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The Curse of Hidden Agendas

The Curse of Hidden Agendas

In the Focus Phase we look intensively at the driver of a speaker. The intention of is to become aware of your personal motivation. Unfortunately too many speakers do not pay attention to the Focus Phase resulting in sabotaging behavior. Their personal motivation...
Rehearsing is a conscious choice

Rehearsing is a conscious choice

Not rehearsing is sabotaging activity number 1 responsible for most presentation failures. Yet, rehearsing is avoided like the plague. How come? Every time I speak about rehearsing I see rolling eyes, I am greeted with huge sighs and especially I hear an army of...
How to gain credibility

How to gain credibility

Do you think you need to prove your credibility? One of the pitfalls of presenting is focusing the content on you instead of on the message the audience needs to hear. Many speakers feel incompetent, uncertain or uncomfortable to give a presentation. This is not...
Be Your Ally: part 2

Be Your Ally: part 2

In the first part we highlighted the sabotaging activities that are created from the content of your backpack. This part goes one step further. During the Focus phase you can find out what your beliefs are about the people you will present to. What do you think about...
Be Your Ally: part 1

Be Your Ally: part 1

What is the reason we need to focus on ourselves first before even starting with the presentation preparation? Every person walks around with a backpack on his or her shoulders. The backpack represents the way you observe the world around you. The backpack contains...