by Anne B. Freedman | Jan 5, 2016 | Presentation Tips, Speaking
Happy New Year to you and yours! I’m continuing the Five Biggest Mistakes that Speakers and Leaders Make When Speaking series we started late last year. (See my previous blogs for Speaking Mistakes #1 and #2) As a child, you realize early on that...
by Anne B. Freedman | Nov 24, 2015 | Presentation Tips, Speaking
Five minutes before the start of my noon webinar last Thursday, the Internet conked out without warning. I looked at the modem and saw the little green flashing lights vanish. Online, awaiting my presentation, were about 40 people who wanted to know how to reduce...
by Anne B. Freedman | Nov 10, 2015 | Leadership Skills, Presentation Tips, Speaking
We’ve all seen people who seem to transform in front of our eyes – in good ways and terrible ones – when they get up to speak. Think about the truly quiet and unassuming folks who stand up and suddenly become commanding, passionate spokespersons for their...
by Anne B. Freedman | Nov 3, 2015 | Presentation Tips, Speaking
On my way to a special night out last week, I was edging out of the parking lot of a local mall when a speeding white car suddenly hit the front of my car, and then spun around and plowed into the side door of a parked vehicle. Fortunately, no bystanders were struck,...
by Anne B. Freedman | Oct 13, 2015 | Presentation Tips
With the world’s shrinking attention span, you can increase the odds of getting folks to listen and act when you use visuals the right way. Here are some recommendations that I’ve found helpful: Less is more. An old guideline...
by Anne B. Freedman | Oct 9, 2015 | Presentation Tips, Speaking
While I was thrilled to be invited to do a workshop at the Women’s Business Conference in San Antonio last week, I was not thrilled to be one of the last speakers on the final day. Why? Attention span tends to shrink as the day and conference go on...