Presentation Skills: Appropriate Body Language as a Panelist—Part 3 of Series on Presenting as a Panelist

Posted by Dianna Booher - September 28, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal

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No matter how powerful or persuasive your words, your body language can sabotage your success as a panelist. Make sure you’re in full control of all moving parts—including your tongue. Avoid “grand-standing” other panel members while they are speaking with attention-grabbing body language when you disagree. That is, don’t “yell” with head wagging, rolling eyes, dismissive [...]

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Interpersonal Communication: Decide That You Want to Listen

Posted by Dianna Booher - September 24, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal

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Listening requires conscious effort and a willing mind, but it does pay off! Communication expert Dianna Booher shares four benefits of deciding to listen. Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation skills, interpersonal communication, and client communication. An expert in executive communication and [...]

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Presentation Skills: Holding Your Own with Other Experts—Part 2 of Presenting as a Panelist

Posted by Dianna Booher - September 20, 2010 - Communication—Oral

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When presenting as part of a panel, think of the situation as a Broadway play rather than a solo performance. How you interact with other panelists makes the difference between a long-running box-office hit and a one-night show. Look for appropriate opportunities to piggyback the comments of other panel members. The most engaging panel presentations [...]

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Interpersonal Communication: Reading Between the Lines

Posted by Dianna Booher - September 17, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal

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Words alone are never the whole message. Communication expert Dianna Booher shares the importance of reading between the lines. Learn how to “listen” to what’s NOT said. Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation skills, interpersonal communication, and client communication. An expert in [...]

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Presentation Skills: Never Wing It—Part 1 of Presenting as a Panelist

Posted by Dianna Booher - September 14, 2010 - Communication—Oral

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I don’t know which is worse: being trapped in an audience listening to panelists who sound as though they were recruited in the hallway five minutes before the program began . . . or being a panelist asked to “fill in” for a no-show and then doubly doomed with an unprepared moderator. Disaster. Look for [...]

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The Biggest Communication Challenge: Negotiating

Posted by Dianna Booher - September 7, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal

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The biggest communication challenge most people face is negotiating. Not to be confused with the fun scene at flea markets when haggling in a second language becomes play, and the stakes make no more difference than a clay pot for a couple of dollars. I’m talking about serious negotiation situations, such as when you’re trying to [...]