Establishing Trustworthiness Through Eye Contact

by Hilari Weinstein

June 23, 2011 • 0 comments

Never underestimate the power of good eye contact where presenting to an audience of 1 or 100. One of the most important things an audience determines is whether they can trust you.  Good eye contact tells the audience, “I have nothing to hide, you...

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Taming the Gremlin

by Hilari Weinstein

June 2, 2011 • 0 comments

The gremlin is a powerful force that can completely derail your presentation. You know who he is.  He is that terrible voice in your head that is overly harsh and unrealistically critical when you are practicing or delivering your presentation.  He says things to...

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Get to the Point Without Pointing

by Hilari Weinstein

March 15, 2011 • 0 comments

Recently at an in-house workshop for a large Arizona General Contractor, “Jason” had a habit of pointing his finger at members of the audience when he wanted to underscore what he was saying. Pointing makes members of your audience uncomfortable.  But many people like...

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Question/Answer Dilemmas

by Hilari Weinstein

February 14, 2011 • 0 comments

Some questions require clarification. For example, “How would you handle environmental issues on this project?”  There are two possible approaches and you will not know which way to go unless you ask a follow up question like, “Are you looking for more information about...

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Proper breathing? But I breathe all the time…

by Hilari Weinstein

February 14, 2011 • 0 comments

Yes, to be alive breathing is required.  However, how you breathe can aid or inhibit your ability to deliver a compelling and confident presentation. Recently I was working with a young woman who had a tendency to do shallow breathing-she took breaths that only...

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What’s the Gift?

by Hilari Weinstein

December 30, 2010 • 0 comments

Happy Holidays!  This is the time of year when many of us enjoy the giving and receiving of gifts.  As an incentive to buy, some companies offer a “Gift with Purchase”.  This is a concept you can use in your project interviews. In the...

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Avoid Pushing Too Much

by Hilari Weinstein

October 25, 2010 • 0 comments

It is a good thing to have energy, enthusiasm and conviction in your presentation but be careful not to over do it.  Here is an example of what pushing too much looks and sounds like: Phil Davison, GOP Candidate, Delivers Stark County Treasurer Speech,...

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Avoid Over-Packing Your Presentation

by Hilari Weinstein

September 27, 2010 • 0 comments

For most presentations, we have way more content than time available.  Some presenters try to cram more into their presentation by increasing the rate of speech.  This is a mistake.  When information comes at us too fast, we don’t have time to process it...

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What do I do if I don’t know the answer to a question asked during Q & A?

by Hilari Weinstein

August 18, 2010 • 0 comments

That depends. If answering the question requires input from a specialist who is not in attendance at the interview: Let the panel know that the specialist will likely have the best answer to that question and you will contact that individual immediately upon leaving...

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Your Recipe for Speaking Success

by Hilari Weinstein

June 9, 2010 • 0 comments

I was recently leading an in-house, 5 session workshop for a construction company.  After our first workshop, I gave the participants an assignment to prepare for a one-on-one session with me the following week.  A couple of the guys came to that individual meeting...

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