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~~OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING~~

What Do You Tell Yourself About How You Present?

Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking

Visualize Successful Presentations

Public Speaking Fear? Drown Out That Negative Voice in Your Head

You Can Get Better at Public Speaking

What Are You Afraid of?

~~PRACTICE & PREPARATION~~

Declutter Your Presentation

Dress Rehearsal for Your Presentation

Practice, Practice, Practice

Know Your Audience

What's Your Point?

~~DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE~~

Self-Confidence is a Major Element in Public Speaking Success

Empowering Successful Women to Develop Self-Confidence

9 Tips for Communicating With Confidence

~~STARTING & ENDING YOUR PRESENTATION~~

4 Reasons Not to Start Your Presentation With a Joke

6 Tips for Introducing Yourself at the Start of Your Presentation

3 Ways Not to Start Your Presentation

How to End Your Presentation so the Audience Knows You're Done

3 Ways Not to End Your Presentation

Don't Start Your Presentation by Admitting You're Out of Touch

Don't Start Your Presentation by Scolding the Audience

~~BODY LANGUAGE/NON-VERBALS~~

Body Language Mistakes: Gestures, Movement, Posture & Facial Expressions

Body Language: Gestures & Movement

7 Body Language Mistakes to Avoid When Presenting (Gestures, Posture, Facial Expressions)

What Should I Do With Hands When I'm Presenting?

When Presenting, Body Language Matters

~~VOICE~~

Eliminate "Up Talk" When Presenting

Avoid These 5 Common Voice Mistakes

Keeping Your Voice Strong While Presenting

Five Tips for Keeping Your Voice Healthy

How to Project Your Voice & Project Authority

Voice Power - Speak Loudly & Slowly Enough

Voice Power - Pauses, Inflection & Tone

~~EYE CONTACT~~

5 FAQ About How to Use Eye Contact

Eye Contact While Presenting

Eye Contact: Stop Ignoring Half the Room When Presenting

~~LISTENING~~

How to Listen and Not Interrupt

5 Ways to Be a Better Listener

5 More Ways to Be a Better Listener

~~ORGANIZING YOUR PRESENTATION~~

One Easy Way to Present Better: Get Organized!

When Presenting, Give Signs Like Nature

Think of Yourself as a Speaker

~~GILDA'S POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON SLIDESHARE.COM~~

5 Quick Tips to Avoid Rambling When Presenting

3 Quick Tips for Making a Great Speech

Powerful Presentation Skills for Project Managers

Presenting With Power and Passion

Stop Being a Bad Manager

How to Introduce Yourself Quickly

Essential Communication Skills: Networking & Interviewing

~~NETWORKING~~

NEW! Have a Message When You Network

How to Introduce Yourself Quickly

How to Network at Holiday Parties

Don't Hand Out Business Cards in the Restroom - and Other Networking Tips for Small Business Owners

~~MANAGEMENT SUCCESS~~

Management By Walking Around MBWA), or Please Don't "Prowl, Growl and Scowl"

Meetings That Work

Communicating a Change in Your Project's Go-Live Date

Decoding Culture When Working Outside the U.S.

~~TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT~~

What a Subject Matter Expert Needs to Know About Training

4 Ingredients to Include in a Workshop Introduction

Customizing Training for International Audiences (PDF)

~~BRAINSTORMING~~

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Brainstorming

8-Step Brainstorming Process

~~A HUMOROUS TAKE ON LIFE~~

Humorous essays to make you smile

Murphy's Law of Presenting With Technology

13 Ways to Know You're Traveling Too Much

Getting Glasses: The Comical, the Bad & the Ugly

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~~PITCH PRESENTATIONS~~

How to Deliver a Killer Pitch Presentation

4 Ways Not to Start Your Pitch Presentation

Using Slides to Deliver Your Pitch Presentation

~~PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS~~

3 Tips for Being an Effective Charity Spokesperson

8 Tips for Handling Radio Interviews Like a Pro

Public Speaking for Consultants: How to Choose a Topic

Speaking at Your High School Reunion

5 Questions to Ask Before You Speak

When You are the Emcee

~~PRESENTATION SKILLS LESSONS FROM UNLIKELY PLACES~~

Presentation Skills Lessons From Teaching College History

Does Aikido's "Shu Ha Ri" Help With Presentations?

Presentation Skills Lessons From the U.S. Open Tennis Grand Slam

Presentation Skills Tips From Chef Bobby Flay

Presentation Skills Lessons From Speaking Italian Over the Phone

Using Improv Comedy's "Half-Life" Technique to Stay Within Your Time Limit

Public Speaking is Like Exercising

Sans Script: Let Improv Comedy Inspire Your Work on the Platform (PDF)

~~USING POWERPOINT~~

Do You Really Need PowerPoint Slides?

Don't Include Everything You Know in Your Slides

Don't Present Someone Else's Slides

Incorporating a PowerPoint Presentation Smoothly Into Your Speech

Don't Present to the Screen - & 5 Other FAQs About Presenting With Slides

What Should You Include In Your Slides?

Presenting Slides in a Virtual Presentation

~~GILDA'S PUBLISHED ARTICLES~~

Gilda's article "Customizing Training for International Audiences" - published in TD Magazine (opens as a PDF - may take a few seconds to load)

Gilda's article "When You Are the Emcee" - published in Toastmaster Magazine

Gilda's article "Sans Script" - published in Speaker Magazine (opens as a PDF - may take a few seconds to load)

~~VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS~~

5 Ways to Ensure Audience Interactions During Teleconferences

7 Quick Tips for Presenting Via Teleconference

How to Prepare for What Can Go Wrong During Teleconferences

Presentation Skills for Financial Advisors: 4 Strategies for Building Trust Over the Phone

Presenting Slides in a Virtual Environment

Giving a Virtual Presentation? Don't "Wing It"

~~HANDLING QUESTIONS~~

How to Prepare for Q&A

Answering Questions Without Losing Control of Your Time

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Answering Questions

~~WORD CHOICE~~

Cut Out Your Filler Words

Choose "Million-Dollar" Words

Cut Out Your Sloppy Language When Presenting

~~IMPROMPTU SPEAKING~~

How to Speak Up in a Crowd

Think on Your Toes - and Watch out for the Wasp!

~~MORE PRESENTATION SKILLS TIPS~~

4 Tips for Using the Microphone Effectively

4 Presenter Mistakes to Avoid

5 Reasons Why Presenters Won't Use a Microphone

5 Tips for Dressing for Success While Presenting

5 Tips for Creating a Crisp & Memorable Introduction

9 Tips for How to Present While Seated
10 Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

10 Tips for Using Notes Effectively When Presenting

Public Speaking is a Skill Anyone Can Develop

Don't Speak Too Little

How to Get Introduced When Speaking

How to Give an Excellent Presentation

How to Use a Microphone Like a Pro

Questions to Ask When You're Presenting

Take the 6-Second Presentation Challenge

Take Your Presentation From Okay to Outstanding

When Presenting, Stay Within Your Time Limit

How to Continue Developing Your Public Speaking Skills

How to Engage the Audience When Presenting

~~USING STORIES~~

3 Tips for Effective Storytelling

7 Steps to Successful Storytelling

~~APPLYING LEAN TO PRESENTATION SKILLS~~

Applying Lean to Presentation Skills: Eliminate Waste

Applying Lean to Presentation Skills: Optimize the Whole

Applying Lean to Presentation Skills: Respect People

Applying "Genchi Genbutsu" to Presentations

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