Question: What is the ideal pace for a presentation?

by Hilari Weinstein

November 19, 2009 • 0 comments

Nothing is worse than a presentation that drags.  Your presentation’s pace is determined by the rate of speech, transitions, as well the movement of visual elements. 1.   The rate of speech should not be slow and deliberate but rather energetic and lively if you...

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Attitude Adjustment

by Hilari Weinstein

October 21, 2009 • 0 comments

“You must be the kind of person who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the secondary consequences” -Ayn Rand There are a number of folks who don’t like presenting.  Nor do they like having to...

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Question: What if I mess up during my presentation?

by Hilari Weinstein

October 19, 2009 • 0 comments

1.  Pause and take a deep breath in and out.  This will buy you time to collect your thoughts.  The pause will feel longer to you than it feels to the audience. 2.  Don’t panic.  You can’t get back on track unless you stay...

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Question: Should I memorize my presentation?

by Hilari Weinstein

October 9, 2009 • 3 comments

It depends. One job I had, many years back, required me to do a 45 minute sales training followed by a soft “pitch” to invest in additional training. Strategic parts of the presentation were customized to the client’s needs.  However, most of the pitch...

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Question: Where should I stand in relation to my PowerPoint?

by Hilari Weinstein

September 29, 2009 • 0 comments

Ideally you, the speaker, should be center stage.  Unfortunately most presentation spaces are set up with the projection screen smack dab in the middle of the room.  This sets up your PowerPoint to be the center of attention not you.  This also keeps your...

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Introductions with Impact

by Hilari Weinstein

September 8, 2009 • 0 comments

Take your individual team member introductions from boring and blah to powerful and memorable. How?  Here are a few ideas: If your principal or project manager is introducing his or her team, have them say something unique about each person.  For example: “Joe Marks...

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Question: Should I memorize my presentation?

by Hilari Weinstein

August 26, 2009 • 2 comments

It depends. One job I had, many years back, required me to do a 45 minute sales training followed by a soft “pitch” to invest in additional training.  Strategic parts of the presentation were customized to the client’s needs.  However, most of the pitch...

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Using the Voice to Make Your Message Memorable

by Hilari Weinstein

August 24, 2009 • 0 comments

Your voice is an instrument that, when used effectively, acts as a verbal yellow highlighter directing your selection panel to what is most important to remember in your presentation. You wouldn’t be able to fall asleep on a roller coaster.  The twists and turns...

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What Your Audience Remembers

by Hilari Weinstein

March 18, 2009 • 0 comments

Do you remember the details of a conversation you had last week?  Probably not. The audiences you present to will not remember everything you say.  Therefore it is imperative that you decide what are the most important elements you want them to retain. Questions...

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Trust Determined In Less Than a Minute

by Hilari Weinstein

March 12, 2009 • 0 comments

First Impression: Do I trust you The British Psychological Society blog describes a study in which university students were asked to rate several character traits of a person after seeing their photo for just 100 milliseconds. “The ratings they gave the faces correlated strongly...

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