When you stand up and present, people look at you, but that’s not the same as having their attention.
In this post, Dean explores what you can do from the very first moment of your presentation to capture that attention — and what you can do throughout your presentation to sustain and build it.
To learn more about commanding presence, check out our presentation coaching page here.
When time’s tight, your brain focuses — when you have time, it overthinks. In this post, Dean explains practicing decision-making under pressure, even when you’re not in it.
For more on decision-making and presence, check out our Leadership Presentation Coaching.
VIBE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, no matter what words are spoken.
To learn more about vibe, check out our presence coaching page.
When your team is facing a presentation and Q&A, they often focus on trying to anticipate the questions and then script out the answers to those questions.
In his latest post, Dean makes a case for a different approach to prepare for Q&A, focusing more on process than prediction. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Then, to learn more about our shortlist interview coaching, check out our page here.
Networking events are full of wasted opportunities. In any given event, thousands of potentially valuable conversations can be had, and almost none of them happen.
In today’s post, Pete talks about what you can do to set yourself apart by bucking that trend.
To learn more about how we can help your team network more effectively, check out our GROW-it program here.
All too often, professional service firms miss out on the full value their marketing professionals can provide them.
In his latest post, Pete shares a story about one particular firm that found an opportunity to increase the value that it experiences, creating a win-win for everyone involved.
To get more value out of your marketing leaders, check out our WIN-it program, which positions them as Presence Champions in your interviews – in-house resources to make sure that everyone on your pursuit teams are optimized for success.
Power dynamics get in the way all the time – of healthy relationships, successful interactions, and confident presentations.
In this post, Pete offers one power dynamic that consistently optimizes all of those things: The power dynamic of partnership.
For more tips on confident presence, check out our Coaching page here.
For many of us, networking has so many potentially conflicting priorities, it can be hard to focus on the one that might be the simplest and most valuable: Being likable.
In this latest post, Pete shares his thoughts about how to get out of your own way and achieve likability quickly and easily.
For more about how SagePresence can help you and your team network more effectively, check out our GROW-it Program here.
Sharing ideas can be challenging, especially when personalities clash and defensiveness takes over. However, with the help of AI, there may be a way to mitigate these challenges. In this post, Dean offers some tips on how to leverage AI’s inherent politeness and affirmation to facilitate communication and collaboration between creators, potentially avoiding clashes and fostering a more productive and respectful exchange of ideas.
For more unconventional ideas about improving communication and presentation, check out our Presence Coaching here.
There’s no way around it: When you’re a service professional, your vibe matters. Whether you’re meeting someone new in a networking scenario, or presenting to them in a shortlist interview, or interacting with them for the Nth time during a project, your vibe – How you’re being – can make all the difference in how other people think of you, and ultimately, whether or not they want to work with you.
In his latest post, Pete shares his thoughts about how to learn more about your vibe, and strengthen your ability to steer it.
For more on how you and your team can step up their vibe for business development, check out our GROW-it program here.