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

Let’s be honest. Most presenter’s PowerPoint presentations are a mind numbing collection of bullets, sub-bullets, charts, bad illustrations, jaggy images or playful clipart. The art of “giving” a presentation has never been raised to such a meaningless artform. What about people actually “getting” our presentations? This session will introduce 3 simple pointers for bringing some needed sanity back to the presentation visual!

 

 The Presentation Visual - Pt 1 [7:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What’s it take to be remembered these day? We certainly know what doesn’t work. Material directed at the intellect (bullets, charts, graphs), most frequently goes only into short-term memory and is rarely memorable. But case study after case study reveals that a presenter’s personal stories can be a powerful conduit for communicating value, important lessons or relevant themes. This session provides some crisp insight into how presenters can leverage their most valuable communication asset - the personal story.

 

 Presentation Storytelling [6:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What if there was a single simple perspective that would help presenters everywhere create and deliver better presentations? Well there is. This rarely considered ‘prime directive’ for presenters focuses on the very reason for presenting and takes on all the well-entrenched paradigms about the presentation process. With this simple principle in mind (and taken to heart) you will deliver presentations with all new focus.

 

 A Presentation Reality Check [8:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

People simply expect more from their leaders today. This is no more true then when they are communicating important messages to us. We expect them to convey honest, compelling and inspiring messages. Unfortunately, most don’t and at the heart of the problem is a glaring lack of self-awareness. Until leaders can see themselves through other’s eyes, change in this critical area is pretty hard. This session is directed at organization leaders at all levels. Ready to be challenged? Listen in…

 

 Leadership Communication [5:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download