We’ve all had to sit through a poor presentation. Some are boring, some are irritating, and few are truly compelling. But what are your persistent presentation pet peeves that you’ve perceived in the past from poor presenters?...Connect With Us
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
QOTW: What Are Your Presentation Pet Peeves?
We’ve all had to sit through a poor presentation. Some are boring, some are irritating, and few are truly compelling. But what are your persistent presentation pet peeves that you’ve perceived in the past from poor presenters?...How “Gamification” Can Get Customers to Stick Around
The social media revolution has drastically altered the expectations many people have when they interact with your company. Not only do they expect to find helpful information about on your company on...Quick Tip: Developing Talent
If you are sitting in the middle of the fairway 60 yards from the pin, you don’t pull out Big Bertha. All you need is a nice easy wedge shot to get the job done. Different...
Public Speaking – Don’t Be One of the Usual Suspects
Presentations are just a way of life in the business world these days. Once confined mainly to the sales sector, presentations are now an integral part of the way things...QOTW: What’s Your Best Negotiation Advice?
Negotiation permeates so many of our interpersonal interactions, whether we’re buying a new car or convincing a child to do their chores. In your experiences, what has been some of the best advice you...Journey to the Cloud
The two biggest IT imperatives for business right now revolve around cloud computing and virtualization. Both of these technologies are valuable because they help businesses save money and increase the efficiency of their IT capabilities. However,...QOTW: How do you handle nerves when speaking in public?
It’s been widely accepted that speaking in public is the number one fear in America – the fear of death comes in at number 2 or 3 (depending on the...Quick Tip: The Power of Facial Expressions
New research confirms that facial expressions have tremendous power to influence both ourselves and those around us. When test subjects were shown a series of pictures of people with unpleasant expressions on their...Sales Coaching in the Cloud
Most of us have heard of the “Cloud” before when it comes to working online (if we don’t work with it already). It’s even permeated our advertising – “to the Cloud!” as one commercial says....
Motivation Magic
Anyone charged with managing people – and this applies to parents, teachers, and coaches, as well as business managers and supervisors – will tell agree that the biggest task they face is motivating their people to apply themselves...