Virtual Presentations: How to Develop & Deliver an Effective Presentation Over the Phone and in Any Remote Setting - COURSE NOW FREE 

Learn How to Persuade, Influence and Communicate With People Even When You Can't See Your Audience 

This course was originally designed to help professionals deliver high-impact presentations over the phone, where you have no visual cues and must rely entirely on your voice, structure, and clarity to connect with your audience. 

 

Those same skills are now more relevant than ever—whether you’re presenting on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, or any other virtual platform, especially in situations where cameras are off. If you can deliver a powerful presentation with only your voice, you can excel in any remote format.

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Today’s workplace demands that you communicate persuasively with clients, teams, colleagues, and vendors who aren’t in the same room. You may face challenges like:

• Limited audience feedback when cameras are off

• Technical hiccups or variable internet quality

• Competing distractions in remote work environments

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Gilda's 3-session course, Virtual Presentations: How to Develop and Deliver an Effective Presentation Over the Phone and in Any Remote Setting, equips you to overcome those obstacles so your message is heard, understood, and acted upon—whether your audience is across the world or simply behind a blank screen. You’ll learn how to:

• Persuade and influence clients and decision-makers in any remote setting

• Engage your team so they listen, retain, and act on key information

• Communicate priorities clearly with vendors and stakeholders, minimizing misunderstandings

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Why This Works

If you can connect, inspire, and move people to action without seeing them, you’ll be prepared for any virtual meeting, presentation, or call—no matter the platform.

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​Audio recordings & written transcripts of each session

Virtual Presentations: How to Develop and Deliver an Effective Presentation Over the Phone consists of 3 recorded, content-rich sessions of 45-55 minutes each - you receive both the mp3 recording and the written PDF transcript for each session. 

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You can download and listen to the audio recordings while you're  exercising and read through the PDF transcripts on your computer or tablet or print them out.

 

Regular fee for this 3-session course is $397

Now available free of charge

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Download now 

No opt-in or log-in required

https://www.box.com/s/w1tsxk19q9kfkpmqb6bf

(This link takes you to a box.com folder, from which you can download each of the 3 audio files and 3 PDFs)

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More about this course

After going through this course, you know how to present over the phone so you can:

• Boost sales by closing more deals over the phone

• Boost productivity by avoiding the waste of time and rework caused by miscommunication

• Boost your career prospects by becoming known as the subject matter expert who can convey that expertise clearly over the phone

• Boost the reputation and reach of your company or business by engaging audiences  throughout the country and the world

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There's more to a successful virtual presentation than just picking up the phone and talking.  In this course, learn the nuts and bolts of giving a successful virtual presentation:

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Session #1: Virtual Presentations Essentials

Getting started with virtual presentations

• Why your career will hit a roadblock if you're smart but can't communicate your smarts over the phone 

• Avoid the common mistake of confusing your audience by presenting before you have defined a clear message

• The Communication Golden Rule: learning to speak your audience's language

• Tips for organizing your content around your message

• Should you use slides for a phone presentation - or not (the answer may surprise you)

• Best practices for slide creation and delivery, if you must use slides

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Your voice is all you have over the phone

• How to energize your voice to keep your audience engaged

• How to take care of your voice so you don't get hoarse

• The surprising reason why I don't recommend drinking ice water during your phone presentation

• Simple vocalizing exercises you can use to warm up your voice

• Using your voice to project authority whatever your age

• Borrowing breathing techniques from yoga and singing

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Session #2: Confidence, Practice & Preparation

Confidence matters in virtual presentations

• Strategies for overcoming a lack of confidence

• How to deal with mild anxiety as well as mind-numbing fear

• Why acknowledging the voices in your head can increase your confidence

• Why sitting down may be the worst posture from which to deliver a presentation, and what I recommend instead

• Strategies for eliminating filler words such as "um" and "ah"

  

The importance of practice and timing

• Figuring out how long your presentation takes to deliver

• The fastest way to disrespect your audience and be branded as unprepared and unprofessional (many speakers do this!)

• The most difficult part of preparing a presentation (it's not what you think)

• Why you should be able to deliver your presentation in 6 seconds (yes, 6!)

• Why sitting at your desk thinking about your presentation is not practice

• The one thing you must do if you want to have a successful presentation

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Session #3: Logistics, Q&A, Next Steps

Handling Q&A (Questions and Answers)

• How to do your homework and prepare for questions

• What to do if you don't know the answer to a question

• What to do if absolutely no one responds when you ask for questions (and how to prevent this from happening in the first place)

• Answering questions without going off topic and losing the audience's attention

• The worst way to end your presentation (probably what you'd normally do!)

 

Handling the logistics of the virtual presentation 

• How to engage the audience so they resist the temptation to check email or browse Facebook

• Why you should always assume the mute button the phone is broken

• What to do if the phone dies, your laptop starts installing automatic updates or a group of people walk into the conference room while you're presenting

• How Gilda handled the situation when the phone line dropped during this teleclass

 

How to continue developing your virtual presentation skills

• Why copying someone else's presentation style can actually make you a worse presenter

• How to ask for feedback from trusted colleagues

• The worst feedback you can receive after a presentation (it's not what you think!)

• How to take advantage of every opportunity to practice

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Format: Downloadable audio recordings and written transcripts of each session

Virtual Presentations: How to Develop and Deliver an Effective Presentation Over the Phone and in Any Remote Setting consists of 3 recorded, content-rich sessions of 45-55 minutes each - you receive both the mp3 recording and the written PDF transcript for each session. 

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You can download and listen to the audio recordings while you're commuting or exercising and read through the PDF transcripts on your computer or tablet and print them out to take with you.

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Who is Gilda Bonanno?

The course instructor for Virtual Presentations is Gilda Bonanno. She helps high-performing leaders and organizations communicate with clarity, lead with confidence, and deliver results.  An executive coach, keynote speaker, facilitator and trusted advisor, Gilda is known for her ability to blend sharp strategic insight with practical tools and an engaging, high-energy style. Her work is grounded in the belief that with the right guidance and deliberate practice, anyone can become a more effective leader and communicator.​

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Gilda has partnered with clients across North America, Europe, South America and Asia, delivering executive coaching, keynote speeches, strategic facilitation and leadership development programs for organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses, trade associations, nonprofits, and academic institutions.

 

Her client list includes respected names like Linde, Baldor, JP Morgan Chase, International Seaways, Henkel, and Yale University, with engagements from Chicago to Shanghai and Rio to Rome.

 

Since establishing her boutique firm in 2006, Gilda has:

• Delivered thousands of virtual and in-person programs around the world

• Reached over 1 million viewers on her YouTube channel

• Grown a digital newsletter community with subscribers in over 45 countries

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Gilda holds a master’s degree from Fordham University and an Advanced Business Certificate in Management from the UConn School of Business.

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You'll know how to prepare for a high-stakes phone presentation

"Gilda has put together a very useful set of insights and reminders that

will help you deliver a presentation over the phone that gets the results

you want. Many of the factors she discusses that contribute to your success in this medium are not at all obvious. Your listening time will be well spent, because you'll finish feeling more confident and knowing exactly what to do to prepare for a high-stakes phone session."

Marcia Yudkin, Author, 6 Steps to Free Publicity and 15 other books

 

Don't wait any longer to conquer the challenge of presenting over the phone 

After absorbing Virtual Presentations - How to Develop and Deliver an Effective Presentation Over the Phone, you have the confidence and knowledge to create and deliver a focused and engaging virtual presentation over the phone so your audience feels the connection, understands your content and remembers your message.

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Regular fee for this 3-session course is $397

Now available free of charge

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Download now 

No opt-in or log-in required

https://www.box.com/s/w1tsxk19q9kfkpmqb6bf

​(This link takes you to a box.com folder, from which you can download each of the 3 audio files and 3 PDFs)

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Contact Gilda if you have any questions about this or other products

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