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Point Taken teaches professionals at all levels skills to enhance their ability to give effective presentations. We fine-tune your delivery skills and improve your ability to develop and craft a clear message in a fun, interactive session that accomplishes in hours what other courses take days to achieve.
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About this Newsletter Our Clients Got Talent
The hot topic around the water cooler in the Point Taken offices is who got the boot in the last episode of "So, You Think You Can Dance." Unlike the judges on these so-called reality shows, our instructors provide positive feedback and techniques to make any performance more effective and engaging. We may not be harsh like Simon Cowell, and we won't vote you off the island, but Point Taken will make your next presentation more powerful. The rest of this newsletter contains tips to keep your audience texting in the votes!
Meeting Pointers: Attention Getters
Studies show that, after a speaker begins a presentation, audience attention dips after 15 minutes. The audience understands the pattern, and their attention begins to fall. Just as in baseball when a pitch of a different speed can surprise the batter, a "change up" in your presentation is a useful technique to keep your audience actively engaged.
Try these change up's in your next presentation:
Pose a question to the audience
Start a small group discussion
Get the group on their feet with an exercise
Ask for volunteers
Take questions from the audience
My Point Exactly: They're Listening!
Listening is not only about hearing the words being spoken and understanding the meaning. A good listener also gives non-verbal cues to the speaker to show that you are listening.
These physical skill sets signal your attentiveness to the speaker:
Attending: Using eye contact, head nods and other non-verbal cues to signal "I'm listening"
Eliciting: Using verbal cues that foster more conversation ("Yes," "Really?" "Go on," etc.)
Following: Paraphrasing or repeating back what was said.
My Point Exactly: Individual Success
Sometimes large group presentation skills aren't exactly what you are looking for; you need to be a better communicator in smaller venues. If you need solutions for your sales team's interactions or ideas for handling conflict in small group settings, our One-to-One Interaction workshop will help even the most introverted person achieve success.
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