Presentation Skills – Page 4 – Business Communication Coaching with Effective Training & Communication

Beat Your Nerves

August 10, 2015July 4, 2015 by Phil Stella

‘The Confident Speaker – Beat Your Nerves and Communicate at Your Best in Any Situation’ by Harrison Monarth and Larina Kase, McGraw Hill, 2007. Very thorough detail about managing Presentation Anxiety and basic skills with lots of suggestions and techniques.

Slides … Use Them Wisely!

August 10, 2015December 1, 2014 by Phil Stella

Let’s assume you’ve just created some Best-in-Class slides – the right number with the right content and the right design – to support your message and add value to the audience experience. Great … now it’s time for you to Use Them Wisely!

Deliver with More Power & Success!

August 10, 2015November 2, 2014 by Phil Stella

I’m sometimes asked to share a concise overview of my in-depth presentation skill workshop content for a brief conference breakout session or a professional association meeting. So, if you’d like the 30,000 foot view of my Top Ten Presentation Delivery Best Practices, read on …

What They See

August 10, 2015October 3, 2014 by Phil Stella

‘Power of Body Language’, Tonya Reiman, Gildan Media Group, 2010. An in-depth and research-based examination of the impact of body language in business and social applications, read by the author.

End Strong

August 10, 2015September 1, 2014 by Phil Stella

Audience-Centric presentations should end, not just stop. And they should end strong. Introductions are critically important because you’re ‘Telling ‘em what you’re gonna say.’ Now, we focus on the equally important summary or conclusion, where you’re ‘Telling ‘em what you said.’

No Thanks? … No Thanks!

August 10, 2015September 1, 2014 by Phil Stella

I recently engaged in an on-line discussion group for professional speakers in which someone asked if it was appropriate for speakers to thank the audience. While my response was aimed at my fellow speakers, some of the points have value for routine workplace presenters as well.

The Power of Three

August 10, 2015September 1, 2014 by Phil Stella

“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.” – Dale Carnegie: 20th century American writer, lecturer and self-improvement expert “There are three things to aim at in public speaking: first, to get into your subject, then to … Read more

What to say & not say

August 10, 2015August 1, 2014 by Phil Stella

The last two issues of ‘Communicate Confidently!’ discussed the ‘why’ and ‘when’ of managing the audience question process. Today, we move on to the ‘how’ and what to say and not say when responding to those questions. So, learn from these Best Practices for Success:

Take Pause

August 10, 2015July 8, 2014 by Phil Stella

” The most precious things in speech are the pauses.” Sir Ralph Richardson, famed 20th century English stage and film actor “Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.” Martin Farquhar Tupper, 19th century English writer and poet ‘The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” … Read more

Two Smart Alternatives

August 10, 2015July 8, 2014 by Phil Stella

Looks like last month’s piece on handling audience questions generated a lot of interest, especially about the two smart alternatives I indicated would be in this month’s issue of ‘Communicate Confidently!’ So … here you go.