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  Confidence in Q & A comes from the 3 Ps: Preparation, Planning and Practice.  Preparation and planning were discussed in previous newsletters.  If you missed it, please check out my blog.  Today I will focus on practice. Athletes know the importance of practice. ...

The last newsletter focused on the first component of building Q & A confidence, preparation.  If you missed it, it is on my blog.  The second component is planning: 2.  Planning: A common start to questions might be “Tell us about a situation…”  or...

Some folks like Q & A better than the prepared presentation because they feel like it is less pressure.  Others feel tremendous anxiety over responding to questions and feel greater comfort in the predictability of the prepared presentation. Just like a good football team...

When you have a team of presenters, the rate of speech should not be the same for everyone and at all times or you will lull your panel into a coma.   Presenters should not deliver material at the same rate.  In particular, those presenting...

The postal service delivers tons of communication daily.  We expect all of that communication we send to be delivered as intended or returned to us if it does not make it delivered to the intended recipient.  Most are opened by the recipient, but there...

I was conversing with someone on the topic of charisma recently.  He shared that when he coached his team to be more engaging, he felt passion was the most important element. While passion is an important attribute of charismatic people, it is not that...

My popular workshop, “The Charisma Clinic”(TM) is the first component of the comprehensive Project Interview Excellence Program (TM).   Although, some clients choose to do this powerful half-day workshop alone.  The link to view part of it is at then end of this article. Charisma...

Self-consciousness is deadly to a presenter.  It exacerbates nervousness.  When a presenter is self-conscious, they are focused internally-ME focused. They are engrossed by the critical voice inside their head that picks apart everything they are saying and doing: words, movement, gestures… They are unaware...

by Hilari Weinstein, originally published in The Business Journal of Phoenix – December 22, 2006 ‘Tis the season — football season. I admit it. I am a successful professional woman with a weakness: I love my football. Every year, I get a glimmer in...