Kindling A BLOG WITH TIPS & TRICKS FOR ENLIGHTENED PRESENTERS
Are You the Leader Your Organization Deserves?
Most leaders think they’re good communicators. Why wouldn’t they? Communication effectively pitched the vision, raised the capital, won the trust. But leadership isn’t a static job. The landscape shifts, and the people shift with it. What worked when you were building may not work when you’re scaling. The message that fired up a team of…
Six Tricks for Combatting Stage Fright
Leadership is communication. Sometimes that communication is one-to-one, and sometimes it’s one-to-many. Depending how many, “communication” can begin to feel a lot like “public speaking.” Wait a minute… Is leadership synonymous with public speaking?
Free Yourself to Be Yourself
The Campfire Method® requires presenters to examine four elements before selling an idea: audience, story, environment and self. All of these elements matter, but in reality, the last element – self – might be the most important, and also hardest to tackle, since it’s likely you’re not used to doing it, particularly in a business…
Be Yourself When You Present
If you find yourself presenting often, you’re not alone. Microsoft estimates 30 million presentations are created every day. THIRTY. MILLION. If that many are created each day, how many will ultimately be delivered within your organization?
The Atmosphere is The Idea
Fine dining restaurants don’t just serve food. They create an experience so you’ll feel a certain way as you dine. Sporting events design an atmosphere of excitement and frenzy to heighten the experience of the game. The Las Vegas strip is the epicenter of decadence and opulence, an atmosphere designed to draw people from all…
3 Questions That Lead to Better Presentations [WORKSHEET]
It’s not an impossible dream. In fact, it’s quite simple to write a great presentation outline. Research conducted by Stanford University has proven that audiences are 40% more likely to retain information accurately when it’s presented with structure, as opposed to free-form. While there are many ways to create structure, our clients find asking these 3…
11 Ways Your Environment Can Help Your Presentation
For the last few months, we’ve been studying the impact of the Persuasive Environment on presentations. By examining – and manipulating – factors of time, location and atmosphere, we can add deeper meaning to our messages, thereby moving audiences in ways we never thought possible. What happens when we dig in and think of literally…
8 Tips for Better Eye Contact
When you’re delivering a presentation, you might be tempted to look down at your notes or stare at the back wall. However, if you want your idea to stick, we recommend you look into one very specific place during your presentation: the eyes of your audience members.
Why are We Addicted to Decks?
Seek first to understand… A good friend reminded me the other day of Covey’s 5th Habit, and I knew it was time to explore this phenomenon in greater depth. After all, any successful mission requires we know how high the odds are stacked against us. So why ARE we addicted to presentation decks? What happens in…