Jim Endicott of Distinction Communications does a survey each year that is widely followed. Last year’s survey showed the following: • 54.4% of those presenting high stakes messages practice an hour or more • 41.6% of presenters are frustrated with all aspects of creating & delivering • 63.3% think their managers model good presentation [...]
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A great discussion is going on in the LinkedIn group, “Great Communicators! Effective Presenting and PowerPoint” about what percentage of presenters have had presentation skills training. We’ve had guestimates from 1% to 75%! True, if you read this blog, you probably are more committed to improving your presentations skills than the average presenter, but [...] Do you read this blog to improve your presentation skills? Why do you improve any skill? I’m interested in this topic because I’m always trying to get people to improve their skills, but I know that many people stay where they are. As the result of a conversation a while back with Olivia Mitchell, [...] It’s just in the idea stage, but suppose you could hear any presentation/speaking expert for free? Suppose you could ask questions and get answers! Which people would you like to hear? Let me know! Fill out this survey — it’ll take just a couple of minutes — and you may get your wish! Ellen Finkelstein can train you or the presenters in your organization to create high-impact, engaging, professional presentations for training, sales, business, or education. For more information, please click here. I want to start a LinkedIn group where people can get together and talk about best practices in presentations. What makes a good presentation? How can you solve a presentation problem that’s been bothering you? What presentation techniques increase sales or engage an audience? But I can’t think of the right name. I just [...] In a survey of over 300 businesses, 89% of employers stated that they want colleges to place more emphasis on oral and written communication. That was a higher percentage than any other skill, knowledge, or ability. This comes from the Association of American Colleges & Universities‘ LEAP initiative. You can find the PDF of [...] I had to share this comment from a discussion going on in the LinkedIn Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group group. There have been many great comments, but I got permission from Dr. William Brantley to share this one: “The worst PowerPoint presentation I ever attended was given by a senior professor in the [...] Please complete this online survey to help me create resources that will best meet your needs. Every completed survey helps me assess what you want, and it should take you only 3 minutes. Here’s the link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Ic88eVHxOphyMPewBGouKA_3d_3d Thanks in advance! Ellen Finkelstein can train you or the presenters in your organization to create high-impact, engaging, professional presentations for training, sales, business, or education. For more information, please click here. |
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