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 | Aug 4, 2012 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Stomp those speaking fears as soon as they begin to surface. Don’t let nervousness, anxiety or speaking stress derail you from a speaking or presentation opportunity. Practically everyone on this planet experiences some form of nervousness or apprehension when asked...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Jul 16, 2012 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Some people have it. Some people don’t. Speaking strategies and the elusive ‘it’ factor! The ‘it’ factor refers to that indefinable something that makes you special, that sets you apart from the rest of the crowd. As a speaker, this might be the way you move or how...
by Dorothea Hendriks | Jul 8, 2012 | Blog, Presentation Skills
Strike one! When you stand up to speak and you miss connecting with your audience right off the bat, that is strike one. You need to get in and whack ‘em with your opening! Get their interest and keep it from start to finish. If you can’t connect at the beginning...
