How to control negative questioners

Aug. 28, 2013 by

It’s not often that a business audience will go negative on you, but it happens. Here’s how to stay in control of your listeners and yourself: 1.  Prepare key messages for your talk so you can find your way back to

Presentation Skills:  Tell, Sell, Solve

Presentation Skills: Tell, Sell, Solve

Jun. 8, 2012 by

There are some circumstances in which we can tell an audience what to do, some where we must sell them (or convince) them to do something, and then there are those times when we do not have the authority (or

Public Speaking: Dress for Success

Public Speaking: Dress for Success

Jul. 18, 2008 by

Girls of a certain age expose their stomachs, and boys expose their underwear.  Those of us who are too old to seek this kind of social status based on sex appeal are more concerned about dressing to project power, authority,