Visual Presence

Ninety-eight women, all emerging global leaders in “high-tech” from the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, crowded into a room at LinkedIn in Sunnyvale, California for TechWomen Impact Day.   These women had never been to the United States before and their excitement was contagious. Their eyes sparkled and each of them had a bigger […]

I recently had an aha moment while watching a televised concert of the three tenors, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and José Carreras. They performed at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome and were conducted by Zubin Mehta. While watching Mehta conduct I realized that conductors have a lot in common with business leaders.   Conductors […]

You’ve gotten great information from the previous two posts about how to communicate and reinforce your message as a speaker. First, you make a great first impression through Visual Presence, then you engage with your audience immediately and consistently through Verbal Presence. Now it’s time to consider how well and how long your message will […]

You are about to receive an award, give an important presentation at your company’s annual conference, or make a speech. You want to make sure you communicate your ideas clearly without your visual appearance distracting from your message.   Your Visual Presence can lead an audience to tune in—or tune out—before you speak. Remember, you want […]

When you walk into a business function where you don’t know anyone what do you do and who do you decide to talk to first? We all attend many functions, conferences, and advanced courses to enhance our skills, promote our businesses, products, and services, or to find a job or change careers.   Everything is […]

I was watching Top Chef one night (one of my favorite shows!) when I realized that emerging leaders have quite a bit in common with these “Top Chefs.”   If you’ve never seen it, it is a program where chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional […]

Planning ahead when it comes to giving a presentation is crucial. Nothing is worse than last minute surprises!   Preparation and Planning Ahead Here are some basic presentation tips that I’ve collected from seasoned leaders and my own experience as a speaker and trainer.   Check the stage background color Whenever possible, check on the […]

Here are a few tips on how to have a trade show presence that is magnetic and attracts people to your exhibit:
Appearance
Dress in clothing that is comfortable, distinctive and resembles the colors and style of the company.

Are we born with self-confidence? Don’t we wish! If you are fortunate, you develop encouragement early from your family and teachers. Or like most of us you learn through the school of hard knocks.   Every day is challenging. You may find that you start off feeling positive, but during the day there are stumbling […]

Tomorrow is your first day at work as director of a team in a new office. Now you will be managing 10 people that you have never worked with before.   You are up bright and early ready to face the day. In a couple of hours you will be meeting with your team to […]