ski. I signed up for five basic lessons. I asked my friend if he was going to take any lessons. He said, “No. I’ve been skiing for 10 years. I don’t need any lessons.” [...]