Author Archives: Calvin Newlander

You’ve heard the phrase “Fake it Till You Make It.” But at SagePresence we don’t like that approach to confidence

Welcome to 2023!  For many, this is a time of resolutions and the implementation of new goals. In today’s vlog, Dean shares his key idea for the new year and invites you to consider taking it on too.

What kind of future do you see for yourself and humanity? 

We’ve done a lot of work over the years with a variety of individuals and organizations — enough for us to recognize the great power in being able to ask the question of who we most want to work with.

The power of our presence emanates from our state of being. Throughout our daily lives, we can be in various states of being, and in today’s vlog, Dean shares a story about his father and how he introduced Dean to the most powerful state of being.

Invalidators tend to have the effect of shutting down possibility while invalidating the person offering the possibility at the same time. In today’s post, Dean offers some insights on how to respond to them in a way that keeps possibility alive and that preserves the validity of those offering that possibility.

We all know the #1 thing we can do to improve, and we all know what gets in the way of that. But if we ignore what gets in the way and do it, we’ll get better.

How fast should you talk when you present? And how fast should your team members talk when they present to represent your firm?

Transitions are a natural part of presentations. But are they always necessary? In today’s vlog, Dean offers a new perspective on transitions in presentations.  

Judgment — the sense that your audience is judging you — can substantially get in the way of your presence. In today’s post, Pete provides a couple of ideas about how to deal with judgment so that you can come across as confident as you want to be.