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One of our coaches was at a restaurant recently and when the first person at the table gave his order, the waiter said, “Very nice choice.” In fact, the waiter said, “very nice” or “good choice” to everyone at the table…except our coach!
“I ordered the fish,” the coach said. “He just nodded and walked away. I felt a little offended. He didn’t tell me I made a nice choice. For the rest of the meal, I wondered if I had ordered poorly.”
Similarly, saying, “That’s a great question!” when someone asks a question during a presentation is not a good idea. Once you say “great question”, you’ve put yourself into the position of having to say “great question” to everyone who asks a question.
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Communication Skills Library After decades of communication skills coaching and hundreds of published articles, we’ve amassed a treasure trove of public speaking resources that we’re happy to shar...Q: What do you get when you cross The Godfather with an economist?
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When a client asks about how to best use data and numbers in a presentation, this old joke comes to mind.
After years in the financial services industry, we’ve seen thousands of data-driven presentations. Most of them are terrible. Many are incomprehensible. We have found that one of the biggest challenges in business is communicating financial information to clients and prospects. Most of us have a hard time processing raw numbers and data.
But these 5 principles will make it easier on your listeners...
How to Use Financial Data Effectively in a Presentation
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