Your podcast introduction is the most important piece of real estate in your podcast. So, Rachel Corbett explains how to use it wisely...| Rachel Corbett
At a conference I attended last week, I paid close attention to all the presenters and the audience’s reactions. Some of the presenters engaged the audience and clearly captured their attention. Here’s what I noticed about those speakers: They used the word “you” frequently, so the audience knew the content was about them. They had … Continue reading "Presenting? See what great presenters have in common" The post Presenting? See what great presenters have in common appeared first on...| Crystal Clear Communications
Conventional marketing wisdom says: repeat your main message three times so the audience gets it. The saying goes: Tell them what you’re going to tell them. Then tell them. Then tell them what you told them. In her insightful new book, Made You Look, cognitive neuroscientist Carmen Simon, Ph. D., decided to test this idea … Continue reading "Do you repeat your main message enough for people to get it?" The post Do you repeat your main message enough for people to get it? appeared first on...| Crystal Clear Communications
I didn’t set out to write a blog on how actress and producer Viola Davis can help you reach your audience. I set out to watch an episode of the YouTube talk show Hot Ones. If you’re not familiar with the show, the host interviews celebrities as they eat a series of hotter and hotter … Continue reading "Viola Davis on how to reach your audience" The post Viola Davis on how to reach your audience appeared first on Crystal Clear Communications.| Crystal Clear Communications
Recently I’ve had several clients ask me how to handle naysayers when presenting. Most of us have heard that presenting and public speaking are some of the world’s greatest fears, often ranking higher than death. Wondering how to handle naysayers can make presenting even more scary. Presenting internally and externally is one of the best … Continue reading "Are you afraid of naysayers when presenting?" The post Are you afraid of naysayers when presenting? appeared first on Crystal Clear...| Crystal Clear Communications
The voice inside your head telling you you’re not good enough is lying. If you’ve ever thought “my voice isn’t good enough for podcasting,” you’re definitely not alone. This is one of the most common things that holds new podcasters back, especially if they’ve never done any presenting before. But here’s the truth: your voice […] The post Should you change your voice for your podcast? appeared first on Rachel Corbett.| Rachel Corbett
Today I went to the Present to Succeed conference in Sofia, Bulgaria along with 850 other in-person attendees and a couple thousand live online attendees. I was excited because it’s not the kind of conference I usually attend – but I should, given that I do online training for a living. (I taught a session...| Brent Ozar
Mind Mapping About This Training: Learn how to unleash the power of your "whole" brain. Mind mapping increases your ability to think and act - smarter and faster. Experience a creative way to approach strategic and project planning, problem solving, decision making, presenting, and leading. Mind Mapping: [...] The post Mind Mapping appeared first on Transformation Edge.| Transformation Edge
The age old question: Do you really need to be the one to answer that?| The Networking Nerd
Context and Background It's currently 2024, and I was looking for some "Getting Started with DevRel" content from my blog. All my posts are in a GitHub repo/IntelliJ IDEA Project first, and then ported into WordPress at some point. Searching my IntelliJ project I found this post, which apparently I wrote in 2020 and never … Continue reading "Getting Started with Presenting" The post Getting Started with Presenting appeared first on Trisha Gee.| Trisha Gee
Just a bit of a rant to try to get people to use your voice so that you can do more to advance your career.| Grant Fritchey