Category: The Orderly Conversation

9 Habits of Highly Effective Business Presenters

Greg Owen-Boger
February 17, 2014 0 Comments
business presenter

A friend and fellow ATD Chicagoland board member sent this article to me, 9 Habits of Highly Effective Speakers, and asked what I thought. If you don’t feel like reading the whole thing, here is a snapshot of the nine “habits.” They are authentic. They choose phrases carefully. They keep it short. They rewrite. And they rewrite some...

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My Mother’s Attic Part 3: The Elocutionists, a Cautionary Tale

Dale Ludwig
July 16, 2013 0 Comments
My Mother’s Attic Part 3: The Elocutionists, a Cautionary Tale

Part 1, Part 2 This is the final article about the perils of business presenters following the same path as the elocutionary movement. The great thing about The Ideal Orator is that its approach, from our twenty-first-century perspective, is completely over the top. Anyone reading this book today would recognize its unnatural exaggeration of delivery behaviors, its focus...

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Presentation Baggage

Greg Owen-Boger
January 30, 2012 0 Comments
Presentation Baggage Causes Barriers to Learning

Recently I had a lively phone call with a potential client. It was clear that he had done his homework on us and our competitors and had prepared some tough questions for me. Here’s my favorite question: “What’s the biggest barrier you face when working with people in your workshops?” I love this question. My...

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The BEST Way to Start a Presentation

Greg Owen-Boger
September 15, 2010 0 Comments
how to start a presentation

QUESTION: According to most public speaking experts, the first 30 seconds of a speech are extremely crucial for the success of a presentation. So, what’s the best way to start a presentation? ANSWER: We get this question a lot in our presentation skills workshops. I also read similar questions on discussion boards on LinkedIn. Unfortunately,...

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