On September 16, 2023, SocialGood Lagos, one of the local hubs of the United Nations Foundation plus Social Good program, held it’s 2023 edition of the SocialGood Summit Lagos.The theme of this year’s edition was Ideas Shaping the World. In line with this theme, SocialGood Summit Lagos 2023 focused on how we can leverage technology, new media …
Earlier this year, I polled my LinkedIn connections on the presentation skills they would like to improve this year. The majority of the voters wanted to learn to use storytelling in presentations.You may be thinking ‘why should I tell stories in my presentations’? Well, do you know that humans have less attention span than goldfish? …
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When you fail to remember your speaking points during a presentation, you look unprepared, unprofessional and incompetent. The effect of this could deepen your fear of public speaking making it harder for you to succeed. I know this because many of the clients whom I’ve worked with said the fear of forgetting what they …
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As a small business owner, you most likely have to operate your business on a smaller budget than big companies, and an even smaller team. This means you have to flex more muscle in the highly competitive market to not only stay in, but also scale your business. … Whether you have staff strength of 2, 5, 10 or 50 in your small business, the following training will empower and equip your staff to deliver results that would help you progressively seize portions of the market.
One of the challenges faced by shy entrepreneurs and professionals is the severe anxiety that comes with making presentations. … Fortunately, you don’t have to let your current social awkwardness interfere with your business success. There are steps you can take to ensure you ace your business presentations even as a shy entrepreneur.
It can be difficult to hold your audience’s attention for the entire presentation. With many things fighting for our attention today, people drift away easily. If you don’t want your audience chatting with each other, pressing their phones or sleeping when you’re on the podium, you must create opportunities for interaction during your presentation. …
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Whether you’re speaking to motivate your team to be fully engaged at work, inspire a group of startup founders or convince higher-ranking executives of the need for change, much of your success will depend on how well you were able to demonstrate your credibility.
Have a brilliant idea for your next project but need the higher ups to sign off on it? Your challenge is to deliver a pitch to make your management love the idea too. Here are 4 questions your presentation must answer to get your boss and other decision makers on board.
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As the whole world battles the Covid-19, it’s understandable why some folks are on a serious panic mode. Of course, it is even more understandable for people who live in countries and cities where cases of infected persons have been recorded. But if you’re like me – currently living or visiting a city where there …
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