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 […]
Entries by Mandi Stanley
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 […]
Presentation Closing Clunker: How to Avoid Going Over Time
At an all-hands meeting for an organization’s sales force, I personally witnessed the regional manager take almost one hour to talk when he was scheduled on the agenda for 15 […]
Presentation Closing Clunker: DON’T Promise This to Your Audience
We’ve experienced it countless times. An executive speaker reaches the end of a business presentation, even signals the audience with the words “in closing,” yet suddenly decides to tell another […]
Presentation Closing Clunker: Should You Thank Your Audience?
Yes, I know some executive speaking coaches admonish never thank an audience because they should be the ones thanking you. If I were 10 years old, I would say “Puh-leeeze!” […]
