by Alan | Jan 19, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Heard a speech today where the presenter directed the audience to close their eyes to focus on a particular action item. In this case, it was an effective touch. I’ve seen it done well, and seen it done not so well.The key elements to a successful applicaiton...
by Alan | Jan 16, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Got an email message today from what was clearly a mobile number account/text message (based on the phone number email address). Text as follows:Mobile. Can you meet today @ 4?One problem. I didn’t recognize the number, and thus, who was requesting my time. I...
by Alan | Jan 15, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Frequently hear speakers in front of large groups give directions about exiting, where to sign up for seminars, restrooms, whatever say something like, “you’ll find those at the rear of the auditorium on my left, your right.” Speaker principle is...
by Alan | Jan 14, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, PowerPoint
Many folks rave over Steve Jobs’ (CEO, Apple) presentations. Garr Reynolds blogged on it, sharing Guy Kawasaki’s thoughts. Bert Decker rated him the #1 communicator for 2005.So I went to take a look for myself.His delivery mechanics are far from polished....
by Alan | Jan 12, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery, Don't!, PowerPoint
Listening to a presentation (with PPT) today where the presenter hit a busy slide and said, “I’ll give you a minute to look this over.” Which is the correct thing to do (overlooking the fact that the busy slide should have been axed altogether),...
by Alan | Jan 10, 2006 | Communication skills, Delivery
Had a student in one of my classes tell me of a distraction they experienced. Unfortunately, it was me who was doing the distracting (and it wasn’t my dashingly handsome self — at least not this time).While entering the classroom much before class, I...
