I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve got frustrated when I’ve found the perfect image for my Powerpoint slide only to find it is the wrong size and no amount of tweaking is going to help. When the image ALMOST fits the screen – but doesn’t. When it looks like you tried to do…
The term ‘stroke’ in this context, was defined by Eric Berne, in his work in Transactional Analysis (TA). TA is a form of structural psychology. In Transactional Analysis pratitioneres call any verbal and non-verbal praise, recognition and feedback, a ‘stroke’. This label is a metaphor, derived from huge amounts of research showing the importance of nurturing and touch…
In earlier posts we explored the mental, physical and conversational things we could do the be more connected to people we meet. In this post we look at what we can to have impact after meeting somebody new- Look for opportunities to keep in touch. A ‘thank you’ note or email, a clipping from the press…
Not always. You don’t have to have great personal impact (PI) to be successful, depending on what you do. There are very many successful people without a shred of it. In fact, a cold detachment from the feelings of others can often be an advantage in life and business if you want to ‘win’ all…
In an earlier post I suggested that you don’t have to have great personal impact to be good at your job, but it helps. And if you want to get more of it, it’d be pretty useful to have an idea of what people with great personal impact actually do, wouldn’t it? Well here, without…
In earlier posts here and here, we’ve looked at what we can do mentally to be ready to have impact when we meet people, and preparing physically, here we’ll look at conversational skills in making an impact and, and in later posts we’ll look at what we can do to maintain the impact we’ve created after meeting….
In earlier posts, we talked about the important role of the visual elements of your presentation, how to use images for designing effective PowerPoint slides, and using the right visual elements and charts to present your information. Basically, common mistakes with your visuals make it hard for your audience to listen to you. In the…
In earlier posts we’ve looked at what we can do mentally to be ready to have impact when we meet people, we look at physically preparing, and in later posts we’ll look at what we can do in conversation and after meeting someone, to maintain the impact we’ve created. In your physical presence Take the…
I work with some great speakers in my day to day existence. People who lead businesses and do great things, and the last thing they need from me is coaching on the ‘how’ to deliver a relevant, focused message. They know how. They tend to use me as a source of stories, anecdotes, facts and…