Never end your presentation with a Q&A. Got that? Dont end your next presentation by saying, Any questions? Theres no need to announce that its time for questions and answers. You can do better. Always plan a strong closing. If youre planning a Q&A session, you can have it near the end, but not at &

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Never end your presentation with a Q&A. Got that? Dont end your next presentation by saying, Any questions? Theres no need to announce that its time for questions and answers. You can do better. Always plan a strong closing. If youre planning a Q&A session, you can have it near the end, but not at &

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Ah, Q&A. The question and answer portion of your presentation, where anything can happen! Instead of dealing with a Q&A hog, let’s say someone in your audience asks you a brilliant question. It’s timely and topical! It’s directly related to your content! At this point, your answer can fall into three categories. 1. Hey, I &

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Ah, Q&A. The question and answer portion of your presentation, where anything can happen! Instead of dealing with a Q&A hog, let’s say someone in your audience asks you a brilliant question. It’s timely and topical! It’s directly related to your content! At this point, your answer can fall into three categories. 1. Hey, I &

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Ah, Q&A. The question and answer portion of your presentation, where anything can happen! Instead of dealing with a Q&A hog, let’s say someone in your audience asks you a brilliant question. It’s timely and topical! It’s directly related to your content! At this point, your answer can fall into three categories. 1. Hey, I &

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Ah, Q&A. The question and answer portion of your presentation, where anything can happen! Instead of dealing with a Q&A hog, let’s say someone in your audience asks you a brilliant question. It’s timely and topical! It’s directly related to your content! At this point, your answer can fall into three categories. 1. Hey, I &

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Let’s explore 5 of the worst ways to open your next keynote or major presentation…that we hear ALL TOO OFTEN! Ahem! (clearing your throat  do vocal warmups beforehand, please!) Thank you…. (your audience doesn’t need to hear this.) It’s really great to be here….(you’re wasting even more time.) Can you hear me? (do your &

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Let’s explore 5 of the worst ways to open your next keynote or major presentation…that we hear ALL TOO OFTEN! Ahem! (clearing your throat  do vocal warmups beforehand, please!) Thank you…. (your audience doesn’t need to hear this.) It’s really great to be here….(you’re wasting even more time.) Can you hear me? (do your &

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Let’s explore 5 of the worst ways to open your next keynote or major presentation…that we hear ALL TOO OFTEN! Ahem! (clearing your throat  do vocal warmups beforehand, please!) Thank you…. (your audience doesn’t need to hear this.) It’s really great to be here….(you’re wasting even more time.) Can you hear me? (do your &

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Let’s explore 5 of the worst ways to open your next keynote or major presentation…that we hear ALL TOO OFTEN! Ahem! (clearing your throat  do vocal warmups beforehand, please!) Thank you…. (your audience doesn’t need to hear this.) It’s really great to be here….(you’re wasting even more time.) Can you hear me? (do your &

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So, you’ll be presenting as a team. Super! Make sure you know what position you’ll be playing. One of the biggest mistakes I see in team presentations is when one person on the team is speaking — and the others on the team don’t exactly know what to do with their bodies. Just because youre &

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So, you’ll be presenting as a team. Super! Make sure you know what position you’ll be playing. One of the biggest mistakes I see in team presentations is when one person on the team is speaking — and the others on the team don’t exactly know what to do with their bodies. Just because youre &

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So, you’ll be presenting as a team. Super! Make sure you know what position you’ll be playing. One of the biggest mistakes I see in team presentations is when one person on the team is speaking — and the others on the team don’t exactly know what to do with their bodies. Just because youre &

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A popular quote by W. Edwards Deming reads: Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. But what if you flipped this saying? Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. Leaders need to share informed opinions and insights. Any dashboard can spew data. It takes soft intelligence, leadership, and communication skills to &

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A popular quote by W. Edwards Deming reads: Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. But what if you flipped this saying? Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. Leaders need to share informed opinions and insights. Any dashboard can spew data. It takes soft intelligence, leadership, and communication skills to &

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A popular quote by W. Edwards Deming reads: Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. But what if you flipped this saying? Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion. Leaders need to share informed opinions and insights. Any dashboard can spew data. It takes soft intelligence, leadership, and communication skills to &

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Perhaps the hardest part of telling a business story is resisting the temptation to finish your story yourself. I call this The Power of Shhhhh. Its where you stop talking. Be quiet. Let your story and its lessons sink in. People hate a vacuum, and will often rush to fill it with their own conclusions. &

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Perhaps the hardest part of telling a business story is resisting the temptation to finish your story yourself. I call this The Power of Shhhhh. Its where you stop talking. Be quiet. Let your story and its lessons sink in. People hate a vacuum, and will often rush to fill it with their own conclusions. &

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Perhaps the hardest part of telling a business story is resisting the temptation to finish your story yourself. I call this The Power of Shhhhh. Its where you stop talking. Be quiet. Let your story and its lessons sink in. People hate a vacuum, and will often rush to fill it with their own conclusions. &

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What if we started learning food prep and cooking in elementary school? And Im not thinking about food prep as an elective course or two. No, my vision is much bolder: Learning to cook needs to be mandatory. Food prep needs to be integrated into every class you take in school. You must demonstrate ongoing &

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