As is our tradition, it’s that time of year when we share the most popular blog posts of the year. As luck – or Google juice – would have it, all but one of the most popular posts were actually posted before 2016.
Review the list and see if there’s any important articles you may have missed!
Enjoy!
#1 – Need to Show a Website While You Present? Two Quick Tips Using PowerPoint!
By Kelly Vandever
I watched a conference presenter who used Google docs …
Read MoreMonday, December 26th, 2016 Tags: PowerPoint Tips, presentation tips, top ten blogs for 2016
Category: Presentation Tips, Uncategorized No Comments
Permission to Speak
Leadership Video Blog & Podcast
Hosted by Leadership Communications Expert Kelly Vandever
Permission to Speak is the video blog and podcast that loiters at the intersections of leaders who want their people to speak up, technology that facilitates connections, and results that serve an organization’s higher purpose.
Our guest for this episode: Ryan Jenkins
Topics discussed:
Millennials in the workplace
Generation Z & emerging generations
Rapid pace of change
2025 75% of the workforce will be millennials and generation Z
Approach to work of millennials and generation Z
69% of …
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 Category: Employee Engagement, Leadership, Permission to Speak, Speaking Up at Work No Comments
by Bob Goodyear
One of the most effective methods for presenting is using a whiteboard instead of a PowerPoint deck. I really like to use the whiteboard because it allows me to be able to ask questions and reflect the responses from my audience on the whiteboard. While we talk a lot about PowerPoint on this blog with our resident expert, Tom Nixon, I feel like we have short-changed other methods of presenting. Because of that, I want to share 3 whiteboard tips with you to help you have another method of …
Read MoreMonday, December 19th, 2016 Category: Audience Interaction, Business Presentations, Presentation Coaching, Presentation Tips No Comments
by Tom Nixon
When creating an effective visual presentation (a.k.a. PowerPoint) it is extremely helpful to have sources of good images to draw from. Access to a good stock image house is more than helpful. So is a good set of photography skills. Being able to take reasonably high-quality photos of coworkers, processes, locations, products and the like is a real ace-in-the-hole when assembling a presentation. And with today’s amazingly advanced cameras, it has never been easier.
A few tips:
Get close. Many part-time photographers can be intimidated by their …
Read MoreMonday, December 12th, 2016 Category: Graphics in Presentations, PowerPoint Slides, Presentation Tips No Comments
Permission to Speak
Leadership Video Blog & Podcast
Hosted by Leadership Communications Expert Kelly Vandever
Permission to Speak is the video blog and podcast that loiters at the intersections of leaders who want their people to speak up, technology that facilitates connections, and results that serve an organization’s higher purpose.
Our guest for this episode: Susan Basterfield
About Susan Basterfield:
Susan Basterfield is a founding partner of Enspiral Labs in Wellington, New Zealand. She’s written a couple dozen articles on Medium and is kind of famous for working out loud. She’s …
Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 Category: Book Recommendations, Communication, Company Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Permission to Speak, Social Business, Speaking Up at Work, Workplace Environment No Comments
By Natalie Gallagher
Dear Fellow Speakers,
It’s time for some tough love about how we spend our time on the stage. Too often we get so wrapped up in thinking we are saying the most important thing ever, that we abuse the time allotted and end up boring our audience; or worse, we speak for so long that they become agitated and even feel trapped.
Consider this: The worst speech I ever had the displeasure of being in the audience for was given by an experienced, vibrant, energetic speaker. She was a leader in …
Read MoreMonday, December 5th, 2016 Category: Annoying Public Speaking Habits, Notable Speakers, Speech & Presentation Coaching No Comments
