Giving Online & Virtual Presentations

Video meetings have become common, but communicating over platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams requires a specific skill set. I’ve put together seven tips to improve your corporate video communication to help you succeed in our rapidly evolving business climate. Increasingly, deals are being made with nods over online platforms, rather than handshakes in boardrooms, as executives rely increasingly on video communication. But as countless professionals discovered at the start of the pandemic, effective communication requires far more than a reliable Internet connection and glitch-free application (these are just prerequisites).  Public speaking skills aren’t enough If you’re like most executives, you’ve put a lot of time and energy over the years into honing your public speaking and presentation skills. But have

Invest the time it takes to learn the proper etiquette to use during video conferences now. You’ll reduce anxiety over upcoming meetings, reap the rewards of stronger connections, and deepen trust with your most important contacts.

A group of colleagues and myself meet weekly online. During our last meeting someone mentioned that although all of us are comfortable working online, many professionals aren’t. Not to mention that we’re guilty of being myopic by forgetting with those that haven’t kept up with effective video communication technology use.  The demands to meet via video communication platforms have grown over the past few years. It’s more important now than ever when our ability to meet in real life has been severely restricted.  Meeting online is a solid alternative to meeting in real life. It’s a time saver but has one pitfall – it often loses that warm connected feeling that happens during real life meetings. This weakness is because