by Dorothea Hendriks | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Connect with the Audience. Touch them! That’s right. Get physical and touch them! From the time we’re born as tiny tots, touch is vital to our survival and healthy development. It’s how we communicate and discover the world around us from our earliest stages. Studies...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Jan 22, 2013 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Body Language counts. Believe it. As a presenter you may never have another chance to make a first good impression. Whether you are presenting a proposal, making a sale or getting support for a project, you want to make an immediate positive connection with your...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Jan 13, 2013 | Blog, communication skills
Ever suffer from brain blank at a meeting? Or find yourself embarrassed because you couldn’t answer a question? Well, kiss that foggy feeling good bye. The next time you find yourself on the receiving end and have to answer questions, remember this. Right off the bat,...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog, communication skills
Avoid becoming an unemployment statistic. Gain the competitive edge with these 7 skills. They aren’t new or difficult to master. Business writer and author, Bobbi Dempsey, summed them up in one of her articles for FORBES as “The Seven Most Universal Job...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Dec 4, 2012 | Blog, Networking
‘Ditch the Elevator Pitch’. In her May, 2012 article in Forbes, Jacquelyn Smith staff writer says, “… ditch the pitch… It basically describes what sales people used to do – throw information at prospects hoping to sell a service or product before the buyer could hang...
