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  • effective presenters

    Exceptional Presenters are Great Storytellers

    Effective Presenters Always Tell a Story Effective presenters all have one thing in common. They are excellent storytellers!  Connecting with your audience on an emotional level can be accomplished by the art of storytelling, which makes it easier to pull them in and keep them engaged. The question I am asked most often by participants

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  • engage the audience

    How To Engage Your Audience

    Passion to Engage Your Audience Passion is the key to really being able to engage your audience! There is no shortage of rules that relate to public speaking. Stand up straight. Speak clearly and with enough volume. Make eye contact if you want to engage the room and on and on and on. All of

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  • customer service

    Present To Connect

    Presentation Skills and Customer Service Companies large and small are all coming to the same conclusion, customer service is their lifeblood. As profit margins are squeezed and customer acquisition costs continue to rise, what can business owners do to stay competitive?  Simply differentiating your product or service is becoming less and less effective – in

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  • presenting is stressful

    Why is Presenting so Stressful

    Fear of Public Speaking What is it that causes so much fear and trepidation when it comes to speaking in front of other people? Why do we always become so nervous and jittery when giving presentations? Essentially, we are concerned about what people will think of us. This fear has become so embedded that it

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  • public speaking training courses

    Using Storytelling in Business Presentations

    Impact the Audience With Storytelling Successfully presenting your thoughts and ideas, and effectively impacting others with your message, can be a gateway to better relationships, more productivity and an enhanced bottom line.  Delivering a successful presentation requires that you truly connect with your the audience, and storytelling can quickly establish that connection. Most presentations promote

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    Humor In Presentations

    Use of Humor in Presentations Makes Them Memorable One thing the National Republican debates have reminded us of, is the importance of humor in presentations.  The candidates are obviously not aware to the extent that their comments will be twisted into late night fodder. They certainly do not give us these valuable nuggets for this

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