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JULY 16, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for a Killer Presentation Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. It’s easy to compound our innate fear of public speaking by delivering a really bad presentation. Neil Patel has posted 10 Tips for a Killer Presentation.

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JUNE 14, 2022

Implementing DEI strategies has long played a role in workplace politics, but there continues to be limitations in how effective these policies are. . Outline a budget that can be used to celebrate some of the national holidays and let your employees determine how they deploy that budget into your culture.? .

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

We are trying to formulate a policy about backing others up when they are out of the office for PTO. And that day is usually a Friday or a day around a holiday when everyone wants to leave early or take PTO. We would like to develop a policy that covers our eleven offices to keep things as consistent across the company as possible.

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The Office Professionals Place

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? Here are a few ways to ‘deck the halls’ and have a worry free holiday. Use your days off during the holidays to relax.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 1, 2016

One of the questions I seem to get asked a lot when I present on Telesummits is to talk about some of the biggest challenges and/or mistakes I’ve faced during my business journey, and how my experiences and learnings can help other business owners. How will you handle it? I needed to go back to the drawing board and create balance.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 12, 2012

With the holidays just around the corner (already, can you believe it?) But how do you go about organizing an eco-friendly exchange of holiday gifts? And hosting a green gift exchange at an upcoming holiday party is a great way to raise awareness and get the entire company on board with environmentally sound policies.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The holiday campaigns have begun; sales all over television, billboards, and online social media. There is nothing worse than being presented with hidden fees at checkout. Prominently display warranties and return policies. Headsets.com provides a return policy with no excuse ever necessary.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Here’s a simple checklist to help you organize your Christmas holiday celebrations. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Last year, I posted a Christmas planning checklist to use starting in November. Prepare budget and plan projects: Figure out how much you are able to spend.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Expensive doesn't always mean better; in fact most of the time buying the boss a pricey present can make you look bad. First, you should know your company's gifting policies. Some offices don't celebrate the holidays at all. So where do you begin when it comes to gifting your boss?

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Expensive doesn't always mean better; in fact most of the time buying the boss a pricey present can make you look bad. First, you should know your company's gifting policies. Some offices don't celebrate the holidays at all. So where do you begin when it comes to gifting your boss?

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Do you get the boss a holiday gift this year? Remembering you don't owe anyone a holiday gift. It can be seen a "currying favor" to give the boss a gift, and you don't owe a colleague a present even if he or she gives you one. That's why I thought it was a good issue to explore for my Gannett/USA Today column.

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 6, 2010

I was recently a presenter in a Telesummit and even though I had a specific topic to present on, the hosts also felt it would be appropriate to talk about some of the biggest challenges and mistakes that I faced (and still do face today) along my path to solopreneurship! Challenge/Mistake #1 – Creating Balance.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. Six points for merchants : Make protection of personal information a company priority; designate someone in your business to coordinate privacy policies and practices.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

During a presentation, your boss is asked a question about the department’s plans for the coming year. If you know how to organize your thoughts, and you know your job, you’re most of the way to giving an effective impromptu presentation. 3) Deliver the body of the presentation. 5) Conclude the presentation.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Related Posts: 10 Tips for a Killer Presentation Time Management Horse Sense 10 Questions to Kick Start a Daily Journal Entry Motivation Did you enjoy this post? Look beyond the obvious. LISTEN THOROUGHLY. Discern what is meant – not just what is said. RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. Deal with mistakes openly and fairly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

You don’t build an outline of your presentation. At what time of day will you be presenting? When Preparing for Public Speaking The boss e-mails and says you are going to be training employees on the features of the new software roll-out. What’s the first thing you do? You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 21, 2010

Organize a simple outline – Some variation on the following three points will always form a coherent presentation: This is where I was. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! This is where I am now. This is how I got from there to here. Build your content – Fill in the outline.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

Giving a presentation normally causes stress. If you have any of these symptoms before or during a presentation, you are normal. Almost everyone experiences some stress before presentations, even when the speech is as simple as, “tell the group something about yourself.” Don’t worry. If not, you are one in a million.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. That way, I can complete your presentation today.&# For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. You’re there until midnight, the boss went home at 5:00.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

And a plus: A list of sources for quotations to use in presentations from Presentation Zen. Tom Peters’ “Top 41″ quotes and other free stuff – the Top 41 quotes are a project from 2006 that are compiled in a PDF and offered —along with a load of other free Tom Peters’ material— for download.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 23, 2010

Here are some tips to help with the delivery of your speech or presentation. Playback the presentation and look for areas to improve. » Ten Speaker Tips to Make Any Presentation Sparkle Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 11, 2010

Prepare by writing out your presentation, at the every least have an outline and rehearse it more than once. At the very least, practice your stories and be sure to have stories every time you present. Evaluating your audience is a critical but frequently overlooked aspect of presentation preparation.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

Now Google can help you do things like…… Google Docs – Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets Google Voice - Don’t have time to listen to voicemails? I even look forward to the different holiday themes that the word ‘Google’ will have on the search engine page.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 7, 2010

It is only through practice can you effectively present your speech. Master the flow of your presentation by repeatedly rehearsing it. Make sure the language you are using is one that your audience is comfortable with. Consider the occasion in delivering your speech. Gain self-confidence through practice.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

– Patrick Overton Have you ever performed or presented in front of a group of people? If my boss says I have to give a presentation next week, my determination to avoid being fired overcomes my self-doubts. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. Need a speaker/presenter? Lets grow together! Wednesday, November 25, 2009 What Are You Thankful For? Contact Ms.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 23, 2010

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Present solutions rather than problems. Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. You can provide needed information, support, data and resources without your boss asking for it. Resist the temptation to pass all problems along to your boss.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

If yours is an organization that encourages less-formal communication, you may find people dropping by to discuss anything from last night’s big game to next week’s big presentation. For those days when you need a block of uninterrupted time to work on a project, here are five tips to help you control drop-in traffic.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 12, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them." I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Success

JANUARY 22, 2023

When presented with two identical summaries—one for a candidate named John, the other for a candidate named Jennifer—faculty members at six U.S. All of those policies, procedures, norms—written and unwritten—kind of control the culture,” says Donovan’s business partner and co-author Mark Kaplan. “If

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 17, 2010

Whether it’s 20 pounds you need to lose, a presentation that has to be made or a skill you need to learn, overcoming “I don’t feel like doing it” is being motivated. A good parent doesn’t stay in bed thinking, the kid can suffer, because I don’t feel like getting out of bed. That drive is motivation.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software christmas presents for men - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc furniture shipping New York Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Develop a &# one-day-at-a-time&# mind set, since you can only really control the present anyway. Live in the Now – Much of our stress is created by living in the past or worrying about the future.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

You can either plan to stretch out the fun for an entire week and invite gifters to leave small, anonymous presents each day that build up to a final, larger gift, or you can keep it simple and stick to one single present exchanged at a holiday party. Holiday gift baskets.

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