The beginning of the presentation is your prime real estate. It’s when your audience decides if you are worth paying attention to or not. In my workshops, I call this the HOOK. You can do this by either asking a question, making a bold statement or telling a story that relates to your topic.
This time last year Zoom may not have been part of your vocabulary, but fast forward a year: Now, even if you are using a different platform, the verb “to Zoom” has become synonymous with virtual meetings.
So, now that we are nine months into mostly virtual encounters, how are you faring?
Would you say your Zooms (and other virtual meeting platforms) are a boom or a bust?
Technology was already becoming a big part of our lives prior to COVID 19, but when the virus reached pandemic levels, the transition to a virtual world accelerated. Many of us now find ourselves communicating solely online.
For those of you who had already been working remotely, the adaptation is not as drastic. However if you were used to giving presentations, having meetings with customers, and/or meeting with your team in person,
Hoping that you are keeping well and staying strong through this testing time in all our lives!
I’m happy to say all my programs, including Executive Presence & Personal Branding, are available virtually.
I also wanted to share details about my Maximizing Your Virtual Impact offering. I have been doing this as both a 45-minute webinar and 90-minute training.
Our lives these days can seem to consist of a sequence of virtual meetings, with interpersonal encounters as hard to pin down as the electrons that are zooming around the Internet. The isolation of the virtual world can be frustrating, but there are things you can do to ensure that it’s Zoombaya rather than Zoombyebye. As it happens, each and every virtual meeting provides the same opportunity to create meaningful relationships as in-person encounters.
Over the last few weeks this has been the topic of my virtual keynotes, webinars and coaching.
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| 1 | Understanding the process of projecting confidence in a virtual meeting or presentation. |
