Tag: impact

My Secret Antidote to Overcoming Nervousness

I co-wrote a book called Own Your Space a couple of years ago. One of my favorite chapters is called Own Your Confidence. Here is an excerpt.

Exuding a level of ease and confidence is critical to your career success because confidence has the power to create self-fulfilling prophecies.

Success may not be an easy journey for anyone, but when you’re navigating your way to the next level,

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How Would You Rate Your Level of Energy?

When you present information or answer a call, how would you rate your level of energy?

Do you exude the level of energy that says, “I am here, I am present, and what I have to communicate is important?” Or do you sound tired and disinterested? Energy is one of those intangible non-verbal qualities that is most noticeable when lacking.

Exuding a level of positive energy takes work, especially if you are in back-to-back meetings.

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The Greater Impact of Pressing Pause

The Greater Impact of Pressing Pause
Do you ever feel so tired that you literally can’t move?

Do you ever wonder if you are experiencing a level of “burnout?”

Do you ever wish the weekend was just one more day and you still had just one more hour of sleep before you had to wake up?

A couple of months ago, I was so overwhelmed with fatigue that I decided to consult a physician.

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The Greater Impact of Your Eye Contact

The Greater Impact of Eye Contact

When giving a presentation, one of the most important factors of success is the ability to make your audience feel like you’re genuinely connecting with them and interested in their needs. If they don’t feel like the information you’re giving them has been personalized – if it feels like a memorized speech – you’re likely to lose their interest. Instead, try to make them feel like you genuinely want your presentation to connect with them.

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The Secret of a Greater Impact

I recently spoke to a group of entrepreneurs on how to get people to like you, trust you, and generate new business.

Everyone had to share the experience(s) that had most impacted their lives. The directive, however, was that while stories were being shared, the listeners were not allowed to relate the story back to themselves; they had to simply listen, and then ask qualifying questions such as, “In what way?” “Tell me more?”

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The Greater Impact of Being a Happy Hooker

il_340x270.677239228_9yllI thought this title would get your attention! And that’s exactly what a hook is supposed to do – immediately pique the audience’s interest.

You’ve probably heard that one of the most important elements of a successful presentation is the ability to reel the audience in from the outset and make them want to listen. But how exactly do you do that? Here are a few tips.

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The Greater Impact of Your Personal Brand

We hear so much about the importance of having a personal brand, but what does that really mean? Put simply, your brand is your reputation, which is the culmination of almost everything you have ever done and said. As Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says, “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.”

The reality is, you already have a reputation and you are being “branded” whether you are consciously involved in the process or not.

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The Greater Impact of Accepting Imperfection

PerfectionismThe Greater Impact of Accepting Imperfection
Often, we get so caught up thinking we have to be perfect that we become paralyzed.
One of the most liberating things that I emphasize in my Presentation Skills programs is that you don’t have to be “perfect” to be an effective speaker. You just have to be the best possible version of yourself.

I always remind people that nobody views you with the microscopic lens with which you view yourself.

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