My son had his eyes set on the biggest stuffed animal, but throwing the balls into the basket was not going to be as easy as it appeared. After three failed attempts at tossing the balls he looked up at me and said, “I want to try again.” I could see where this was going. …
Leaders Want These Two Skills In 2018
I’ve noticed a trend in our customers’ professional development requests. This trend began about 4 years ago. What I found interesting was that each customer was working on the same specific need. This specific need was actually created by an entire generation. That generation is the Baby Boomer Generation. The Coming Storm Baby Boomers are retiring …
Blank Slide Syndrome
Tomorrow you are presenting an overview of the project you are working on to the entire department. You blame your workload as the reason you procrastinated until the last minute to start preparing for the presentation. You open the company PowerPoint template, choose File/Save As, name your presentation, and begin your masterpiece. The title slide …
Four questions to answer before speaking to any audience
It was “Meet the Teacher Night” at the High School for my wife and I before the school year started. My son was an incoming freshman this year. My wife and I made our rounds from one classroom to another, following my son’s new class schedule. We were excited for him starting this next chapter in his …
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Lasting Impressions for Presentation Endings
The last thing you say just might be the most remembered; therefore, the closing is probably the most crucial factor of a presentation. Is it okay to end with a question and answer session? Should you end with a good story? Should you just smile and sit down? Learn how to close your presentation using a proven formula that will help your audience remember what your delivered.
CABA can answer the WAILs of your Audience
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” – George Jessel Tomorrow is the big presentation in front of your boss. You just put the final touches on some magnificent PowerPoint slides and now it’s time to think about how you will …
Poor presentations in meetings are costing you serious money
How much do poor meetings actually cost an organization? While this number will be different for every company, we looked into the research… and the numbers might surprise you! A study conducted by Bain Capital showed that one Executive Briefing meeting at a Fortune 500 company consumed 300,000 hours of time in a single year. Another …
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The Best You Can Be
There is no graduation date for a business professional. Success begins with a commitment to continuous improvement and an expectation of accomplishment. Information, combined with Inspiration and Implementation will lead to Improvement. How do you move from knowing to applying? How can you shift from willing to doing? How can you make certain that you are consistently improving your abilities?