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Public Speaking Workshop 1/09/21
Learn and apply a repeatable process for creating a virtual or in-person presentation (keynote, TEDTalk, conference seminar, etc.). Master Your Message in a Morning!Saturday morning, January 9, 20218:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central TimeVia Zoom This workshop is ideal for you if you have some public speaking experience (Toastmasters, presentations at work, prior public speaking […]
Virtual Public Speaking Boot Camp
LIMITED to 4-6 Students 6 Weekly Sessions via Zoom Boot Camp #1 Thursdays, Jan. 7- Feb. 11, 20216:30 PM – 8:30 PM Central Time Session Topics:Session 1: Virtual Presenter Competencies & Define Your MessageSession 2: Plan Your Message StructureSession 3: Engage Your Audience with StoriesSession 4: Deliver with PowerSession 5: Presenting with SlidesSession 6: Presentation […]
Don’t Fumble Sharing Your Slides in Zoom!
Don’t be THAT person–the one who fumbles sharing their slides, or shows all the thumbnails. In this video, you will see first the “bad” of what often happens, then how to share smoothly: 1. Get your slides ready to share, already in slideshow mode 2. Hit the green share button3. select your slides4. Share (blue […]
3 Ways to Share Slides as Zoom Background
Have you noticed when you have been in the audience for a Zoom meeting and the speaker is sharing slides, how small the video looks? Of course, you can change your view option to “side-by-side” and adjust the relative sizes of the shared content and the speaker video, but do you want to count on […]
Instant Design: Slide Templates
Do you want attractive PowerPoint slides, but you aren’t a designer? Would you like to create infographics, but you don’t want to start from scratch? Consider using a slide template resource, such as Simple Slides, where all the hard work has been done for you. For example, Instead of just having a quote with a […]
11/11/20 Free Online Training: VIRTUAL PRESENTATION SUCCESS
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2020Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST Register Register on Eventbrite Build fundamental skills essential to presenting in a virtual environment. Virtual Presentation Success introduces you to the unique virtual presentation environment, familiarizes you with common platform tools (specifically in Zoom), and digs deep on how to design a presentation to […]
Finding My Voice in Toastmasters
In the video below (6:50), I talk about why I joined and continue to stay involved in Toastmasters. Below the video is the transcript. This is me at age three. Big smile. Big teeth. Bad hair. Maybe you’ve had one of those mom haircuts. My mother was just trying to get my bangs straight. Instead, […]
Virtual Presentation Checklist
Pilots use them. Doctors use them. Checklists. You might use checklists for packing, or for a grocery list. But, do you have a virtual presentation checklist? A presentation checklist can be a lifesaver! Click HERE or on the image below to get your Virtual Presentation Checklist!
Don’t Be in the Dark!
Experiment with lighting for online meetings In the video below, I experiment with no extra lights, ring lights, and using parchment paper over the ring lights to try to adjust the brightness for virtual meetings. I’d love to know how you get your lighting just right (I’m open to change!)