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November 10, 2011
Supercompetent Speaking: Pre-Presentation Preparations

Good presenters spend time preparing for speeches, both in the long and short terms. Earlier columns have reviewed long-term preparation; here we’ll discuss the practical steps you can take immediately before an event to maximize impact and value for the audience.

By Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, NSA President

Good presenters spend time preparing for speeches, both in the long and short terms. Earlier columns have reviewed long-term preparation; in this article, let’s discuss the practical steps you can take immediately before an event to maximize impact and value for the audience. As your presentation comes down to the wire, keep these tips in mind:

May 2, 2011
Surviving Report Writing

Is writing a report a daunting task? Would you rather have a root canal? Do you dread writing a report for your boss? Do you need to teach others to write reports? Writing effective reports does not have to be intimidating. If you follow a few basic guidelines and view the task as manageable parts, your report can be completed without too much frustration.

By Dr. Rhonda Rhodes and Dr. Joyce Kupsh

Is writing a report a daunting task? Does the task seem terrifying and arduous? Would you rather have a root canal? Do you dread writing a report for your boss? Do you need to teach others to write reports?

Writing effective reports does not have to be intimidating. If you follow a few basic guidelines and view the task as manageable parts, your report can be completed without too much frustration. The manageable parts are: Organizing, Starting, Writing, Polishing, Producing, and Finishing.

April 15, 2011
Could Telling to Win Be Your Game-Changer?

“Whether you want to motivate your executives, organize your shareholders, shape your media, engage your customers, win over investors, or land a job, you have to deliver a clarion call that will get your listeners’ attention, emotionalize your goal as theirs, and move them to act in your favor,” writes Peter Guber in this excerpt from “Tell To Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story.” “You have to reach their hearts as well as their minds—and this is just what story telling does!”

By Peter Guber

April 6, 2011
Satellite-Based Training How-To

When pest-control firm Orkin needed to find a solution to better keep its 8,000-employee workforce well trained, it turned to a satellite-based interactive training network. As a result, the company was able to greatly reduce its budget for training delivery, avoid travel expenses, and slash time to competency by 40 percent.

By Margery Weinstein

When pest-control firm Orkin needed to find a solution to better keep its 8,000-employee workforce well trained, it turned to a satellite-based interactive training network designed, installed, and managed by Keystone Enterprise Services. The company was able to greatly reduce its budget for training delivery, avoid travel expenses, and slash time to competency by 40 percent, so it now trains about 3,000 employees annually without lost travel time, says Dan Loveless, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Keystone Enterprise Services.

August 25, 2006
StrandVision Adds Local Streaming Video Option to its Digital Signage Systems

Administrators now have the option to add a local streaming video content to enhance their digital signage networks from StrandVision LLC

Administrators now have the option to add a local streaming video content to enhance their digital signage networks from StrandVision LLC

June 14, 2006
Anystream Released Podcast-Friendly Products

Anystream recently announced that universities can now offer campus-wide podcasts with the new Anystream Apreso products.

Anystream recently announced that universities can now offer campus-wide podcasts with the new Anystream Apreso products.

October 1, 2005
To share and to serve

A new generation of hardware is making it easier than ever to record, manage and distribute almost any type of presentation.

A new generation of hardware is making it easier than ever to record, manage and distribute almost any type of presentation.

July 13, 2005
When using stories, capitalize on perspectives

As a speaker who specializes in storytelling and motivating people to action, Vincent Kituku knows the power of a good tale.

As a speaker who specializes in storytelling and motivating people to action, Vincent Kituku knows the power of a good tale.

March 10, 2005
Meeting the press

An effective press conference or media event is really just a multifaceted presentation packaged for journalists - who, for better or worse, are the gatekeepers of corporate messaging. Understanding what reporters want and how to give it to them is only t.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆

An effective press conference or media event is really just a multifaceted presentation packaged for journalists - who, for better or worse, are the gatekeepers of corporate messaging. Understanding what reporters want and how to give it to them is only t.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆

October 1, 2004
tech talk

Cropping an image is an excellent way to get rid of extraneous clutter or to highlight its subject. All image-editing programs include a cropping tool, but what if you want to crop an image after you see it on your slide? Microsoft PowerPointhas its own C.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪

Cropping an image is an excellent way to get rid of extraneous clutter or to highlight its subject. All image-editing programs include a cropping tool, but what if you want to crop an image after you see it on your slide? Microsoft PowerPointhas its own C.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪

October 1, 2004
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Canon inkjets

Canon inkjets

May 1, 2004
Events

ASTD Intl. Conference

ASTD Intl. Conference

December 3, 2003
The Attention Deficit

Constant interruption is an almost unavoidable part of corporate life these days. As a presenter, how do you cut through the clutter and connect with today's audiences who are driven to distraction?

Constant interruption is an almost unavoidable part of corporate life these days. As a presenter, how do you cut through the clutter and connect with today's audiences who are driven to distraction?

November 19, 2003
Successful speakers know presenting and preparation go hand in hand

All too often, says speaker and PowerPoint coach Tom Bunzel, presenters put so much energy into creating their snazzy slideshow presentations, they forget to do the important little things that make a talk memorable and effective.

All too often, says speaker and PowerPoint coach Tom Bunzel, presenters put so much energy into creating their snazzy slideshow presentations, they forget to do the important little things that make a talk memorable and effective.

October 1, 2003
The Attention Deficit

Constant Interruption is an almost unavoidable part of corporate life these days. How do you cut through the clutter and connect with audiences who are driven to distraction?

Constant Interruption is an almost unavoidable part of corporate life these days. How do you cut through the clutter and connect with audiences who are driven to distraction?

February 1, 2003
Canon color

Canon's new i850 photo inkjet printer features 4,800 x 1,200 dot-per-inch output. Its redesigned print head has 1,600 microscopic nozzles that produce droplets as small as two picoliters, helping to make prints with a resolution on par with chemically dev.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪纗焸ۘ૪軸焽ퟤ૩舸焸塰焽絑焸ퟤ૩絛焸絪焸䀹猦W. .ၵ瘲,惘ᤛ䐺痾暼療惘ᤛ. 惘ᤛà㺣痾惘ᤛ€䀹惜ᤛ€䂇痿惜ᤛѵ惜ᤛ㷄痿惜ᤛ�૩塞Itemݜ૪Count﫬濾愌ᤛ휴ઃ惜ᤛઃ앮痿휸ઃ廃难潩焸૩

Canon's new i850 photo inkjet printer features 4,800 x 1,200 dot-per-inch output. Its redesigned print head has 1,600 microscopic nozzles that produce droplets as small as two picoliters, helping to make prints with a resolution on par with chemically dev.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪纗焸ۘ૪軸焽ퟤ૩舸焸塰焽絑焸ퟤ૩絛焸絪焸䀹猦W. .ၵ瘲,惘ᤛ䐺痾暼療惘ᤛ. 惘ᤛà㺣痾惘ᤛ€䀹惜ᤛ€䂇痿惜ᤛѵ惜ᤛ㷄痿惜ᤛ�૩塞Itemݜ૪Count﫬濾愌ᤛ휴ઃ惜ᤛઃ앮痿휸ઃ廃难潩焸૩

February 1, 2003
product profile

Canon PowerShot S45

Canon PowerShot S45

January 1, 2003
centuries ago

centuries ago great orators often spoke for several hours at a time. But today, when sound bites on television news are the status quo and complex sociological problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆

centuries ago great orators often spoke for several hours at a time. But today, when sound bites on television news are the status quo and complex sociological problems are solved in an hour on a television drama, audiences are most interested in speakers.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆

October 1, 2002
Oki Data C7200n

Aside from a few network configuration hiccups, the C7200n received mainly loud praises in our tests. Sharp text and speedy output were combined with color-accurate photographic prints that rivaled even some high-end photo-inkjet printers we've tested in 

Aside from a few network configuration hiccups, the C7200n received mainly loud praises in our tests. Sharp text and speedy output were combined with color-accurate photographic prints that rivaled even some high-end photo-inkjet printers we've tested in 

April 1, 2002
print speeds

Although print speed probably should not be your No. 1 criterion when selecting a printer, a fast inkjet is definitely better than a slow one.

Although print speed probably should not be your No. 1 criterion when selecting a printer, a fast inkjet is definitely better than a slow one.

February 10, 2002
So stocked

Atlantech's new Central Stock Film is a royalty-free package of more than 5,000 film and music files. Instead of relying on multiple CDs and time-consuming Internet download demos, the company packaged previews of all files on one DVD with an accompanying.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪纗焸ۘ૪軸焽ퟤ૩舸焸塰焽絑焸ퟤ૩絛焸絪焸䀹猦W. .ၵ瘲,⋸࠺䐺痾暼療⋸࠺. ⋸࠺à㺣痾⋸࠺€䀹⋼࠺€䂇痿⋼࠺ѵ⋼࠺㷄痿⋼࠺�૩塞Itemݜ૪Count﫬濾⌬࠺휴ઃ⋼࠺ઃ앮痿휸ઃ廃难潩焸૩ݜ૪焽ی૪ઃ祿䀹焹ӌ﫜⿌ƒ焽ی૪犮Wݜ૪娼û籠﫜若猄W璉靖猧W璉䒐ˋ﫜⿌ƒ猦W献W䒐ˋ﫴⾴ƒtЉ

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December 1, 2001
Epson Stylus C80

Clean text and photo-quality images are the hallmarks of a good printer; Epson's latest inkjet, the Stylus C80, delivers.

Clean text and photo-quality images are the hallmarks of a good printer; Epson's latest inkjet, the Stylus C80, delivers.

October 1, 2001
Fire away

Canon adds to its popular Elph digital camera line with the PowerShot S110. The S110 is a 2X-zoom, 2.1-megapixel camera that offers a Direct Print mode enabling users to print hard-copy images using Canon's CP-10 dye-sublimation printer. With the CP-10, C.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪纗焸ۘ૪軸焽ퟤ૩舸焸塰焽絑焸ퟤ૩絛焸絪焸䀹猦W. .ၵ瘲,屠੽䐺痾暼療屠੽. 屠੽à㺣痾屠੽€䀹層੽€䂇痿層੽ѵ層੽㷄痿層੽�૩塞Itemݜ૪Count﫬濾岔੽휴ઃ層੽ઃ앮痿휸ઃ廃难潩焸૩ݜ૪焽ی૪ઃ祿䀹焹Ӓ﫜⿌ƒ焽ی૪犮Wݜ૪娼û籠﫜若猄W璉靖猧W璉䒐ˋ﫜⿌ƒ猦W献W䒐ˋ﫴⾴ƒtЉ

Canon adds to its popular Elph digital camera line with the PowerShot S110. The S110 is a 2X-zoom, 2.1-megapixel camera that offers a Direct Print mode enabling users to print hard-copy images using Canon's CP-10 dye-sublimation printer. With the CP-10, C.⻼皺欸/ࠃ暼療.帉痾Ѐ�涆醿焷䀹ퟤ૩欸/縨૩蠏焸膿焸蕑焸૩ۘ૪蠏焸ی૪纗焸ۘ૪軸焽ퟤ૩舸焸塰焽絑焸ퟤ૩絛焸絪焸䀹猦W. .ၵ瘲,屠੽䐺痾暼療屠੽. 屠੽à㺣痾屠੽€䀹層੽€䂇痿層੽ѵ層੽㷄痿層੽�૩塞Itemݜ૪Count﫬濾岔੽휴ઃ層੽ઃ앮痿휸ઃ廃难潩焸૩ݜ૪焽ی૪ઃ祿䀹焹Ӓ﫜⿌ƒ焽ی૪犮Wݜ૪娼û籠﫜若猄W璉靖猧W璉䒐ˋ﫜⿌ƒ猦W献W䒐ˋ﫴⾴ƒtЉ

April 1, 2001
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Datavideo VDR-3000

Datavideo VDR-3000

December 1, 2000
digital trends

1. Lower costs for higher quality

1. Lower costs for higher quality