Business PowerPoint Presentations have changed a lot in the last ten years, but some of the best presentation secrets have been around for a while. Almost 25 years ago I was given a little book published in the 1950’s. It was entitled, “Public Speaking as the Audience Likes It”. I don’t remember much of the [...]

Participates of the Fearless Presentations public speaking workshop got to enjoy the fun of shopping in Manhattan, New York during the holiday season as well as strengthen their confidence in their ability to speak with confidence.  One of the Gifts that they received in the workshop was an understanding of how their personalities are their [...]

Presentation skills class in Dallas, Texas November 17-18 provided a great opportunity for participants to deliver concise, compelling presentations. The Leader’s Institute® held its two-day presentation skills class in Dallas, Texas with a very energetic and enthusiastic group.  Participants were able to get rid of the fear of public speaking and deliver dynamic, engaging presentations.  By [...]

Want to jazz up your Christmas Banquet, holiday event, or year end meeting this year? A quality team building activity can add some fun and enthusiasm to the meetings and support a charity in the process. Charity team building events are still a fairly new invention, but these activities are growing in popularity by leaps [...]

North of St. Louis, Missouri, the US Bankruptcy Court gathered to learn, strategize, build their team, and some Rescue Bears for Children in trauma.  Volunteer firemen from the New Haven fire house drove up in their shiny ladder truck to accept the animals that were dressed like firemen and rescue workers.  Giving a cuddly animal [...]

90 members of the Minnesota Power Leadership team came together for two days of meetings and fun which included a Build-A-Bike Team Building Event in Minneapolis, MN. The team building activities were fun and fast-paced and had all the participants laughing and learning. The activities culminated with the building of 14 bikes that were given to [...]

I saw this ad from American Airlines on TV a few nights ago. It is about a bad team building event, and it cracked me up. Rough week for American Airlines, but this is really funny. I guarantee that our team building events are NOTHING like this one.

About 50 teachers and administrators from the Youth Connection Charter School in Chicago, IL gathered for a Creating a Team Culture team building workshop recently as part of a two-day retreat designed to help them build greater trust and rapport together. YCCS serves at-risk students and high school dropouts in Illinois who are ages 16-21 [...]

Siemens met in Orlando to strengthen its team, and give to the community with a Build-A-Bike team building event.  Participants learned about themselves, each other, how to solve problems and collaborate.  The result of the team event was some shiny new bikes, and a better understanding of group dynamics.  But the best was yet to [...]

When you write a presentation or design a PowerPoint slideshow, make sure and think of your audience first. This public speaking video gives tips on how to write a speech better by considering the wants and needs of your audience first. When your audience changes, your presentation should also change. When your audience changes, your [...]