The Power Of Storytelling - Tips To Make Your Next Proposal A Winning Read

The art of storytelling dates back tens of thousands of years. Yet the approach to the (relatively modern) phenomenon of written sales proposals rarely exploits the readers' appetite for a story. In the modern era we can look to Hollywood for inspiration. Learn how to apply scripting, storyboarding and test-screening techniques to improve the success of your proposals.

What Does Your Body Language Tell the World?

Your words only tell part of the story. Your real success will come from mastering the whole presentation process.

The Big Word Trap

This article explains why you should stop using big long words during your speech or presentation.

Selling Yourself as an IT Consultant

You need to consider yourself as being an IT small business. You can join a recruitment agency that supplies contractors to clients, but you can't expect them to do your selling and promotion for you.

It is NOT a Samwich - Mangled Pronunciation

Prospects at trade shows are picky people. Your great exhibit, wonderful give-aways and that nifty shirt you are wearing only gets them into your space. It’s the little things people remember – bad grammar, sloppy pronunciation and incoherent syntax are high on my list of no-nos.

DemoCamp7 Review

DemoCamp7 was last night a quite crowed No Regrets. It's a fairly small venue so space was a premium and the demos were a little harder to understand without the lights, sounds and magic that is Mars.

Be a Speaking Star--Learn How from the Movies

Great movies capture your attention and keep it. Adapt movie techniques to your presentation content and delivery and become a speaking star.

Outstanding Presentations Start in the Mind: Five Secrets for Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

Learn how to give outstanding presentations and overcome public speaking anxiety by controlling your thoughts.

Free Clip Art

Creating artful presentations, crafting interesting articles, and making readable documents could be made more visually exciting if clip art is used. In fact, many people are using clip art to decorate boring write ups and projects, make their own cards, and even make a point more interesting. Most people who use clip art at present use free clip art.

Audience Response Systems Increase Presentation Participation

Using an audience response system in presentations helps the presenter to engage the crowd, improve the retention of knowledge and collect and display real-time polling data.

Why Spending Your Whole Life Trying to Be Professional is a Dead End Game

So many people want to be respected by those they meet and they are so worried what other people will think of them almost to the point that they will do anything to look their best and be loved by everyone they see. This in fact is a losing game because it means you have to learn how to lie really really well.

Charismatic Communication - The Seven Keys to a Charismatic Voice

The voice is one of the most valuable, albeit neglected, facets of image building. As an oratorical tool, it gives form, colour and meaning to what we say. In this article Desmond Guilfoyle review the key variables of building a powerful vocal identity

Over Done Cologne and Your Business Presentation

One of the easiest ways to destroy a business presentation is to over do the perfume or cologne, as it is distracting and even if the scent is one of high-price and quality, it also is a turn-off to a board of directors or decision making group? After all what are you trying to hide? Are you trying to mask the fact that your program or pitch stinks as much as your body odor? Over Done Cologne and Your Business Presentation do not mix.

Charismatic Communication: The Latent Power of Not

Hot button words like 'free', 'sex', 'you', 'New', etc., have long been known to evoke attention. What is not generally known is that there are a suite of words that are linguistic markers for gaining agreement at the unconscious level. In this article, one of a series, author reviews what is known as 'tactical negation' - a powerful technique for creating rapport and agreement with audiences.

Charismatic Communication - Discovering and Building a Mutual Space with Your Audience - Part One

What currency do you need to use to purchase attention and a fair hearing from your audience? The currency comes in three denominations In this article, one of two, author explores the groundwork that must be done prior to a persuasion attempt.