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One of the more challenging parts of any presentation is the very first part. If you are wondering how to introduce yourself before starting your presentation, you are in good company. For most of us, once we get the first few sentences out, our nervousness will diminish pretty significantly. So, this initial self-introduction is really important. If we struggle here, our nervousness will increase. In addition, the old adage, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” is very true.In this post, we are going to cover a very simple three-step process that will help you introduce yourself before starting any presentation. A summary of the steps is below.Start with your name and company (or organization).Tell your audience what problem that you can solve for them.Share some type of proof (social proof works best) that you can solve this problem.I will break down each step into a simple to follow process. But first… a little background.For full show notes and an interactive Introduction Creator, visit How to Introduce Yourself Before Starting any Presentationhttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-introduce-yourself-before-starting-any-presentation/

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to use presentations and speaking to find new customers and clients.I know what some of you are thinking… “You said we would get new clients by speaking. However, very little of what you have covered so far has ANYTHING to do with speaking. What gives?”The often overlooked part of being a great speaker is to master your craft first. You can be a great speaker, but if what you are saying is gobbledygook, you won’t build a lot of followers. I get dozens of people every month wanting to be a guest on my podcasts. The first thing I do is Google them. Specifically, I look for recordings of the speaker. It usually takes less than five minutes of watching or listening to determine if he or she is an expert.If you can’t easily tell an audience two or three really tangible tips, then when you speak the audience will think you are wasting their time. The audience will be confused. So, everything we have talked about so far is critical to being a good speaker. Now that you have done the hard work, let’s have some fun getting new clients for your company!For full show notes, visit Ways to Get Clients for Your Business by Speaking to Groupshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/ways-to-get-clients-for-your-business-by-speaking-to-groups/

Ways to Get Clients for Your Business by Speaking to GroupsIf you happen to be a great speaker, you have a number of ways to get clients for your business by speaking. (By the way, if you aren’t a great speaker yet, keep tuning in, because we can help with that.) The most important thing to keep in mind is that your goal is to build your authority on a specific topic. Once you do that, you will create an endless supply of speaking opportunities and clients.Your authority depends on a few things. First, when people do a Google search for your name (or your company name,) what do they find? Most everyone is going to do this simple due diligence as a first step. If you are applying for a job, the interviewer will Google you. When you want to connect with someone on LinkedIn, the connection will likely Google you. This is also true with potential clients or customers. When someone hears about you (or your company) for the first time, they will do an internet search for you.The things that they find will either build your authority or diminish it. The good news is that you have total control over what potential clients find about you.Use Writing and Speaking to Increase Your “Internet Authority” to Build Trust with Potential New Clients.Before I go into how to use speaking and presenting to find new clients, let’s start will increasing authority. I had a student a couple of years ago who wanted to help inner-city kids make better decisions. This sounded like a worthy goal. After chatting with him a little, I realized that he had no experience working with kids. In fact, he currently worked as a mechanical engineer. Throughout his entire career, he never supervised or coached anyone either.He had decided to venture into an arena in which he had absolutely no experience. This was not a goal, it was a pipe-dream. My point is that before you set off to be a speaker or writer, take time to develop your expertise. This engineer would have been a fantastic speaker on “How to Cut Energy Costs in Summer Months.” He was an expert at that.On the other hand, I have a friend who was attending an accounting conference years ago. He sat through a breakout session because a friend of his was the guest speaker. During the question-and-answer part, someone in the audience asked a question about a specific software package. The speaker had never used this software, but he knew that our mutual friend had. So, the speaker asked my friend to answer the question. 20 minutes later, my friend and the speaker were still answering questions together. Now, my friend travels the world as a guest lecturer himself.So, write and speak on topics where you know the content inside and out, and you will do very well. If you don’t feel like you are there yet, study and train a little more to build your expertise.For full Show Notes, visit Ways to Get Clients for Your Business by Speaking to Groupshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/ways-to-get-clients-for-your-business-by-speaking-to-groups/

This is a fun interview with Dr. Benjamin Ritter who started an entire consulting business from scratch using just seminars that were open to the public. If you want to learn how to use speaking and/or creating seminars to build your authority in your industry, make sure to listen to this episode!Connect with Dr. Ritter on his website at https://www.liveforyourselfconsulting.com/

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on Train-the-Trainer programs. In the first episode, we talk about how to uncover the quality of a train-the-trainer process before investing in it. On this session, we talk about the steps involved in training your trainers using the process.Train Your Trainers Using the Train-the-Trainer Model.That last story leads us into the next part of the train-the-trainer model — the actual training process.Good Presentation Skills are Essential to the Train-the-Trainer Model.Once you have a great course designed, now you will want to spend time actually training your trainers. Step one is to help them develop good public speaking skills. Remember that being a great public speaker is not a natural gift. It is a skill. This skill takes time to develop. When help companies create or revitalize a train-the-trainer process, we almost always start here. If the Subject Matter Experts are confident and if they communicate well, the programs are always more effective. If the SME’s are poor communicators, the process will fail almost 100% of the time.For details about the specific skills to focus on, refer to 7 Qualities of a Great Public Speaker.Develop Your Subject Matter Experts.When you institute the train-the-trainer model within your organization, start small. Use the “fast food” model that I mentioned above. Have Subject Matter Experts-in-Training explain part of the process to a newer team member.“Docendo Discimus (by teaching, we learn).” — SenecaOver time, as your team members become more knowledgeable and skilled, increase their opportunity to teach. The technique that I use with my instructors is to have them start by watching me (or another instructor) teach a session. Next, give them a fun activity to lead while co-teaching with another instructor. Little by little, I increase their face-time in front of the group. In most cases, after they have developed good presentation skills, this learning happens fast.Audit Both the SME’s and the Results of the Train-the-Trainer Model.A big mistake that I made early on was not auditing my trainer’s classes. I assumed that since they spent over a year developing the train-the-trainer skill, the skill would be permanent. If you recall the telephone game that I described in the first part of this session, that is what can happen. I call divergence the “anomaly/snowball effect.”An anomaly occurs. Most of the time, it is something really small. It is out of the ordinary and may never happen again. However, the trainer sees this anomaly as a problem with the way that the training session has occurred. As a result, he/she changes something slightly. The change then causes another challenge. Another adjustment is made. Every time a change is made that is outside of the original procedure, the divergence gets bigger and bigger. Over time, the SME isn’t following the outlined procedure from step one at all.Before making changes to the process, it is a good idea to audit the train-the-trainer programs to make sure the process is being properly taught to the next generation.For full show notes, visit The Train-the-Trainer Model on our website.https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/train-the-trainer-model-how-to-create-a-train-the-trainer-course/

The Train-the-Trainer Model is very common in the business world. However, many Train-the-Trainer programs have big flaws. A good analogy of what happens during this process is the old “telephone game.” Put ten people in a room. Whisper a phrase with more than 10 words into the ear of the first person. The second person then relays the message to the third person. This process continues over and over until the phrase reaches the final person. When you compare the first message with the last message, they will be totally different. This is what often happens when organizations try to implement a train-the-trainer model of employee development.However, this doesn’t have to occur. If you put the right steps and processes in place, your employee development can be phenomenal. (It can also cut your training costs dramatically as well.)This is a two-part series about how to create a good train-the-trainer process. I also show you how to judge if a process that is being promoted to you is worthwhile. For full show notes, go to How to Create a Train-the-Trainer Processhttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/train-the-trainer-model-how-to-create-a-train-the-trainer-course/

Amazing Persuasive Speech OutlineIn the post, How to Design a Speech Quickly, we gave a few tips to create a quick presentation outline. In this session, we add a little more detail about how to make your presentation more persuasive. This simple, three-step process will help you persuade event the toughest audiences.Change from Feature/Benefit to Problem Solver.Identify the Three Most Important Problems that Your Product or Idea Solves.Prove to Your Audience that You Can Solve These Problems.The secret to being persuasive is to show your audience how they can get what they want. It is amazing how so many people will try to be persuasive by being self-centered. For instance, many salespeople will start their sales presentations talking about their product or their company. “My company has 20 years of experience in this industry,” or “This product has a number of different features.” This three-step process will help you think like your audience. When you think like your audience, your audience will more likely agree with your conclusions.For full show notes, go to Amazing Persuasive Speech Outline with Sales Presentation Exampleshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/amazing-persuasive-speech-outline-with-sales-presentation-examples/

On this episode, I interview Cody Lowry who is a best-selling author and the founder of a successful advertising agency. However, Cody is actually more famous for being able to talk his way into meetings that are typically pretty hard to get.For instance, he tells us how he had a couple of extra days in New York, so he decided to audition for Saturday Night Live. He actually got the audition less than 48 hours from the time he reached out to the producer. He also got meetings with a President of the United States, got to carry the torch in an Olympics, and a few other really interesting situations that came about just by being able to "Schmooze" the right people.Cody's book is on Amazon at Schmooze: What They Should Teach in Harvard Business School.https://amzn.to/2NiiCxP

“I don’t present very often, so how do I prepare for a presentation?” That is, by far, one of the most common questions that we get as presentation skills coaches. In fact, most public speaking fear comes from situations where presenters just don’t speak very often. They have a hard time building up momentum. For instance, if you only drive a car once every couple of years, you will likely be nervous every time you slip behind the wheel. However, if you drive every day, the process becomes second nature.The same is true when you deliver presentations. If you don’t speak very often, your nervousness will be higher. In these situations, the way that you prepare for a presentation will determine if you are more nervous or less nervous when you speak. Below, I’m going to give you five time-tested ways to prepare for a presentation that will help you speed up the process. This process will also help you reduce the nervousness a little as well.For full show notes, visit5 Ironclad Ways to Prepare for a Presentation, Cut Prep Time, and Reduce Nervousness.https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/5-ironclad-ways-to-prepare-for-a-presentation-cut-prep-time-by-137/

This is episode #151, and this week, I interview Claire Chandler and Ben Baker. They are the authors of the new book Leading Beyond a Crisis.Ben's background is in creating a brand for yourself and your company, and Claire started out in human resources and has spent the last few years helping companies attract high-level employees and retain them. The topic they wanted to cover, though is how to communicate more effectively in this new world full of stress and uncertainty. We talk about recovering from Covid... Well, I mean as a business anyway. Lot's of great information. So enjoy the session!Grab a copy of Ben and Claire's book Leading Beyond a Crisis by clicking here.

6 Years to a Million Dollars & 6 Months to $2 MillionIn this episode, I’m going to pull back the curtain and show you a few of the key things that happened in the early years of my company. It took me six years of training and learning before I felt comfortable enough to start my own company. Then, my new team and I spent another six years building a million-dollar per year income. However, we hit our second million dollars in just six more months. This is how we did it.Here Are the Lessons Learned So You Don’t Have to Make the Same Mistakes that I Did.First, God Is in Control — If you are building a business, you will experience challenges. Each of those challenges will be a subtle push to change what you are doing. These pushes will someday make sense way down the road. (At the time they occur, though, they really suck!)Perfect Your Skill — No one wants to work for someone who just does a mediocre version of what someone else is doing. The team that joined The Leaders Institute ® early one did so because we were unique.The Secret to Success in Business Is Teaching Others Your Secret Sauce — Once I perfected my skill, I had just created a job for myself. That is until I brought Rick on. That is when I created wealth.Don’t Bring on New Team Members Until You Can Support Them — You need employees to grow your business, but if you just hire without a need, you will go bankrupt.Focus on Building Your Company Infrastructure — Your company will plateau at times based on your infrastructure. If you stall at the same income level for more than two years, you probably need to invest in a part of your company that is lacking. For example, marketing, finance, human resources, an executive team, etc.The most important lesson, though is that anyone can build a big business in America. It will not be easy, and you will get knocked down. There will be times that you will feel like you have to give up. Most people will. (I almost did.) However, that moment of truth is often the time that everything will turn around for the better if you work hard and have faith.For full show notes visit  The Journey to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Companyhttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/the-journey-to-build-a-multimillion-dollar-company/

How do I build a million-dollar company? Better yet, how can someone build a multimillion-dollar public speaking company? Well, although I have done both of those things, I wouldn’t suggest anyone try to do what I did. I made every mistake in the book. In fact, every mistake showed me what “not to do.” Then, I’d use that lesson to get me closer to what “to do.”By the way, the reason that I am not the best role model for building a business is that I’m pretty hard-headed. It is both a blessing and a curse. Hopefully, if you are a business owner and you are looking to grow, you can use my example to help save you time and effort. I spent 12 years putting everything back into my business before I crossed the million-dollar per year threshold. However, I was able to generate the second million dollars in less than six months after that.Hopefully, a few of these lessons-learned can help you in your journey.Learn from Experts Who Already Have “Fruit on the Tree.”I was teaching a class in Boston long ago and was staying in a hotel out by Logan Airport. There were no restaurants in or around the hotel. However, the airport shuttle dropped me off in a little village that had three eating choices. One of the three was a barbeque place. Being from Texas, I’m pretty picky about my BBQ, but the line was out the door. While waiting to get a table, I began to read the press-clippings posted in the lobby.It turns out that the owner of the BBQ joint was a Korean Doctor who came to the US to practice medicine. Shortly after he arrived, he attended a meeting where the caterers served barbeque. He loved it. A few years later, he was traveling to a different state and saw a BBQ place. Hoping to get a similar meal, he stopped in. However, he was shocked that although he had ordered the same type of meat, it tasted fantastic but totally different from what he remembered. This started a 10-year quest to travel the US collecting BBQ recipes. He experimented with Texas brisket and Tennesse pulled-pork. Then he perfected the St. Louis baby-back ribs.When I was finally seated at a table, I ordered the brisket. I loved every mouthful. In fact, I felt like the food critic in the movie Rattatoui. The meal made me think of home. The point is that this Korean doctor didn’t invent Texas BBQ brisket. He just traveled to Texas and learned how to do it properly from someone who was already an expert.That is what I did as well.You Must Invest Time and Resources into Your Craft to Become the Expert.For those of you who don’t know, my college degree is in the Oil & Gas industry. My first big break was with Atlantic Richfield as an intern. However, at the end of the summer, I had to give a presentation and I totally bombed it. I hated public speaking and knew I needed help. So I read books, attended Toastmaster, and took presentation classes. Nothing really seemed to work, though. That is until I came across an expert in the industry.Eventually, I found a professional speaker named Mary Ann Smith who was offering classes to the general public. The fee that she was charging for a seat in her class was about what I made in a month. I was desperate, though. I had already tried so many things and nothing worked. But this coach had built a company that was generating about a half-million dollars in income in a city of about 89,000 people.For full show notes, visit How I Built a Multimillion-Dollar Speaking Businesshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-i-built-a-multimillion-dollar-speaking-company/

This is part 2 of a multipart series. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway — From Timid to Fearless in One YearCoach Dykes kept his word. I got an excellent education… And I had to pay for it myself. My college days often looked something like this…4:30 AM in the gym lifting weights and running.8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Class. Since I was paying for my school on my own (I was still really poor), I took as many classes as I could each semester. I figured that the bulk of my expenses while at school was for room and board, so if I could graduate early, I’d save tens of thousands of dollars.2:00 PM – 3:00 PM I’d head to the field house to watch film.3:00 PM – 6:30 PM was football practice.7:00 PM – 9:00 PM I’d do odd jobs. Basically, anything I could do to make a little money.9:00 PM – Midnight, I’d do homework and study.During the summer, I’d work full-time, pay off my credit cards, and save up as much money as I could. Then, I’d use whatever I had left to take me through the next year.Life Lesson #4: A Strong Work Ethic Overcomes Most DeficienciesThe next summer, Atlantic Richfield offered me one of only 12 internships offered to students that year. At the end of the summer, though, I had to travel to Dallas to give a presentation to my boss, my boss’ boss, the 11 other interns, their bosses, and some of the corporate vice presidents who flew in from Bakersfield, CA.The Incident that Set the Stage for My Speaking Career Was a Huge Failure.When I walked into the room, I realized that I was the only person in the room not wearing a jacket. (I didn’t even own a jacket at the time.)The first intern got up to speak and had everyone laughing within a few sentences. (I didn’t have any jokes in my presentation.)The next speaker had a number of colored slides that she used as visual aids. Keep in mind that this was in the overhead projector days, so colored slides were rare. (I didn’t prepare ANY visuals.)The panic was increasing. When I was called to speak, my palms were sweating profusely. I speak pretty fast anyway, but when I get nervous, I speak REALLY fast. My entire 15-minute speech lasted less than four minmutes. (By the way, I said every word.) I also didn’t have a great ending, so I just finished the last sentence and quickly sat down. The ending was so abrupt, that the person leading the meeting wasn’t sure what to do, so she just called a break.As everyone went to the bathroom and got coffee refills, I sat in my seat with my head hung low. I had blown my big opportunity.It was as if I was once again the shy skinny kid, and the bully was punching me in the face. When the interviewers came in the spring to recruit their next interns, I put my name on the list. My advisor later told me that they had chosen to not even interview me, though. I was crushed.Although that time in my life was very low, today I realize how much of a blessing the whole incident was. That presentation fiasco was the first step down a road that changed my whole life for the positive.Life Lesson #5: The Toughest Challenges in Your Life are Often Your Biggest Opportunities for Improvement“When Life knocks you down, try to land on your back because if you can look up, you can GET UP!” – Les BrownFor full show notes visit: How a Shy, Trailer Park Kid Overcame Fear (And How You Can Too!)https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-a-shy-trailer-park-kid-became-a-world-class-speaker-and-how-you-can-too/

Doug Staneart — President and CEO of The Leader’s Institute ® and Creator of the Fearless Presentations ® Public Speaking Training Programs.This is my story of triumph over public speaking fear. I overcame being an incredibly shy kid who got beat up and bullied in grade school to become an NCAA football player. My first formal presentation in the business world was such a failure that it cost me my first career.However, that failure allowed me to help over 100,000 people conquer the same challenge. In fact, each obstacle taught lessons that allowed me to create one of the most successful training companies in the world.I hope that my story can help you overcome your challenges as well! My point is that if I can become a great speaker… ANYONE can become a great speaker. You will have to work. You will also have to embrace your fear. However, you will experience great rewards when you do!Full Show Notes at How I Overcame Public Speaking Fear https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-a-shy-trailer-park-kid-became-a-world-class-speaker-and-how-you-can-too/

I interview Tiffany Foote, a public speaking coach who helps people reduce nervousness when they have to speak in front of groups. Tiffany specializes in helping Millennials who have to present in front of their bosses or executives. For many of us, when the pressure is on, we tend to feel more nervous and anxious. She talks about how real leaders are not the people who are fearless. They are the people who feel the fear and perform anyway. The good news is that, once you start to develop the skill of public speaking, courage is easier to find when you have to present under pressure.Interestingly, she talks about how, even though her generation grew up on Instagram and Snapchat, presenting a virtual presentation can sometimes be more challenging for this generation. (Millennials are used to being able to stop and rerecord until the delivery is perfect. You can't do that on live virtual meetings.)You can contact Tiffany at The Fearless Millennial https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/the-fearless-millennial/

Doug interviews Mike Acker author of the book Speak with No Fear. In the interview, Mike covers a few of his 7 strategies from the book. These strategies will give you a new perspective, they will prepare you, and they will give you actions to practice. As you implement these strategies, your fear will begin to fade. It can easily seem like everyone is a gifted speaker when you watch TED talks or compare yourself to skilled co-workers giving presentations. Don't get caught up in the costly comparison trap. Instead, take action to improve your ability and to overcome your fear.If you struggle in speaking, then first realize that you are not alone. Public Speaking is the #1 fear in America. You are not alone.Millions of people are terrified at the prospect of going up on stage and addressing a crowd even more than they’re afraid of death. Moreover, it’s an unavoidable experience if you want to succeed in this world.  Maybe it’s a business presentation for your career path, a speech in school, or a toast at your best friend’s wedding. Fear of speaking grips you. However, it doesn’t have to. Not anymore. To purchase Mike's book on Amazon, visit https://www.amazon.com/Speak-Fear-nauseated-energized-passionate/dp/1733980008 or go to his website at 

Doug Staneart has a fun interview with Jacqueline Wales who is the author of the book The Fearless Factor at Work. She offers a number of ideas on where fear comes from and how to deal with it. One of the most interesting things that come up in the interview is how there are many people out there, probably quite a few listening right now, who feel nervous or intimidated when you speak in front of a boss or other leader because you feel like they are going to look down on you or realize that you aren't as talented as they want you to be. She gives some great advice if you are in that position.Visit her website at https://thefearlessfactoratwork.com/

In the past few months, many instructors and trainers have had to adapt to a virtual world. Trainers who embrace virtual platforms and adapt the best have an advantage over those who don't. So, I thought it might be a good idea to cover a few Virtual Instructor-Led training best practices. So in this session, I'm going to cover a few tools and tips for virtual instructor-led training. In addition, I'll start with exactly what virtual instructor-led" training is and how it is different from other types of training.What Is Virtual Instructor-Led Training?To some of you, this definition may seem pretty obvious. However, there is a little confusion because people use different words and phrases to describe various online training types. Here are a few of these types of training along with synonyms that people use to describe them.Virtual Instructor-Led Training: These are training sessions that are delivered live via a virtual meeting platform like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or GoTo Meeting.Online Training: Online training sessions are typically prerecorded sessions that can be accessed on-demand.Live Webinars: Webinars can be live and they can also be instructor-led. However, they are typically a one-sided delivery. Most often, when you view a webinar, the audience isn't really a part of the process. As a result, they are kind of a hybrid between the first two delivery types.By the way, the tools and tips that I will cover can also work well for online training and webinar training as well. However, the focus here is on the live training that is interactive with the audience.Virtual Instructor-Led Training Best PracticesBefore you start to design your training session, you have to understand the difference between the different delivery methods. For instance, if a viewer can watch the video replay of your live session and get the same results, you may be missing out on some of the main value of the live session. The key difference is the interaction with the audience. So, if you are delivering a monologue to your live audience, you may want to make a few adjustments.For full show notes, visit Virtual Instructor-Led Training Best Practiceshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/virtual-instructor-led-training-best-practices-and-tips/

Visual Aid Examples for Virtual Meetings.Your PowerPoint Slides Should Have More Images and Action than a Typical Slideshow.People tend to have a shorter attention span on virtual meetings. Because of this, I tend to use more images and change them more frequently. This causes the audience to be engaged more.For instance, when I am presenting in person, my slide might have three key bullet points and a single image. However, if I deliver a similar presentation through a Zoom meeting or webinar, I will likely use three images -- one for each piece of text. In addition, I will often hide my bullets or text until the image appears.Some of you may be wondering, "Why not use multiple images in the in-person meeting as well?" Well, you could do that. However, when you are in the same room with your audience, you can use your voice, gestures, and movement to keep the audience engaged. These tools are way more powerful than the visual aids, so if you are in the same room, use your gestures and voice.No need to overdo it, by the way. The key is to add some movement every one or two minutes. If you watch a good YouTube video, the producer will use slight zooms in and out and change video angles. They do this to keep the viewer engaged.If you are using a single webcam for your online meetings, though, you lose a lot of your tools. So adding additional images and visual aids can make up for some of this loss.Videos or Animations without Sound Can Make Very Interactive Visual Aids.PowerPoint and Prezi both have great animations that you can use as one of these "eye-catching" movements. So, instead of changing or adding images, you can make the images bigger as you reference them. Or, you can move them slightly or "shake" them up as you reference them. Prezi's original "zoom" function is great for this.However, recently, Prezi has created an entirely new platform called Prezi Video that is pretty cool. Basically, the slideshow or visuals are integrated into the speaker's screen. So instead of sharing your screen and showing a slideshow, the visual aids appear to the side of the speaker.For full show notes, click here: Virtual Meeting Visual Aid Exampleshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/visual-aid-examples-for-both-in-person-and-virtual-presentations/

So you have designed a great presentation. Now you want a few visual aid examples to make your presentation more memorable or interactive. If that is the case, you have done well, Grasshopper. You have begun to look at your visuals in the correct order. As a presenter, you always want to design your presentation first. Then, design your visual aids.Contrarily, if you are starting your presentation design here, well, you may want to organize your thoughts first. Then, come back.In this session, I'm going to give you a few visual aid examples. The examples include those for both in-person meetings where everyone is in the same room and virtual delivery. These mediums are actually fairly different. So, if you are using the same types of visual aids for both, this session may help you connect better with your given audience.Visual Aid Examples for In-Person Meetings and Training Sessions.Let's start with a few visual aid examples for in-person meetings.PowerPoint and Digital Visual Aids.Often today, presenters think of PowerPoint as their only visual. It is still a very important part of the presentation, so I will spend more time on this medium in the next couple of weeks.PowerPoint has been around since the 1990s. Until recently, though, the software hadn't changed a whole lot in that 20+ years. Prior to laptop computers, presenters used to have an ancient visual medium called the "slide projector." It was similar to an old-timey film projector. However, this version was filled with a series of tiny photographs printed on tiny clear squares called slides.Years later, the "overhead projector" was invented. This allowed the presenter to place paper-sized transparency onto the projector to present. Now presenters could interchange photos and/or bullet-pointed text. In addition, the presenter could write on the transparency.So when PowerPoint came around, it was a digital version of both the slide projector and overhead projector. Presenters would digitally create "slides" with bullet points and images as examples of visual aids.All of that changed when Prezi came on the scene. For a few years, the online software Prezi began to exert itself into the visual aid market. The concept was simple. Make the visual aid... well... visual. It uses images and a Zoom function. So instead of slides and bullet points, Prezi used a canvas and images to create visuals for the presentation. Then the software Zoomed in on the image while the presenter provided the "text."PowerPoint finally caught on. It now has a Zoom function which is pretty cool. Below are a few examples of what this Zoom function can do.For the Full Zoom Notes, Visit Visual Aid Examples for In-Person Meetings and Seminarshttps://www.fearlesspresentations.com/visual-aid-examples-for-both-in-person-and-virtual-presentations/