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Presentation skills for your big-screen blockbuster
“Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away”. “I believe in the church of Baseball”. “I owe everything to George Bailey”. “Rosebud”. Recognize these? They’re the opening lines of some really great movies. Star Wars, Bull Durham, It’s a Wonderful Life, Citizen Kane. Imagine if these movies had started differently. “In a past scenario, […]
Executive Presence: Inspiration or Education
I have just returned from a conference in Argentina. This meeting was for the international Entrepreneurial Organization (EO), and 450 members attended from all over the world. The goal was to offer outstanding speakers, learning events and networking, and to fully experience our host city, Buenos Aries. At one event, I sat next to a […]
3 Ways To Always Sound Original (Even If Your Presentation Isn’t)
Some public speaking topics are easier than others. If you’re talking about a breakthrough in modern medicine the new idea can carry the presentation. However, if you’re trying to convince a room full of potential clients to purchase your product, chances are you aren’t the first person to tell them about a very similar product. […]
5 Reasons Stories Are Better For Public Speaking
A common public speaking tip is to use humorous stories. Likewise, many of VoicePro®’s articles have stated that using funny personal stories far outweighs using jokes. Of course the question remains: Why not jokes!? To give insight into the benefit of storytelling, we offer you five reasons that stories are better than jokes when you give […]
5 Communication Skills Tips for Becoming a PowerPoint Outlaw
Your PowerPoint presentation will be outlawed if a start-up political party in Switzerland has its say. Okay, maybe they’re not really all that serious, but we appreciate the point of view at VoicePRO®. The group laments that millions of people worldwide “are obliged to be present at boring presentations” at a cost of billions of […]
