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5 Pro Tips for Speaking on the Big Stage

September 19, 2022 //  by Russ Peterson Jr//  Leave a Comment

Have you ever been on that big stage? If your answer is “YES,” then you know it can be both intimidating and confusing. Where should I stand? Can I walk over here? What should I do with my hands? If your answer is “NO,” then get ready… because your day is coming! After working in public …

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Category: Communication, iSpeak, Messaging, PresentationsTag: audience engagement, communication, speaking, stage

5 Tips to Untangle Your Data Presentation

May 10, 2022 //  by Russ Peterson Jr//  Leave a Comment

Is Your Data Presentation a Tangled Mess? Computers have brought us to an age where data can be wrangled 8 ways to Sunday in a matter of nano-seconds. Some people call that the “heavy lifting” of data analytics. In my opinion, the toughest lifting of data analytics is when the data has to be communicated …

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Category: Communication, Influence, Inform, Interpret, iSpeak, Messaging, Presentations, RecommendTag: #dataanalytics, Chip Heath, data analytics, data messaging, data science, human head weighs 8 pounds, influence, inform, interpret, iSpeak, Jerry Maguire, Making Numbers Count, recommend, the ask, through line, Troy Aikman

3 Ways to Fix the Data Dump Presentation

May 2, 2022 //  by Russ Peterson Jr//  Leave a Comment

“We really want to help our technical teams communicate better.” This was the request from our data analytics customer when I asked, “What are you trying to change with training?” This is not an uncommon request. I’ve heard it increasingly over the past ten years. When I probe further to ask what they mean by …

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Category: Influence, Inform, Interpret, Messaging, PresentationsTag: complex messaging, data analytics, data dump, data messaging, data presentations, data science, data wrangling, Harvard Business School, iSpeak

4 Messaging Approaches for Data Analysts

April 4, 2022 //  by Russ Peterson Jr//  Leave a Comment

“Why are my leaders always questioning my data results?” This was the question from my data analytics student and he was frustrated. So, I asked him, “What do you mean? Can you give me an example?” “Sure. Every time I give them the test results and I tell them what the results mean, they start …

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Category: Communication, Influence, Inform, Interpret, iSpeak, Leadership, Messaging, PresentationsTag: analytics, data analytics, data presentations, data science, descriptive analytics, diagnostic analytics, iSpeak, leadership, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics

What Planet Are You From?

March 24, 2022 //  by Russ Peterson Jr//  Leave a Comment

Alien translator… That’s genius! As a child of the 70’s and 80’s I’m willing to admit… I’m a Star Wars fan. But I’m even more of a Boba Fett fan. Recently, while watching an episode of the streaming series The Book of Boba Fett, I noticed one of the aliens (I don’t know what they’re …

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Category: Communication, Inform, Interpret, iSpeak, Messaging, Presentations, Subject Matter ExpertsTag: 6 questions, audience analysis, audience engagement, Boba Fett, complex messaging, interpretations, iSpeak, message builder, message preparation, messaging, Star Wars

How to Make Your Stories More Visual

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October 2, 2018 //  by Kevin Karschnik//  Leave a Comment

Patricia Fripp once said to me, “Craig, people will not remember what you say as much as they will remember what they see when you say it.” In other words, we have to make our speeches very visual in order to have the deepest impact. Here are 3 ways to accomplish this: 1) Put your …

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Eliminating the Eye-Chart

July 2, 2018 //  by Kevin Karschnik//  Leave a Comment

“Visuals should be used to enhance an audience’s understanding of a concept, not used as cue cards.” – William Kreiger I am sitting in an elementary school lunch room with several dozen other parents listening to the Parent Teacher Association give an accounting of the previous year’s projects and expenses.  Like most presentations, this one …

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Death by Coconut

June 6, 2018 //  by Kevin Karschnik//  1 Comment

We hear a lot about “Death by PowerPoint” (a business phenomenon caused by poor design and delivery of slides). However, in the last 50 years, there are more documented deaths (8) that occurred from coconuts falling from trees and striking people on the head, than people dying during a PowerPoint presentation (0). Maybe we should …

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Category: Communication, PresentationsTag: communication, Presentation Skills, visual aids

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