Transcript Dave Bricker: Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by Speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary …More ☛
Transcription Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speekipedia Media, brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary …More ☛
Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your MC Dave Bricker bringing you straight talk and smart strategies …More ☛
In default mode, as soon as you hit the “play” button on a PowerPoint™ presentation, it takes over your entire screen. This makes it impossible to access your videoconferencing software. Some people try to circumvent this by showing their slides …More ☛
True story: Joe was hired to keynote at a huge conference—you know—a fancy stage with multiple iMag screens and colorful lights. He planned to make a splash, light up the audience, and please the meeting organizer who was in a …More ☛
My client wanted to broadcast my presentation to a satellite office and to some of their team members who were working at home. In the room were about a hundred employees from a marketing and PR firm who were attending …More ☛
A rider is a document that addresses additional details, conditions, or terms of a contract. Copy and adapt this “AV Rider” to suit your performance lighting, audio, and technology requirements. Mention it during your pre-conference planning session to ensure it’s …More ☛
Webcams are light and compact, and quality has gotten better as videoconferencing has become more popular. Most laptops and many new monitors have webcams built in. But have you ever seen serious photographers with massive lenses that cost thousands of …More ☛
Microphones come in many varieties. Choose the right one based on your needs. Cost and Quality: Microphones can cast tens or tens of thousands. Avoid the cheap-o ones because you’re a speaker. The quality of your audio is even more …More ☛
My last video talked about the fourth wall—an acting term that refers to the invisible “fourth wall” between the audience and the stage. But what about the “fifth wall?” Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of it. I made it …More ☛
Blame-free problem-solving is a good practice for speakers. One of my clients was ready to speak but the AV person never set up the equipment. His slides weren’t going to be part of his presentation, and this was going to …More ☛
They don’t have a clue! In 1991, I sailed a wooden boat 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. During my 38 days at sea, I battled seasickness, faced storms and calms, adjusted the sails, and minded the compass. Do …More ☛
Keep your listeners’ attention while reading aloud. The host announces the next author. She walks to the lectern, offers a synopsis, and begins reading aloud. It’s not bad prose—and I can’t say that for every writer here—but after three pages …More ☛