How bad stories can ruin your presentation (and what to do instead) Have you ever been to a presentation where the presenter told a story with no connection at all to the topic being presented? What about a personal story that went on and on and on and left no...
How reflecting back on presentations you’ve done can improve your upcoming presentations When you think back on a presentation you just did do you tend to focus on what went wrong or do you think how great it was? Focusing on either extreme isn’t terribly...
Are poor presentations affecting your law firm’s reputation or bottom line? Do some of the lawyers at your firm have poor presentation skills? Are some of your best lawyers held back by their lack of confidence in presenting? Do the presentations by your...
Five ways to start your presentations and the one I recommend for my clients We’ve all been to presentations where the presenter immediately started sharing all the facts or just did a quick outline of the presentation and dived right in. If you want your informative...
How to use intentional movement and gestures to improve your presentations We’ve all been to presentations where the nervous presenter stood rooted in one spot or paced back and forth. I suspect we’ve also been to presentations where the presenter had an annoying...
Is it possible to give a good presentation even if you have to read your notes? While it is harder to give a good presentation when reading your notes, it is entirely possible. Last month, someone who was graduating from this Cohort of the Employ to Empower...
How to manage your nerves by using a mantra If you want your informative presentations to be memorable and engaging, it is critical that you manage your nerves and get to the right level of nervous energy. I have a number of tools I share with my clients to get them...
Three amazing SheEO Events in less than 24 hours and being reminded not to overwhelm your audience The amazing SheEO Community A little under a year ago, I joined the amazing SheEO community of radically generous women and non-binary people...
3 tips to avoid going off on tangents As a younger lawyer, I often used to go off on tangents, both in presentations and in conversations. I still have to watch myself now to make sure I stay focused and on topic. I have clients who come to me because their...
Here are 5 helpful articles on adding stories to your informative or technical presentations I always encourage my clients to include stories in their informative or technical presentations. Clients have told me they don’t have stories or that they don’t have time to...
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Brenda Benham firmly believes that all detail-oriented people can be memorable presenters; however, not all of them currently are. Many detail-oriented people make a number of classic mistakes when they present and it’s costing them. To get results and to improve your presentations, call Brenda at 778-919-4033 or send her an email at brenda@memorablepresenter.ca.