Demonstrate Good Listening Skills in Your Project Interviews

by Hilari Weinstein

January 13, 2010 • 0 comments

You show the client how well you will listen to them on the project by how well you listen in the project interview. Do you attentively listen to the other members of your team when they are presenting? Do you talk over people? Did...

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Question: What if it appears that a member of the selection panel is not paying attention?

by Hilari Weinstein

December 24, 2009 • 0 comments

The key here is the word appears.  It may not be you or your presentation.  It be a momentary lapse in concentration as a result of sitting for a long period of time and getting a lot of information.  So it might not serve...

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Question: Is it possible to over practice?

by Hilari Weinstein

December 24, 2009 • 1 comment

Typically no. Quite often, those most concerned about over-practicing just want an excuse not to practice.  Or they are afraid that repetition will make them bored with the material come time for the actual presentation. The key is to show up to the presentation...

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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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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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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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Rolling to Presentation Success

by Hilari Weinstein

January 9, 2009 • 0 comments

Interviewing is, as you know, one of the ways Architecture/Engineering/Construction firms get business. As a result, presenting has become a necessary evil. It is a well known fact that people fear public speaking worse than death. Yet you are more likely to split you’re...

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How to Leverage Every Project Interview

by Hilari Weinstein

January 9, 2009 • 0 comments

It can be extremely frustrating for your presentation team to put forth so much time and effort and not get selected. How many times have you heard: “It was so close! You were second!” After losing a project interview, those words are about as...

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The Winning Difference-Beyond Words

by Hilari Weinstein

January 9, 2009 • 0 comments

Your team represents your organization and your interviews are seen as a reflection of your company. The effectiveness of your presentation is influenced by both the message (content) as well as the messengers (your interview team). Both will make effect whether you are selected...

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