Effective communication and presentation skills are must-haves for Top Business Leaders and Executives in order to establish executive presence, build influence, gain buy-in and help their businesses to grow. The good news is that these skills can be learned!
Keynote/Workshop by Jennifer McClure - President of Unbridled Talent LLC (http://unbridledtalent.com)
Home Furnishings Ecommerce Platform Short Pitch 2024
Effective Presentation & Communication Skills For Business Leaders
1. Jennifer McClure - President, Unbridled Talent LLC
@JenniferMcClure unbridledtalent.com
Effective Presentation
& Communication Skills
For Business Leaders
2. “Nothing is more essential to success
in any area of your life than the
ability to communicate well.”
Paul W. Swets – Author & Entrepreneur
8. consider your TONE
• Are you angry?
• Are you offended?
• Are your trying to be funny?
• Are you using sarcasm?
9. don’t SHOUT!
HEY YOU!
I MAY BE ANGRY! I MIGHT BE
UNHAPPY WITH YOU! I MAY JUST BE
TOO LAZY TO USE THE SHIFT
KEY!
GOTTA GO NOW!
SHOUT AT TALK WITH YOU SOON!
18. • Making people think you’re interested so they’ll like you
• Half-listening because you don’t want to offend someone
• Listening for one specific piece of information
• Buying time to prepare your next comment
psuedo LISTENING
Squirrel!
19. blocks to LISTENING
• Comparing
• Mind Reading
• Rehearsing
• Filtering
• Judging
• Dreaming
• Identifying
• Advising
• Sparring
• Being Right
• Derailing
• Placating
20. • Paraphrase
• Clarify/Ask questions
• Give feedback
• Show empathy
• Be open to understanding
active LISTENING
22. Over 50% of a message’s impact comes
from body movements
7% - verbal (words)
38% - vocal (volume, pitch, rhythm, etc.)
55% - body movements (mostly facial expressions)
31. choose your WORDS
• Don’t say “What I’m saying may be wrong…”
• Don’t substitute a question for a sentence
• Drop “Can I take a minute to say something?”
• Drop “Just”
• Drop “Actually”
47. be BRIEF
“Make sure you have finished
speaking before your audience has
finished listening.”
Dorothy Sarnoff – Actress, Opera Singer & Self-Help Guru