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The biggest misconception about the fear of public speaking.

Akos Gerold

Apr 12
4 min

The biggest misconception about the fear of public speaking.

People who are confident when speaking in public only lack nerves because they spoke many times despite the nerves.

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How to achieve your (business) goals despite the Coronavirus crisis?

Akos Gerold

Apr 5
7 min

How to achieve your (business) goals despite the Coronavirus crisis?

Here is how to achieve you goals in the face of crises, using what we all have, but few of us know how to use.

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What people ask me after seeing their coworkers present in a brain-friendly way?

Akos Gerold

Mar 5
1 min

What people ask me after seeing their coworkers present in a brain-friendly way?

Brain-Friendly Presentations are rooted in how the brain receives, processes and remembers information. What is the big deal about that? ...

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How to improve your body language in a presentation? Think visually.

Akos Gerold

Feb 27
4 min

How to improve your body language in a presentation? Think visually.

What is the essence of body language in a presentation? To illustrate with your body what your mouth says. Why? Read here.

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Akos Gerold

Feb 17
4 min

Do you have the presentation X-factor?

“Did you feel the power?” I asked my wife as soon as Rayana had left the room. “I did,” she replied. We were both in awe...

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You could hear the jaws drop — The fortune lost due to this one mistake in your presentations

Akos Gerold

Feb 9
3 min

You could hear the jaws drop — The fortune lost due to this one mistake in your presentations

Everyone's jaw dropped. The whole room had just experienced how badly the way slides are used in over 95% of presentations hurts companies.

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How to present information in a table in a brain-friendly way

Akos Gerold

Dec 23, 2019
1 min

How to present information in a table in a brain-friendly way

Presenting detail-heavy slides, such as the ones containing tables, in a brain-friendly way is always a challenge. Learn here how to do it.

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How to build trust with your body language in a presentation

Akos Gerold

Dec 20, 2019
1 min

How to build trust with your body language in a presentation

Trust is what every decision is based on. How to build trust when you present? Watch the video the find out.

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Akos Gerold

Nov 4, 2019
1 min

How to start a presentation?

Why the way most speakers do it is not brain-friendly and how to better. A school friend has asked me to give some tips on presenting in a

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The importance of non-verbal communication — The myth and the truth.

Akos Gerold

Aug 30, 2019
2 min

The importance of non-verbal communication — The myth and the truth.

“7-38-55% Rule" about the importance of verbal v non-verbal communication has been regurgitated countless times. But it's not true. Read why

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Which part of your presentation should you practice the most?

Akos Gerold

Aug 28, 2019
1 min

Which part of your presentation should you practice the most?

Practice makes perfect when preparing for a presentation. But what if you don't have enough time to practice until you can do it perfectly?

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Why will a “better done than perfect” attitude make your presentations closer to perfect?

Akos Gerold

Aug 26, 2019
2 min

Why will a “better done than perfect” attitude make your presentations closer to perfect?

When presenting, adopt a “better done than perfect” approach to help you avoid one slip-up dragging down the rest of your talk. Read why.

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How to make your presentation sell your idea beyond the room? It's easier than you think.

Akos Gerold

Feb 11, 2019
3 min

How to make your presentation sell your idea beyond the room? It's easier than you think.

You have just delivered your presentation and you hope the message will travel way beyond the room. After all, this is crucial for sellin...

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NEVER share your slides with your audience. Do THIS instead.

Akos Gerold

Jan 28, 2019
3 min

NEVER share your slides with your audience. Do THIS instead.

To understand why sharing your slides is detrimental for the success of a presentation, we need to go back to what the purpose of a prese...

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Avoid the biggest mistake in delivering slide presentations — Understand Presentation Mathematics

Akos Gerold

Jan 21, 2019
3 min

Avoid the biggest mistake in delivering slide presentations — Understand Presentation Mathematics

How much is 1 + 1 in a presentation? 0. Yes, 1 + 1 = 0. And that is roughly how much your audience will remember from what you say if you...

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3 key things most presenters are unaware of when using slides

Akos Gerold

Jan 7, 2019
3 min

3 key things most presenters are unaware of when using slides

How do most presenters start preparing a presentation? They flip out PowerPoint, or whichever presentation software they use, and start c...

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What drives decisions in your favour? A lot more than what you say.

Akos Gerold

Dec 5, 2018
3 min

What drives decisions in your favour? A lot more than what you say.

What is your strategy for trying to drive decisions in your favour? I sure hope it's more than just attempting to do your best or trying ...

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To use animations and transitions in presentations cleverly, treat them as an expensive commodity

Akos Gerold

Nov 19, 2018
2 min

To use animations and transitions in presentations cleverly, treat them as an expensive commodity

Definitions: An animation in presentation slides is the movement of an object, such as a text box or a picture, within a slide, while a t...

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Grab the audience’s attention at the beginning of a presentation — Start differently

Akos Gerold

Oct 25, 2018
3 min

Grab the audience’s attention at the beginning of a presentation — Start differently

“Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Ákos Gerold and I am a…. Today, I am going to first tell you about…. Then, we will move on to…. And...

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Do you want to land your message powerfully? Use the right story perspective.

Akos Gerold

Oct 22, 2018
2 min

Do you want to land your message powerfully? Use the right story perspective.

You used storytelling in a presentation but have the feeling the audience did not connect well with your message? One of the reasons coul...

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