by ida | Audience Psychology, Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations
As my daughter shared with me during a recent conversation, parenting methods have changed over the years… She is the mother of my 4 delicious grandchildren, and… Her loving approach to parenting is to put herself inside her children’s heads and...
by ida | Audience Psychology, Difficult Situations, Presentation Strategies
At the end of one of my workshops, Derek, a corporate trainer and coach blurted out, “I’ve been reborn. I’m a whole new presenter now!” What had triggered this “aha” moment? Derek had come in with a long-held assumption that when he took on the responsibility of...
by ida | Audience Psychology, Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement, Presentation Strategies, Training Materials
Audience psychology….AKA …also known as … the secret to a successful session. Imagine you’re sitting down at your computer preparing for your talk or workshop (not too far fetched, is it?) Most presenters spend a large percentage of their prep...
by ida | Audience Psychology
Imagine this scenario… You’re sitting in a workshop… The presenter is energetic, entertaining, and makes you laugh… His session is well-organized and interactive… He has you participating in several exercises and he takes the time to...
by ida | Audience Psychology, Engagement
To memorize or not to memorize — that is the question…. The usual argument presentation coaches make against memorizing your presentation is that you won’t sound natural — that your presentation will sound memorized… They also...
by ida | Audience Psychology, Designing a Learning Experience
The most common term or catchall word for what people do when they stand up in front of a group is “giving a presentation”. Oh how I hate the word presentation… Why? Because using it sabotages what, in most circumstances, should be an engaging interactive...
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