It’s estimated the average business professional sits through 2-3 presentations of some sort every work day. This little data point creates a challenge for all of us. How can I make my presentations stand out from the crowd? Especially if you find yourself competiting for a sales opportunity, budget dollars or maybe just mindshare for an important idea.

This This Digital Coach session picks up where part #1 leaves off. With limited time for presentation preparation, where can you best invest your time so you can more effectively compete for the hearts and minds of busy people like yourself. In just 7 minutes, you gain some important insight that can serve you for a lifetime!

 

 Making Your Messages Stick! - Part 2 [7:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ok… these important opportunities for communicating value may not always occur in an elevator, but they do happen frequently. In the airport - in the line at the store - or at a conference, the time will come sooner or later when someone (who could be important to you and your company) asks THE question…. “so, what do you do?” You have just a moment to distill down the value you or your company bring to the table into just a few opportune moments. You need one succinct set of thoughts that stick in their mind. Would you get stuck? This simple 3-step model will help you refine a succinct 30-second message that helps your prospect “get” your important message.

 

 Mastering the Elevator Pitch [6:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The painful reality is most presenters (and their messages) are doomed to be forgotten by the time it takes our audiences to get back to their cars.  Sure, a few things may stick, but for the most part, presenters are far too forgettable.

Part of the challenge is that we’ve been taught some pretty goofy things about memorability and influence.  We bought into the principle that if we can just make a compelling factual case for our idea supported by some cool PowerPoint … we couldn’t lose!   Nothing could be further from the truth.

This session gives you some practical tips, inspired by psychologist Dr. Scott Lee, into how you and your ideas can be recalled long after other’s messages have bit the dust. The 5 steps covered in this 9-minute podcast might just change how you present forever!

 

 Making Your Messages Stick! [8:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

One size may fit all in baseball caps and hockey sticks, but rarely is that the case with our personal communication styles. We live in a world of people who often process information and ideas very differently from our own natural style. Unfortunately, most presenters today simply “give” information in a way that’s most natural for them without regard to what it takes for others to actually “get” their important messages. (You may be a high “analytical” type but the “driver” decision-maker across the table will cut your meeting short in a New York minute when you bury them in your charts, graphs and heavy bullet slides.)

This session will give you a handle on identifying the 4 major communication styles, provide tips to adapt your native style, and finally, offer up insight into how each style filters your important messages, is best influenced and ultimately takes action.

 

 Adaptive Communication Skills [12:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s a valuable refresher session for our Distinction training alumni!

This session offers a timely reminder of the need to give our audience’s ears a little variety. The often monotone delivery of many presenters today only ensures that audiences well drift off to La La Land in just a few minutes. In this training refresher session you’ll learn some valuable tips for seasoning your vocal delivery so your presentations can be more interesting and energetic. We could all use that!

 

 Revisiting Vocal Variety [6:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download