In all truthfulness, there are many effective ways to open a talk. But Dale Carnegie was especially fond of opening talks with a story. His reasoning was audiences like to hear a speaker relate narratives from his or her own experience. In his book How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking,…
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4 Tips for Successful Webinar Sales Presentations
In this modern age, many businesses are choosing to present information in a virtual format via online webinars. This type of medium is ideal for many different types of presentations from general informational to sales promotions. Yet, just as other kinds of sales presentations, a webinar poses special challenges. If you are planning on hosting…
Pack Your Audience to Elicit Better Responses
As a public lecturer, Dale Carnegie frequently spoke to a small audience scattered through a large hall in the afternoon, and to a large audience packed into the same hall at night. He found the responses he got from each group to be interesting: The evening audience laughed heartily at the same things that brought…
Stopping Your Listener From Nodding Off
No matter how masterful a presenter you are, there will be times when you notice the energy in the room is fading. A number of factors can play into this, not the least of which is you! It’s not that you’re a bad presenter, but it may be that you’re speaking to a group that…