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Communication skills for online success

July 31, 2020 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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This is a guest post by Steve Kosch, a former ABC and CNN anchor (that’s him on the left), and a globally recognized expert communication skills trainer. For 10 more awesome tips to help you “Nail It” in your next presentation, go to mediatrainingnetwork.com If you’re looking to lead a cause or movement, spread your […]

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Filed Under: Delivery Tagged With: character, communication skills, executive presence, presentation skills, public speaking, speaking, speaking online, style, substance, webinars

Equipment for Speakers

June 15, 2020 by Ellen Finkelstein Leave a Comment

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I’m writing this during the Coronavirus pandemic and I just heard that webcams are on backorder. That’s because so many more people are presenting and attending meetings from home. So I thought I’d list my recommendations for equipment for speakers, including webcam, lighting, screening, mics, and much more. The links are on Amazon. (Note: They […]

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Filed Under: Delivery, Resources Tagged With: backdrops, headsets, lighting, mics, screens, speakers, speakers equipment, tripods

Presenting remotely: Avoid the 8 deadly sins of webinars

March 30, 2020 by Ellen Finkelstein 11 Comments

Note: I originally wrote this in 2013 but I’m updating this during the Coronavirus pandemic because more people are presenting online now. Webinars are a powerful way to communicate from afar. They have opened up many possibilities for marketing, meetings, and training. But only if you do webinars right. If you simply show slides with the […]

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Filed Under: Delivery, Design principles, Events, Training Tagged With: webinars

The flipped presentation: A different way to present and create handouts

June 22, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 2 Comments

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Let’s say that you’re giving a presentation that requires you to provide a lot of detailed information to your audience. Perhaps you’re Training supervisors about vacation, sick day, and leave of absence policies Doing a project update that requires you to explain the data you collected during your research Providing employees with a list of […]

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Filed Under: Content, Delivery, Design principles Tagged With: details, handouts, Notes page, notes pane, technical presentations

Transcribe or translate your live talk in PowerPoint with a Star Trek twist

February 26, 2019 by Ellen Finkelstein 15 Comments

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If you have Office 365 (the subscription version that is always updated), there’s a new feature coming out that is truly extraordinary! If you’re in the Office Insider program, you may have it already. Otherwise, you’ll get it when it’s rolled out to everyone with Office 365. As you talk, PowerPoint will display what you […]

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Filed Under: Delivery, User Interface Tagged With: accessibility, Klingon, languages, real-time translation, subtitles, transcribe, translation

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