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How to Become a Better Video Presenter Now! (Part 2)

April 8, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

Your feedback from last week’s blog strongly suggested there’s an appetite for a second helping of how to become a better video presenter. What follows is an organized hodgepodge (I think that’s an oxymoron?) of recommendations for better video presentations. I’ve divided them into a before, during and after format to make them easier to… read more

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How to Become a Better Video Presenter Now! (Part 1)

April 1, 2020 by Dez Thornton 2 Comments

As coronavirus seeps into every nook and cranny of our lives, America is getting a master class in change management. One of the biggest changes I’ve seen in my profession is clients’ jumping off stages and onto video screens. Since social distancing restrictions forbid us from interacting in person, some companies have no choice but… read more

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Why the Best Speakers Are Masters at Pulling Back

March 25, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you but as the world slowly grinds to a halt and our sense of normalcy is pried from our unwilling hands, I have discovered more time for reflection. I am usually an obsessive, goal-oriented, forward thinker so I did not initially welcome this with open arms. In fact, it causes me… read more

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The Reason Why Words Appear to Be so Powerful (Brought to you by Coronavirus)

March 18, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

If I were a gambling man, I would bet that, prior to a couple of weeks ago, if you heard the words corona and isolation used in combination, you most likely thought of the Corona commercials featuring someone sitting alone on a beach, squeezing a lime into a cold and refreshing beverage. Today, those words… read more

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Why The Best Speakers Are Masters At Brevity

March 11, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

  Imagine you’re pouring an ice-cold glass of water on a blazing hot summer day. As you watch the freshly squeezed lemons dance around the top of the pitcher, the water in your glass reaches the top. Fully aware of what’s happening, you continue to pour until water is spilling all over the countertop and… read more

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Why the Best Speakers Learn How to Play the Accordion

February 26, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

If you speak with any degree of regularity, you’ve most likely arrived at a venue and had the meeting organizer toss a ticking time bomb in your direction by saying something like, “I’m sorry but the previous speaker went over his time limit. We are trying to get back on schedule so we need you… read more

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Why Surviving Your Speech Is NOT a Strategy

February 19, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

Arriving back at your office after delivering a high stakes presentation that, if successful, will lead to a second meeting with a prospect who could potentially double your company’s annual revenue, you find your team anxiously huddled around the entrance. As soon as you walk through the front door, they pop the question, “well, how… read more

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Why the Best Speakers Always Thread the Needle First

February 12, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

The ultimate goal of every presenter, regardless of expertise, is to make their ideas click in the minds of their listeners to the point that they willfully follow them to their predetermined conclusion. Many well-intentioned speakers fall short of this goal because they falsely assume that their audience cares enough about their message to sort… read more

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5 Ways That Context Clues Will Make You a Better Speaker

February 5, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

Have you ever received a text message that caused you to stop in your tracks, frown and quote Scooby Doo’s puzzled “huh”? If you’re anything like most people, your answer to that question is yes, which means you’ve had the experience of being inserted into the middle of a conversation by someone who unintentionally failed… read more

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The Ultimate Speech That No One Wants to Give

January 29, 2020 by Dez Thornton Leave a Comment

Depending on your perspective, I’ve been fortunate or insane enough to have been given the opportunity to deliver hundreds of presentations to audiences large and small. I’m often asked by my coaching clients and training participants, “what is the most difficult speech you’ve ever delivered?” Of course, those particular speeches stand apart from all the… read more

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