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Quit hiding behind your presentation shield. Your audience needs to see you.

Kevin Paylow

Oct 9, 20181 min read

Quit hiding behind your presentation shield. Your audience needs to see you.

When speaking or presenting, are you hiding behind the podium like it's a shield? Your audience needs to see you.

To get our teams to use their new skills, we need to support learners AFTER training

Kevin Paylow

Sep 27, 20181 min read

To get our teams to use their new skills, we need to support learners AFTER training

There are several critical factors in employees using new skills. Manager support is a big one. Here are ways you can support your team afte

Are you selling a concept or a concrete solution?

Kevin Paylow

Sep 20, 20181 min read

Are you selling a concept or a concrete solution?

Your sales message must change any time your audience, goals, or topic changes. Otherwise it's so broad and general that it won't ha

Kevin Paylow

Aug 24, 20181 min read

20 Years! How did THAT happen?

This weekend marks my 20th anniversary of leaving the Army. The nine years I spent in uniform still deeply impact my beliefs and how I manag

Kevin Paylow

Aug 19, 20181 min read

What is worth a million words?

"A picture is worth a thousand words" and "immersive environments are worth a thousand pictures." That's because the

Soft Skills Increasingly Important but Decreasingly Developed?

Kevin Paylow

Aug 13, 20181 min read

Soft Skills Increasingly Important but Decreasingly Developed?

As the impact of automation and AI increases, workers' soft skills will become increasingly valuable and important.

Observing Corporate Storytellers (or being observed) in the wild

Kevin Paylow

Aug 10, 20182 min read

Observing Corporate Storytellers (or being observed) in the wild

Most of us can learn to be presentation artists - I call them Corporate Storytellers. But don't worry if other groups use this process t

Making your audience feel like they're part of the solution

Kevin Paylow

Jul 27, 20182 min read

Making your audience feel like they're part of the solution

I received a great question at an event last week: "How do I engage the audience in co-creating the solution during my presentations?&q

Kevin Paylow

Jul 12, 20181 min read

You NEED to practice out loud!

Here are some ways to strengthen your practice... And if you aren't practicing out loud, it doesn't count.

Kevin Paylow

Jul 2, 20182 min read

How much time per slide?

I get this question. Often. One rule of thumb I often hear is "two minutes per slide. That's BS. Here's what I suggest instead.

Longest Day of the Year / Longest Presentation of the Year

Kevin Paylow

Jun 21, 20182 min read

Longest Day of the Year / Longest Presentation of the Year

Today is the longest day of the year. If you're presenting today, don't make it FEEL like the longest day (or two hours) of the year

Kevin Paylow

Jun 19, 20183 min read

Innovation Funnels - Look Familiar?

If you had to draw YOUR organization's innovation funnel, how would it REALLY look? Here are a few I've seen:

Kevin Paylow

Jun 11, 20182 min read

Don't Neglect Your Great Presenters

"Who benefits the most from this training?" This is a common question I get from clients. My answer often surprises them.

Kevin Paylow

Jun 5, 20181 min read

Small Talk

It really helps to come prepared. Have a list of great questions you can ask nearly anyone. What kind of questions? Ones that...

Kevin Paylow

May 8, 20182 min read

Choose your analogies wisely

Analogies can be a great way generate interest & provide perspective in a presentation. Here are tips to employ & pitfalls to avoid

Giving a presentation you did not create and are not allowed to change?

Kevin Paylow

Mar 28, 20182 min read

Giving a presentation you did not create and are not allowed to change?

Tips for presenting a deck prepared by someone else that you can't alter.

Three things to keep in mind if you want to pick the right idea to pursue

Kevin Paylow

Mar 6, 20182 min read

Three things to keep in mind if you want to pick the right idea to pursue

The rush to pursue an idea often leaves out consideration of better ideas or solutions. Here are a few tips to select the right ideas to pur

My Responses to "Tribe of Mentors" Questions Asked By Tim Ferriss

Kevin Paylow

Mar 5, 20183 min read

My Responses to "Tribe of Mentors" Questions Asked By Tim Ferriss

This week, I am going to take a swipe at answering the questions from Tribe of Mentors. Hopefully it gives some insight into my thought proc

When it comes to your presentation: Bullets or Blanks?

Kevin Paylow

Mar 1, 20182 min read

When it comes to your presentation: Bullets or Blanks?

Want your audience to listen, learn, and act on your presentation? Then you need to ditch your bullets for blanks. Save PowerPoint for visua

Public speaking doesn't scare me unless...

Kevin Paylow

Feb 21, 20181 min read

Public speaking doesn't scare me unless...

Something I often hear from people that are typically fearless presenting to clients: Presenting to peers scares the hell out of them.