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When communicating, gestures are always important, as highlighted by this #tipoftheday: Once you begin speaking, you need to stay loosened up. The best way to accomplish this? Gesture.

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If you often times get choked up when giving a presentation, check out this #tipoftheday: A minute or two of humming should leave your voice feeling clear and flexible during a big presentation.

Many people — including a number of world-class athletes — use the powerful technique we call mental imaging to combat nervousness and improve concentration. #tipoftheday

Before a presentation, slowly breathe through the nose, letting your chest expand, filling your lungs to capacity. Hold the breath for a moment before exhaling slowly and quietly through the mouth. #tipoftheday #presentationtraining

Practice makes perfect, as highlighted by this #tipoftheday: Don’t be afraid to do “retakes” as you practice segments of your presentation.

Next time you are looking for ways to improve your communications skills remember this #tipoftheday: The key to effective self-criticism is detachment. Learn other effective techniques and tricks with our communication skills training: commcoreconsulting.com/services/commu…

When preparing for your next presentation, remember this #tipoftheday: Never undermine your selling points by glossing over them vocally.

If you often have trouble pronouncing complex words during presentations, keep this #tipoftheday in mind: Take care to enunciate key words clearly, especially trade names and terms, and most especially if there’s any ambiguity.

When communicating the words you choose to emphasize are often very important, as explained by #tipoftheday: Don’t stress conjunctions (and, but, because) and articles (a, an, the).

Remember, there is a big difference between being concise in written vs verbal communications, as highlighted by this #tipoftheday: The typical written sentence runs fifteen to twenty-three words; the average spoken sentence, eight to ten.

Wondering how to make good eye contact during a presentation? Check out this #tipoftheday: In general, hold eye contact with a single person for at least a full thought, phrase, or sentence. Learn more about how presentation training can help you at: commcoreconsulting.com/services/prese…

Next time you are leading a meeting, remember this #tipoftheday: Never include a minute-by-minute time schedule in your agenda. It’s fine to be organized, but meetings need a feeling of flexibility and you don’t want a group of people constantly checking the time.

Using nonlinear methods to organize presentations can have many advantages, according to this #tipoftheday: Nonlinear methods of thinking encourage creativity by integrating the use of both brain hemispheres and capitalizing on their strengths.

Add sparkle to the middle of your presentation by using strong visual imagery, colorful or surprising illustrations and examples. #tipoftheday Learn more about our Presentation Training offering: commcoreconsulting.com/services/prese…

The section of your presentation where you aim to persuade the audience is something that you should formulate carefully, as explained by this #tipoftheday: Presentation of the middle is vital to your credibility; take the time to do it well.

Having trouble determining the types of questions you should avoid answering during Q&A session? This #tipoftheday can help: Answer all questions, except those pertaining to personal matter, proprietary information and those you just simply don’t know.

Q&A sessions can be tricky, so it is always important to prepare accordingly, as explained by this #tipoftheday: There’s no such thing as being over prepared for a Q&A session. Preparation is what drives the control factor.