by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations
One morning not too long ago my car battery needed a boost…I was all set to attend a local networking breakfast…I had gotten up early…showered…done all the usual morning stuff…Then got in the car….turned the key in the ignition...
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 3 delicious grandchildren, and…Her loving approach to parenting is to put herself inside her children’s heads and...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations
This quote from playwright George Bernard Shaw really hits home for presenters…”The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”As presenters we often struggle with our wording…Spending hours to find what we...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations, Engagement
Ding dong! There goes the doorbell.You eagerly run to open the door for the pizza delivery guy.You quickly tip him, and with great anticipation, you hurry to the kitchen table with your steaming pizza…You open the box. Yum…a big 12-inch mushroom and cheese...
by ida | Audience Psychology, Difficult Situations, Presentation Strategies
At the end of one of my workshops, Derek, a speaker 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 giving a...
by ida | Difficult Situations
“Sometimes you fall down because there is something down there that you are supposed to find.”I’m sure we’ve all read quotes about failure and picking ourselves up again, but…Picking oneself up can be hard…We don’t always know how to pick ourselves up or...
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