Presenting 2010

I came across this excellent summary of presentations.  For all of my customers that have worked hard to present with purpose in the past year I hope you enjoy this.

Remotely Speaking

Have you ever found yourself on a conference call or webinar and realize you haven’t heard a word that’s been said for the last five minutes?  Maybe you got distracted with your email or filing your nails. I know I’m not alone!  You may even be reading this while on a call.   Nancy Duarte has put together an informative presentation with Six Tips to design and deliver a powerful remote presentation.  I love her line “pump up the perky”.

Let me know what you think of it.  I’m doing a lot of work in this area and I would be happy to talk to you about what I am learning.

Some Good Questions

Have you ever agreed to speak somewhere only to arrive and find out it isn’t quite what you imagined?  I’ve had that happen on more than one occassion.  I think the event that stood out most in my mind was being invited to speak to a group who were hosting their event in a restaurant.  Somehow I didn’t imagine I would be standing in front of the entrance to the kitchen with a steady stream of waiters pouring in and out of a flapping door.  And don’t get me started on dinner being served while I spoke.  Clearly, I didn’t ask some key questions!

Next time you are invited to speak somewhere you might want to refer to this list from Nick Morgan who  supplies a speaker’s checklist of questions to ask meeting planners.

Learn from my mistakes!