February 2009
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The 10 Challenges of Presentation Listeners. |
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Joey Asher
President's
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Sure it’s hard to be a good speaker. But if you’re
really serious about improving your presentation skills,
you’ll think about how hard it is to be a good listener.
Here are ten challenges that a listener faces when
sitting through a presentation.
Challenge # 1: “Where’s
Waldo”.
Few speakers make it easy on listeners by saying “This
is the most important thing to remember . . . ,” or “The
point of my presentation is . . . .” Instead, speakers
provide a lot of information and hope that listeners
will find the point on their own. It’s like a corporate
version of “Where’s Waldo?”
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Listen to a Webinar on How To Win a Pitch
From Speechworks President Joey Asher. |
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If you want to learn how to create and deliver great sales
presentations, check out our recent webinar “How to Win a Pitch.”
To hear the webinar click here.
This is the first webinar we have done promoting Speechworks
President Joey Asher's new book How to Win a Pitch: The Five
Fundamentals that Will Distinguish You from the Competition.
We’ve gotten some positive feedback. The program was sponsored by
B2B Power Exchange and its president Chris Pareja.
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Six Rules for Successful Team Presentations. |
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One of the things that many business people say when they’re
interviewing business partners is “We’re looking for the best
team.”
So the question is this: how can you come across as a great team
during a 30-45 minute presentation?
In coaching many of these presentations we’ve learned a few things.
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New Book by Speechworks President
Teaches How to Win a Pitch. |
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Want to learn how to deliver presentations that make the sale?
Then get a copy of “How to Win a Pitch: The Five Fundamentals that
Will Distinguish You from the Competition.”
The new book by Speechworks President Joey Asher details how he and
the other coaches at Speechworks have helped clients create and
deliver presentations that have won billions of dollars in new
business contracts.
To order your copy,
click here.
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Supreme Court Justice Scalia Provides
Lesson in How Not to
Answer Questions. |
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia lashed out at a student
during a question and answer session recently in West Palm Beach,
Florida.
“That’s a nasty, impolite question,” said Scalia. He was responding
to a question from 20-year-old Sarah Jeck, a Florida Atlantic
University college junior.
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Public Speaking Tip from John Updike. |
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“A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a
half times his own weight in other people’s patience.”
Those are the words of John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize winning
author
who died late last month.
Of course, he wasn’t talking about public speaking. But it’s
certainly a good thought to keep in mind as you plan your next
presentation.
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