by Dorothea Hendriks | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Energize. That’s right, energize! Activate your audience. Your audience will love you for it, and remember you always. Have you ever attended an event where the emcee, host or speaker at the front of the room shouts out to the audience, “I’m so glad to be here,” but...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Attention grabbers of the worst kind. You need to get them, before they get you! If you aren’t fully prepared, these mental muggers will slip in and hijack the attention of your audience. When that attention begins to shift and drift away from you, and from the points...
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...
