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Casual Articles - Presentation Power Does Not Come From PowerPoint
No, it’s certainly not enthusiasm. There’s usually more than enough of that to go around. And it’s certainly not a lack of ideas. Would-be business owners can pop those out faster than fireworks exploding on the 4th of July. And by now most wannabes seem to realize the importance of a written business plan, whether using their own money or they anticipate a need to borrow, so it’s not that. The key ingredient most start-ups lack is a Professional Support Team.I’m not talking about an emotional cheering section made up of friends and family members. Too much of that kind of blind faith has gotten more than one entrepreneur into trouble. What I strongly recommend, both to my coaching clients as well as my students, is a select group of professionals –
Another physical projection of power is the way you stand. Stand away from the lectern so the audience can see you. When you appear more open you appear more believable. Stand tall and strong. Shoulders back and chest out. Looking as tall and big as you can. We put more faith in one who appears to b
The Internet is a vast, continually expanding world. With technology advancing and with more and more people and companies turning to their Internet for all their personal and professional needs, it is inevitable that someone somewhere thought of finally posting job advertisements online.At present, there are more than 80,000 job sites spread all over the Web. Not only that, company, government and college alumni web sites post their own list of job openings in their respective turfs. Even regular mailing lists have offtopic job postings. In short, online job advertisements are everywhere. So there is really no reason not to find something that suits you and your skills.But before you finally decide to join the bandwagon and search for a job online,
Avoid the temptations
Don’t be fooled by the name. Just because of the name – there is no implied power in PowerPoint. PowerPoint does not convey power. Have you noticed how many use PowerPoint and do not have power? That should be your first clue. If everyone is doing it – it is not powerful. Did you notice how quickly the Macarena faded once vice president Al Gore did it?
PowerPoint is easy-to-use software. It seduces you into believing that your presentation is all about nice graphics. That is your second mistake. If it appears to be too easy – it is not powerful.
The third deception is that a bad presenter can hide behind their PowerPoint presentation. If you think that, shame on you! If you were a bad golfer do you really believe that expensive clubs or a Nike cap (like Tiger Woods wears) would make you a great golfer? If you could not ice skate would you offer to play in the Stanley cup just because you got new skates? Of course not. Don’t make that mistake with presentation skills. Hone the fundamental skills.
Power comes from within you
The only power that counts in your presentation and everything you do is the power that comes from within you. That is real power. That is recognizable power. That is power that enables you to make things happen.
This is real power because no one can take it away from you. They can admire it and covet it but they cannot take it away from you. That is what makes you powerful.
How do you convey power to your audience?
The first way you convey power is in the confidence you project. Stand and look good even if you don’t feel good. Projecting power is based on how you look, sound and feel. For the past decade of presentation skills training and speech coaching, George Torok, the “Speech Coach for Executives” has discovered that most people look more confident than they feel. This is surprising to most presenters. And it is a welcome relief. No one knows how your inner voice is berating you.
Even when you don’t feel so good – always look good. This works in your favour. Even when you question your own confidence the audience does not know about your inner doubts. They only know what they see and feel.
Appear Powerful
The physical is the first and strongest way you project power. Smile. That is the look of confidence. Smile. That helps to build trust. Smile. That shows that you know your stuff. Too many business presenters make the mistake of thinking, “This is serious business. I must not smile.” What a mistake. Any business you are in is about people. And people like to deal with people who convey confidence and trust. Nothing conveys trust and confidence more than a smile. Don’t grin like the Cheshire cat – but smile with confidence.
Another physical projection of power is the way you stand. Stand away from the lectern so the audience can see you. When you appear more open you appear more believable. Stand tall and strong. Shoulders back and chest out. Looking as tall and big as you can. We put more faith in one who appears to be
As a business coach, I take small business very seriously. Small business and entrepreneurs can have a major impact on individuals, families and communities. So, in my mind small business is big business to me! My passion is to help entrepreneurs build profitable and successful businesses! My goal is to generate more revenue and profit for my clients!Why am I so passionate? It reminds me of early childhood. From birth to fourteen years old, I lived in the projects in Detroit, Michigan with my mother who was single and divorced. I first learned that we were not financially secure when my mother asked me one Thanksgiving, if I wanted to have breakfast instead the traditional Thanksgiving dinner! It was that moment when I realized that we did not have
The third deception is that a bad presenter can hide behind their PowerPoint presentation. If you think that, shame on you! If you were a bad golfer do you really believe that expensive clubs or a Nike cap (like Tiger Woods wears) would make you a great golfer? If you could not ice skate would you offer to play in the Stanley cup just because you got new skates? Of course not. Don’t make that mistake with presentation skills. Hone the fundamental skills.
Power comes from within you
The only power that counts in your presentation and everything you do is the power that comes from within you. That is real power. That is recognizable power. That is power that enables you to make things happen.
This is real power because no one can take it away from you. They can admire it and covet it but they cannot take it away from you. That is what makes you powerful.
How do you convey power to your audience?
The first way you convey power is in the confidence you project. Stand and look good even if you don’t feel good. Projecting power is based on how you look, sound and feel. For the past decade of presentation skills training and speech coaching, George Torok, the “Speech Coach for Executives” has discovered that most people look more confident than they feel. This is surprising to most presenters. And it is a welcome relief. No one knows how your inner voice is berating you.
Even when you don’t feel so good – always look good. This works in your favour. Even when you question your own confidence the audience does not know about your inner doubts. They only know what they see and feel.
Appear Powerful
The physical is the first and strongest way you project power. Smile. That is the look of confidence. Smile. That helps to build trust. Smile. That shows that you know your stuff. Too many business presenters make the mistake of thinking, “This is serious business. I must not smile.” What a mistake. Any business you are in is about people. And people like to deal with people who convey confidence and trust. Nothing conveys trust and confidence more than a smile. Don’t grin like the Cheshire cat – but smile with confidence.
Another physical projection of power is the way you stand. Stand away from the lectern so the audience can see you. When you appear more open you appear more believable. Stand tall and strong. Shoulders back and chest out. Looking as tall and big as you can. We put more faith in one who appears to b
I recently returned from a trip (part work, part pure play) to San Francisco. I grabbed a cable car ticket before jumping on and found myself enthralled by a strikingly effective marketing tactic – The San Francisco Cable Car Collectors' Series.Here goes:• The Tactic:My ticket featured a 1914 photo of two cable cars stopped at a famous San Francisco intersection with an overlying headline naming the cable car lines. Three small photos illustrating how the cable car system works were placed under the main photo, along with the attribution "San Francisco Cable Car Collectors' Series." So there's a series of cards, which serves as an incentive to ride the cable cars to collect them all.I noticed a detachable stub and, when turning the tick
This is real power because no one can take it away from you. They can admire it and covet it but they cannot take it away from you. That is what makes you powerful.
How do you convey power to your audience?
The first way you convey power is in the confidence you project. Stand and look good even if you don’t feel good. Projecting power is based on how you look, sound and feel. For the past decade of presentation skills training and speech coaching, George Torok, the “Speech Coach for Executives” has discovered that most people look more confident than they feel. This is surprising to most presenters. And it is a welcome relief. No one knows how your inner voice is berating you.
Even when you don’t feel so good – always look good. This works in your favour. Even when you question your own confidence the audience does not know about your inner doubts. They only know what they see and feel.
Appear Powerful
The physical is the first and strongest way you project power. Smile. That is the look of confidence. Smile. That helps to build trust. Smile. That shows that you know your stuff. Too many business presenters make the mistake of thinking, “This is serious business. I must not smile.” What a mistake. Any business you are in is about people. And people like to deal with people who convey confidence and trust. Nothing conveys trust and confidence more than a smile. Don’t grin like the Cheshire cat – but smile with confidence.
Another physical projection of power is the way you stand. Stand away from the lectern so the audience can see you. When you appear more open you appear more believable. Stand tall and strong. Shoulders back and chest out. Looking as tall and big as you can. We put more faith in one who appears to b
In this installment on medical billing of electronic claims, using NSF 3.01 specifications, we're going to continue our review of the FB0 record, which is more line item detail, picking up with field number 8.FB0 field 8, positions 61 - 67, is the coinsurance amount. This is the amount of the claim that is covered by any additional insurance that the patient has. In the most common cases where you're billing Medicare, the secondary payer will be Medicaid and this amount will usually be the 20% that Medicare doesn't cover. Of course this isn't always the case.FB0 field 9, positions 68 - 82, is the ordering provider ID. I think we need to take a moment to clarify something that is probably confusing a lot of people. In this series of articles, we'
Even when you don’t feel so good – always look good. This works in your favour. Even when you question your own confidence the audience does not know about your inner doubts. They only know what they see and feel.
Appear Powerful
The physical is the first and strongest way you project power. Smile. That is the look of confidence. Smile. That helps to build trust. Smile. That shows that you know your stuff. Too many business presenters make the mistake of thinking, “This is serious business. I must not smile.” What a mistake. Any business you are in is about people. And people like to deal with people who convey confidence and trust. Nothing conveys trust and confidence more than a smile. Don’t grin like the Cheshire cat – but smile with confidence.
Another physical projection of power is the way you stand. Stand away from the lectern so the audience can see you. When you appear more open you appear more believable. Stand tall and strong. Shoulders back and chest out. Looking as tall and big as you can. We put more faith in one who appears to b
We hear a lot about business ethics issues in the United States and yet our businessmen and women are some of the most ethical business practitioners anywhere in the world. The transparency, integrity and accountability in American business is not found anywhere else in the world. With all the disclosure, over regulation, lawsuits and government forms it would be difficult to call any American businessperson unethical. Yet, we find that the mass media hysteria, incited by folks who do not understand commerce has cheated the positive American opinion about business ethics.The truth of the matter is that ethics in business, the military, sports, government or even the nonprofit sector in the United States is a reflection of the overall ethics of the averag
Another physical projection of power is the way you stand. Stand away from the lectern so the audience can see you. When you appear more open you appear more believable. Stand tall and strong. Shoulders back and chest out. Looking as tall and big as you can. We put more faith in one who appears to be big: Bigger, stronger, more confident.
Stand with your hands and arms open most of the time. Crossed arms appear guarded not powerful. You appear to be hiding something. Keep your hands out of your pockets. If you want to appear open, look open.
Sound Powerful
Your voice is the next component to power and believably. Power comes from the appearance of confidence. You sound more powerful when you sound more confident. You sound more confident when you speak slower and deeper – and say less. Speaking slower shows that you are willing to let listeners digest what you say; that you are not afraid of interruptions. Speaking slower also lowers the tone of your voice – which makes you sound more credible. Who sounds more powerful – the slow thudding walk of the elephant or the skittering of the mouse?
Pause more. That displays confidence. It allows your listeners to think about what you say. It is never about what you tell them. It is about what they convince themselves. And they convince themselves while you are not talking. You do not convince with your words. They need the silences to think.
Hum the first four notes to Beethoven’s Fifth symphony. Feel the power in those clear simple four notes. Compare that to the skittering of rap music. Have you noticed that the only power in today’s music is from the slow deep thud of the base?
Use words of power
Pick words that convey power. Short simple clear words display more power than longer words. Love, hate, grow, kill, stop, go, are more powerful than infatuation, ill feelings, cultivation, exterminate, discontinue, departure.
Simple phrases and short sentences have more power than long, vague convoluted meanderings. Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” has more power than “Our mission is to be the supplier of choice to our customers, show respect for our employees, work fairly with our suppliers, be recognized as a leader in the marketplace and generate a consistently above average return on investment to our shareholders.”
Compare that to, “We are here to win.”
Verbs are more powerful than nouns and more powerful than adjectives and adverbs.
Action is power. Talk versus communication. Do versus implementation. Sell versus solicitation. Those words ending in ‘tion’ are poison. They suck the power out of your message.
You are the power
You can be more powerful when you speak – if you focus on what you say and how you look and sound. Power is a feeling. If your audience believes you to be powerful by how you make them feel – you will be power
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