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The audience member that presenters fear most

Posted by By Meghan Dotter April 7, 2025Posted inAsk the Expert, Executive Presence, Meetings

Some speakers prefer small groups over a large auditorium. It feels less intimidating. Others find it easier to speak to larger groups of people – most of whom you probably won’t see again – than to a smaller set of people that can (and often do) interrupt.

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Looking for your next job? We can help

Posted by By Meghan Dotter February 26, 2025Posted inDelivery, Executive Presence, Messages, Webinars

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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

Posted by By Meghan Dotter July 19, 2020Posted inAsk the Expert, Delivery, Executive Presence, Webinars

How and why to avoid the big temptation in virtual presenting

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Cringing as colleagues speak? How you can help

Posted by By Meghan Dotter August 6, 2019Posted inBehave, Delivery, Executive Presence, Meetings

“He’s bright. He’s a hard worker, but when he shows up in meetings he struggles to make a coherent point. This makes promotion difficult.”

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Nothing more than feelings? Great presenters show emotion

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inDelivery, Executive Presence, Storytelling

We ask our clients what having better presentation skills might mean for their career.

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HOW TO [GET OTHERS TO] LISTEN

Posted by By Meghan Dotter November 1, 2018Posted inExecutive Presence, Messages

A senior executive was dismayed when she saw the results of a company-wide survey on communications. Employees felt uninformed about the strategy and how their work fit into the bigger picture.

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What your manager wants to tell you (but probably isn’t) – executive presence, showing up in meetings…

Posted by By presentingadmin November 1, 2018Posted inExecutive Presence

Today on the Portico PR blog, we welcome a contribution from a guest blogger, Rachael Bosch, on the subject of executive presence.

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