by Lisa Parker | Dec 4, 2018 | communication skills, Presentation Skills
Filler includes those unnecessary words and sounds people use when they want to “fill in” the dead air while trying to collect their thoughts and talk to an audience at the same time. Favorites include “um” and “uh” as well as...
by Lisa Parker | Sep 20, 2018 | Presentation Skills
Are you overusing PowerPoint? Take this mini-quiz and find out: 1. Do you open PowerPoint as soon as you begin to prepare for a presentation? 2. Do you spend more time on fonts and layouts than on message construction? 3. Do you sometimes read aloud from your slides?...
by Lisa Parker | Aug 29, 2018 | communication skills, confidence, Presentation Skills
“Work Life Confidential” Voice of America Radio Host, Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio, interviews Lisa Parker to learn why people don’t speak up at work. Listen to “Work Life Confidential” episode: Showing up courageously at work You’ve probably...
by Lisa Parker | Jun 13, 2018 | communication skills, Presentation Skills
Do you like to share lots of useful details? Have you ever been asked to “keep it short?” Do you struggle to fit your content into the time allotted? If yes, then keep reading. In a recent Heads Up Executive Presence and Presentation (EPP) skills seminar,...
by Lisa Parker | May 1, 2018 | confidence, preparation, Presentation Skills
We all know self-confidence shows up in our presence and presentations, but did you know that you can prime yourself to feel more confident? Photo: CC Gareth Simpson, S is for Superman http://ht.ly/evkZ30jMiO2 A fascinating social experiment was presented on an...
by Lisa Parker | Apr 5, 2018 | preparation, Presentation Skills
Dear Lisa, I make a lot of presentations, and my question is about handling difficult audience members. Clearly they vary. You can have someone who is completely disengaged, frowns, rolls their eyes, and is distracted by laptop/cellphone, or someone who is the...
