The most common way to clearly present a text as a visual aid is by using bullet points. But there are a few rules to remember when using bullets, read to find them out.
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Public Speaking
Presentations and Bullet Points
Posted by Patricia McCormack & filed under Public Speaking, Sales Skills.
Presenting? It is all about storytelling
Posted by Patricia McCormack & filed under Leadership & Management, Public Speaking.
It happens all the time. You and your team are victorious over a problem you needed to solve – and now your boss wants you to present it and tell your story. As if it wasn’t hard enough solving the issue, now you have to talk about it. In. Front. Of. Everyone! The best way … Read On >
Basic Speech/Writing Plans
Posted by Rich Atkins & filed under Public Speaking.
Insights About How to Deliver Information to Others When you’re about to deliver information to people, whether it is written or spoken, remember that your audience wants it to be interesting. As you prepare your presentation, consider and choose one of the following basic presentation plans: DIRECT—immediately tell the audience what they need to do or know. … Read On >
College Students – Do They Have The Soft Skills They Need?
Posted by Patricia McCormack & filed under Business Writing, Leadership & Management, Public Speaking.
What gets lost in the shuffle sometimes is the necessity of having the SOFT SKILLS to help relate to others and exist successfully in the workplace as well as overall in society.
Action + Benefit = Motivate Your Audience
Posted by Rich Atkins & filed under Public Speaking.
For the promise of gain, people will do what it takes to get what they want—as long as they see value in it. They must be convinced of the benefit they will receive in order to get them to take action.
Communication Skills – Do We Need Them?
Posted by Patricia McCormack & filed under Public Speaking, Sales Skills.
Talking about communication skills is talking about the ability to give and to receive information effectively. If your words and ideas are not understood easily, then more time and energy (and possibly money) is used to make that happen.
Pauses When Speaking – No Need To Avoid Silence
Posted by Rich Atkins & filed under Public Speaking.
Use silence to add to the effectiveness of a speech. Dead air is not always “bad.” Consider it the sound of the audience thinking.
The Persuasive Speech
Posted by Rich Atkins & filed under Public Speaking.
How can we get people to do what they don’t want to do? The simple answer is that they need to see that what they currently do or have doesn’t work (well) and that if they do something different (better), they will benefit by taking the action.
Online Presenting Best Practices
Posted by Rich Atkins & filed under Public Speaking.
The online-presenting means that we all use web-based video conferencing tools to allow users to meet online, with or without video. Improving Communications online classes use video, audio, and screen-sharing, as well as instructor/facilitator led, activity-based learning.