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Presentation/Speech Tips

Don’t Be a Presentation Tool! How to Use PowerPoint

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by Rob Biesenbach
How to use PowerPoint. (Don't be a presentation tool.

From the television show “The Office” comes a valuable lesson on how to use PowerPoint. Bottom line: don’t be a presentation tool!

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Finish Your Presentation On Time, Every Time

March 4, 2025February 19, 2025 by Rob Biesenbach
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Beyond compelling content and fluid delivery, your #1 job as a speaker is to finish your presentation on time.

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How to Use Video to Improve Your Presentation Skills

December 9, 2024March 8, 2023 by Rob Biesenbach
A worker's gloved hand holding a wrench. Improve your presentation skills.

One of the best ways to improve your presentation skills is to watch yourself on video. It’s not always a pleasant experience to see ourselves as others see us. In fact it’s no wonder that the “hide self-view” feature in Zoom is so popular! So if you haven’t done it before, start by getting video … Read more

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Presentation Anxiety? Don’t Forget to Breathe!

December 9, 2024February 22, 2023 by Rob Biesenbach
A yoga practitioner sitting cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed

If you feel presentation anxiety before stepping up to the podium or lose your composure when something goes wrong, there’s one important thing you can do to calm yourself. Best of all, it’s simple. It something you do thousands of times every day without even thinking about it. If you haven’t already guessed by the … Read more

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6 Tips for Handling Negative Feedback

December 9, 2024January 25, 2023 by Rob Biesenbach
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Handling negative feedback is always hard, whether it’s after a presentation, in a performance review or via a passing comment from a colleague or friend. Sometimes it’s enough to make you question your worth or even your very identity. (Is that the way people see me? Am I bad person?)  I know, because I’ve been there. … Read more

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A Speech is Like a Christmas Tree

April 25, 2025December 15, 2022 by Rob Biesenbach
Cluttered ornaments on a Christmas tree

With the coming holiday season I’m reminded that a corporate speech is like a Christmas tree. You don’t need to celebrate Christmas to understand the analogy — you just need to have spent a few moments working on a big presentation inside a company or other organization. Is it going to be a hot mess? … Read more

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6 Tips For Returning to In-person Presentations

December 9, 2024November 16, 2022 by Rob Biesenbach

Remember what a shock it was in 2020 to be thrown into the world of virtual presenting? It was definitely an adjustment for me, and I’ve been doing virtual for over a decade. And now we’re living in the “in-between” — some of us returning to in-person presentations, some not and others a little of … Read more

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5 Keys to a Pitch-Perfect Presentation

December 9, 2024October 26, 2022 by Rob Biesenbach
Person cupping their hand to their ear to listen

How often has this happened to you? You’re watching one of your leaders or clients speak at an event and they’re absolutely bombing. Yet they go on and on, oblivious to the palpable restlessness, confusion or annoyance in the room. How do they not recognize what’s obvious to all of us? Well, look at it … Read more

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Win Business and Influence People Through Public Speaking

December 9, 2024January 5, 2022 by Rob Biesenbach
Boost career public speaking

Sharing your wisdom from the stage at professional and industry conferences and other venues is one of the best ways to raise your profile, advance your career or boost your business. Public speaking will get you noticed and help build your reputation as an expert. And that can attract all kinds of opportunities, from a … Read more

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How to Control Your Emotions When Speaking: 10 Tips

December 9, 2024December 1, 2021 by Rob Biesenbach
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Even in the best of times, it can be hard to control our emotions. But we haven’t been living in the best of times. Most of us have experienced some level of stress or even trauma as a result of the pandemic. So it’s natural to be feeling a little “raw” emotionally and unpracticed socially … Read more

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