Facilitating Panel Discussions

Facilitating or moderating a panel looks easy but it takes practice to make it appear seamless. Here's how to keep control.

If You Want Business - Throw a Seminar!

If you want to clean your house, you throw a party! If you want more business, attract more customers by throwing a seminar and providing true value for your prospects time.

Dump that Overhead Projector!

Overhead projectors put serious communication barriers between speakers and audiences. Get rid of them. You'll be glad you did - and your audience will, too.

Communication: Qualities That Make a Difference

Listen Up: We spend nearly half of our communication time listening, but most of us still consider listening a passive process. The key to good communication is be-ing aware of active listening techniques. Learn how to evaluate and improve these necessary skills for both yourself and your employees.

Data Visualization Flash Charts: Information in a Flash

Flash chart, flash map, flash graph may be mistaken for flashy visual aids. It is true that many data visualization tools are flashy and consequently overwhelming and counterproductive, but the market has produced data visualization capable of simplicity and speed-thus “flash” does not stand for flashy; it stands for information in a flash.

Create A Better Impresion With Your Emails

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, its as true with emails as face to face contact. Here's some simple steps to making a better first impression.

Meetings: Planning a Group Session

The following information will help you become an effective facilitator in group meetings. These tips are essential in establishing an environment that allows the learning with long-term results.

Group Meetings: Being Prepared Makes a Difference

Productive group meetings depend on structure, which is the responsibility of the facilitator. Here are suggestions regarding the planning of a meeting and how to create an agenda.

Presenting with Props: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

While props are usually used to enhance a presentation they can have just the opposite effect if they are used incorrectly. This article explains how props can be used to spice up a presentation and also points out the areas in which many presenters fall short when using them.

Training / Presenting: Utilize Your Audience: To Your Advantage

An important aspect of any effective presentation is getting feedback from your audience. Who is a better judge of your presentation than the people you presented it to? Using your audience feedback you can make your presentation better.

The Right Speaker Makes a BIG DIFFERENCE

With so many speakers available in the market, the success of your event lies in selecting the right speaker who would make a big difference in your conference or seminar.

Writing The Query Letter

The Query Letter can be a writer's strongest sales tool. Find out how!

Watch Out For Power Thieves

When you have to speak to a group or do a presentation, do you ever find yourself saying things like,