My dear friend and early morning work-out partner hopped into my car with her speaking notes at 5:30am this morning. She had a presentation later that day and asked if I would provide feedback. As she read through her notes, I was listening for any obvious areas of improvement. She was well prepared and had…
If you are trying to truly communicate effectively, you need to really think about your audience. What are their thoughts? Their desires? Their goals? Their jargon? Their experiences? What do you think they want to get out of the interaction with you? While you can not predict or assume, you’ll need to put forth some…
Take the Guesswork out of Receiving Feedback- Four Simple Steps Listen. Resist the urge to jump in to add commentary. REALLY listen to the feedback. Omit Emotion. Pretend you are a third party who does not know either side of this conversation. Listen for content to fully understand the feedback. Seek Truth. From what was shared,…
Think of the last time you hopped into your car and headed out to a familiar destination. Possibly it was the store, work, school, a friend’s place or a favorite restaurant. You may have begun driving, lost yourself in thought or got wrapped up in your favorite 90’s rap lyrics (I don’t blame you). You arrived…
I was participating in a training for my campus job during my sophomore year of college. Loras College’s Admission staff was teaching a group of us students, how to appropriately take prospective students on a tour of campus. What buildings to walk through, how to take cues on the prospect’s interests, how to navigate the…
How to end a presentation successfully? Use these four easy steps. The audience will maintain their engagement and increase their memory of your content.
We may no longer be in the middle of online learning but plenty of opportunities still exist for Zoom class. Here are three tips to quickly prepare… college students, I’m looking at you! 🙂 Do you log on at the very last minute to decrease the chance of awkward greetings on Zoom? Do you dread…
Have you ever felt awkward in a room full of strangers? Perhaps you avoid situations where you must introduce yourself to people you don’t already know? Often, in professional settings (and sometimes throughout your educational journey) you will find yourself in an occurrence where you walk into a room of people you don’t know and…
While the fear of public speaking a real thing- letting that fear prevent our growth and success can’t happen. Learn about the first step in combating the fear of public speaking.
Too often I hear from clients who agreed to something they really did not want to. They end up regretful and in hindsight reflect, “I should have said no.” Yet, when I ask them why they agreed or simply said “yes” they replied, “I just felt guilty.” or “I did not know how to say…