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Increase Security and Income with Presentation Skills Training Aug 29, 2018

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I wrote an article back in 2013 called Increase Security and Income with Presentation Skills Training. I wrote it to tout the value of investing in yourself. For the last couple of decades, we have seen thousands of people increase their income and job security by investing in professional development classes. So, when I originally wrote the article, I researched how much a Master's degree cost to achieve, and I compared that cost with the additional potential revenue that you could make by receiving the degree. I then compared that result with the much lower cost of professional development training and the return on investment that it provided. What I found was that professionals receive a much higher return on investment from professional development classes than from higher education degrees.
Recently, I’ve watched news outlets report about the higher cost of a Bachelors degree as well. As a business owner, I communicate consistently with peers who are also executives in companies. I started asking them years ago, “Is a college degree worth it anymore?” More and more often, the reply back is, all-be-it reluctantly, “I don’t think so.”
So, in this podcast, I revisit the topic o the value of professional development classes. I also research the value of a college degree in 2018. Is a college degree worth it today? Listen up, and see for yourself.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/increase-security-and-income-with-presentation-skills-training/

5 Key Ideas for Great Train-the-Trainer Presentation Skills Sessions Aug 27, 2018

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Many of you know my background. I didn't set out to be a presentation skills coach. I was just a guy who had a challenge with public speaking. I studied and practiced for years, and I figured out a few secrets that make presenting much easier. I spent the first 10 years of my career learning everything I could about public speaking. I spent the next five years training thousands of people in the skill. Eventually, though, I got to a point where I didn't have any more time. So, I began to train other trainers. In fact, for the last decade or so, I've done very few public speaking classes myself. I've spent those years doing train-the-trainer presentation skills sessions.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/train-the-trainer-presentations-skills/

Train-the-Trainer Presentations Skills Lessons Aug 20, 2018

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Many of you know my background. I didn’t set out to be a presentation skills coach. I was just a guy who had a challenge with public speaking. I studied and practiced for years, and I figured out a few secrets that make presenting much easier. I spent the first 10 years of my career learning everything I could about public speaking. I spent the next five years training thousands of people in the skill. Eventually, though, I got to a point where I didn’t have any more time. So, I began to train other trainers. In fact, for the last decade or so, I’ve done very few public speaking classes myself. I’ve spent those years doing train-the-trainer presentation skills sessions.These are a few things that I’ve learned along the way that may help if you are wanting to be a public speaking coach or if you are training others to be teachers.For full show notes, visit https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/train-the-trainer-presentations-skills/

Nuts and Bolts About How to Deliver a Webinar Aug 13, 2018

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This part three of a three-part series on webinars. In this episode, I’ll show you a few of the technical secrets about how I deliver the actual webinars. I’m going to cover which of the paid-for webinar services that I recommend, how to deliver webinars for free, and which platforms are trending right now.
If you missed either of the first two sessions, you can access them by clicking these links. The first session was 7 Important Things that You Need to Know about Webinars. I told you types of content that work really well in webinars and types of content that can be very bad. Last week, we covered How to Create Webinar Content to Maximize Audience Retention. In that episode, I shared with you a step-by-step process that you can use to design webinar content so that your audience will pay attention.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/nuts-and-bolts-about-how-to-deliver-webinars/

How to Create Webinar Content to Maximize Audience Retention Aug 06, 2018

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Continuing in our three-part webinar series, in this episode, we cover how to create webinar content to help you maximize audience retention. In the last episode, we covered 7 Important Things that You Should Know about Webinars before you start. Next week, we’ll cover a few of the technical aspects of how to deliver webinars.
These are some of the most useful ways that I have found to create webinar content and maximize audience retention. Start by determining if a webinar is the best medium for your presentation. Keep your content short. Make it audience focused. Next, put some meat on the bones to add value for your attendees. Then finally practice your presentation and add in your visual aids.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-create-webinar-content-to-maximize-audience-retention/

7 Important Things that You Need to Know about Webinars Jul 30, 2018

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One of the most common questions that we receive in our public speaking classes is, "Do the things that you are teaching us about in-person presentations change when you are on a webinar?" The answer to that question is both "Yes" and "No". The way that we teach people to design presentations is based on (1) focusing on the audience and what the audience wants and needs to know, and (2) make your content concise and entertaining. So, in those respects, yes, webinar creation is pretty much the same as an in-person presentation. However, there are seven important things that you need to know about webinars that make them dramatically different from other presentations. If you understand these key things, you can create powerful webinars that leverage your time and your reach.
This is article and podcast is part one of a three-part series. Part two will be about how to customize your content for a webinar delivery, and part three is about the technical aspects of conducting a webinar. In part three, I'll show you the software that I use and why I use it.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/7-important-things-that-you-need-to-know-about-webinars/

Make Your Presentation Handouts Look Professional without a Graphic Designer Jul 23, 2018

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Last week was part one of How to Create the Perfect Presentation Handout. In that article and podcast, I gave you three easy ways to create helpful handouts to accompany your in-person presentations. This week, I’m going to show you how to style your presentation handouts so that they look really professional. The good news is that you don’t need any special graphic design skills, and you don’t need any special software. You can make everything that we are going to talk about today with just an internet browser.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/make-your-presentation-handouts-look-professional-without-a-graphic-designer/

How to Create the Perfect Presentation Handout Jul 16, 2018

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Have you ever wondered how to create the perfect presentation handout? You’ve been asked to give a speech, and you’re excited to give the best presentation possible. You put all kinds of preparation into putting together an amazing presentation and finding the perfect examples to prove your points. Your presentation is infused with memorable anecdotes, terrific insights, great visuals and even a wry joke here or there. You’ve covered every possible angle – or have you?
Have you thought about what handouts you’ll be providing to your audience? If you haven’t, then you haven’t covered all the must-haves of a great presentation. Good speakers and lecturers usually give handouts to accompany their speeches. As a result, great handout can make your presentation more memorable. It gives your audience the freedom to listen to your presentation instead of frantically taking notes. The handouts you provide also help them remember the key points and highlights from your presentation, making your talk even more valuable. People are grateful for good handouts and will remember you long after the talk ended. Finally, your handout can be used as an exceptional marketing piece. If it is good enough, your audience members will both keep it and share it with others.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-create-the-perfect-presentation-handout/

Use Gestures and Movement to Look More Poised and Confident when You Present Jul 09, 2018

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Whether you are brand new to speaking or you have been presenting for years, you will want to look confident when you stand up to speak. This can be a challenge though if you are really nervous. We are always afraid that the nervousness that we feel will be obvious to the audience. So, how do you look poised and confident in front of a group, even if you don’t actually feel confident yet?
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/presentation-gestures-and-movement/

How to Recover from a Terrible Speech (Bombing on Stage) Jun 25, 2018

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It happens to all of us sooner or later. We prepare well. We practice over and over. But then, something happens that is totally out of our control, and we bomb. So, how do you recover after giving a terrible speech and bombing on stage? Whether the challenge occurs as a result of nervousness or presentation anxiety, or if nuclear reaction came from improper preparation, it happens. Even public speaking pros can bomb a speech every now and then. These are a few things that you can do to recover.
SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-recover-from-a-terrible-speech-bombing-on-stage/

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