Sure-Fire Approach to Losing Your Audience in the First Three Minutes
What might cause our audience members to disengage? What are reasons listeners may tune us out? Be aware of this opening killer. Use it—and your audience will lose it.
Entries by Mandi Stanley
How to Make Natural Eye Contact With Your Audience
Eye contact may outweigh “ear contact.”
What If You Forget to Mention Something During Your Presentation?
It’s a good idea to remind yourself that your audience probably hasn’t seen a written copy of your speech. They won’t know if you accidentally forget a story, unless you […]
Meet and Greet Audience To Reduce Nervousness
Antsy before a presentation? Make time to meet and greet your audience.
4 Steps to Ace a Proper Speaker’s Stance
With No-Panic Presentation Skills, another small detail that can make a big difference in our delivery is a strong posture. That’s where speaker’s stance saves the day, and you don’t […]
Ask These 8 Questions To Artfully Analyze Your Audience
The success of your next presentation depends on your ability to connect with your audience. It’s all about them, not you. Before you script out what you are going to […]
How Can I Calm My Nerves Before a Presentation? Turn Panic into Poise
It’s no secret that public speaking tops many lists of the Top Ten Fears and Phobias. The mere thought of standing up and speaking to a group of people makes […]
Believe the Four B’s of No-Panic Presentations
For five years I served on the faculty of the American Management Association International, traveling and teaching one-day seminars. More specifically, I worked the five-cities-in-five-days circuit. For example, Monday might […]
Presentation Closing Clunker: How To Avoid Just Fizzling Out at the End
We’ve all seen it happen. A presenter hasn’t practiced closing statements, so he or she says something along the lines of, “Any questions?”
Presentation Closing Clunker: Should You Save Q&A for the End?
At professional conferences, the question-and-answer session is an integral portion of many presentations. I’ve spoken at events where it was mandatory to save time for questions from the audience, and […]
