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January 17, 2022

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3 Tips for How to Use Your Voice Effectively When Presenting

by Gilda Bonanno LLC When you’re presenting, the words you say are important – and so is your voice. Your voice (and all your body language) should match your words, help you convey confidence and content to the audience and engage their attention. Here are 3 tips for effectively using your voice when presenting: 1) Speak loudly enough to be heard How loud depends on the environment. If you're in-person and it's a large room, you might need to use a microphone. Learn how to use it well and a microphone will allow you to speak naturally so the people in the back of the room can hear you easily. 2) Your voice really matters when presenting virtually Your voice is particularly important if you're doing a teleconference (or a webinar where people can't see you). They have no other body language to see or hear, other than your voice. If you’re on a phone, you probably need to speak a little louder than you would normally, especially if it's a speaker phone that'

3 Questions to Ask Before You Network

by Gilda Bonanno LLC When you receive an invitation to an in-person or virtual networking event, whether it’s from a professional association or the local Chamber of Commerce, you have to make a conscious decision about whether to attend and why. As I’ve written about elsewhere, you need to know that you can muster up the energy, enthusiasm and confidence to put on a happy face and make a good impression in order to network effectively. Otherwise, it will be a waste of your time and you should not attend. Assuming you will be able to be positive and you decide attend the event, ask yourself these questions: 1. What do I want from this event? Consider the context, the topic and the people likely to be there: How relevant is the topic/setting/content to me, my work or my company? What am I going to learn or how can I help myself or my company with this information? Who are the people that I will likely meet there? Potential clients, referral sources, existing customers? Am I loo

12 Ways to Handle Questions When You Can't See the Audience

by Gilda Bonanno LLC In addition to your prepared content, answering questions also can be an essential part of your presentation since it enables you to build rapport with your audience and demonstrate your expertise. You must prepare for questions as much as you do the other parts of your presentation, whether you are making a sales pitch to a potential client, updating the steering committee about your project or reviewing your new safety guidelines with a vendor. Sometimes, however, you can’t see your audience because you are on a phone call or on a video call where people have turned off their cameras. Handling questions when you can’t see your audience can be even more difficult to manage than when you can see your audience, because you can’t see the audience’s reactions and whether they are even paying attention. Here are 12 ways to handle questions when you can’t see your audience: 1. Consider whether you really want to answer questions Answering questions is not a r

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