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...
by Lisa Parker | Jan 15, 2018 | preparation, Presentation Skills
If you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right. We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking. A favorite instructional tale for youngsters is “The Little Engine That Could” with his mantra of “I think I...
by Lisa Parker | May 2, 2017 | preparation, Presentation Skills
Project updates. Quarterly financials. Resource justification. These are a few of the many reasons we make presentations, and while common these aren’t very exciting to deliver and typically not much of a thrill to witness. And preparing for these presentations...
by Lisa Parker | Oct 31, 2016 | communication skills, Presentation Skills
Every day that my schedule allows, I take my dog, Dusty, for a walk down historic Main Street in Suffield, Connecticut. Eventually, we pass the signature orange flags for the Suffield Academy, which bear the seal and Latin motto of the Academy: Esse Quam Videri....
by Lisa Parker | Aug 8, 2016 | communication skills, Presentation Skills
Chances are, if you’re reading this post, you’ve been to one of our Executive Presence and Presentation Skills programs. Perhaps you were one of the many who walked into the room, saw the video camera set up in the back, and declared: “UGH! I hate...
by Lisa Parker | Jan 28, 2016 | communication skills, Presentation Skills
Are you suffering from TMI Syndrome? This is the tendency to provide Too Much Information in a misguided attempt to be helpful (it’s not) or clearer (it’s not). You can shed that excess verbosity and sound more like a leader by applying these 3 guidelines:...
