Strategies for Successful Virtual Presentations

Delivering a presentation is essential to the success of your organization that’s why it’s critical that you have the latest strategies for successful virtual presentations.

I have been asked recently by C-Suite executives and associations about delivering successful virtual presentations and exactly what makes a presentation engaging and productive for the attendees.

Having delivered hundreds of presentations virtually in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia I have discovered three key elements that are the cornerstones of a successful virtual meeting.

 

What Are the Components of a Successful Virtual Presentation? 

The three key components for running a successful virtual presentation are real-time actionable content, audience interaction and stable reliable virtual technology. Let's Take a look at each one of these elements and see how they contribute to a successful virtual presentation.

1. Real-Time Actionable Content

Content is King and you must have good content in addition to having a strategies for successful virtual presentations. Solutions oriented leaders need real time actionable information to make accurate decisions in an ever-changing global work environment.

Delivering accurate real time information is one component of a successful virtual presentation. The other component is to make sure that your attendees receive actionable takeaways during the meeting.

It has been proven that when actionable takeaways are included in a training program or keynote speech, it increases the attendee's attention span and they become highly engaged!

2. Audience Interaction

Audience interaction needs to be one of the cornerstones of your strategies for successful virtual presentations. When conducting a virtual presentation, it is imperative that the delivery is highly visual.

There are different ways that you can increase interactivity in your meetings. You can incorporate polling, hand raising, Q&A, and other interactivity in the program to enhance the experience and deliver a great ROI!

When I'm delivering a virtual program whether it's a training session or a keynote speech, I always give the attendees information on how they can contact me after the event to answer any questions.

This way the lessons and skills learned by the attendees in the program will have a better chance of sticking and being implemented at work.

3. Stable and Reliable Virtual Technology

Successful virtual meetings rely on technology. This means the platform that you're using must work and you also need to have a backup plan in case things go wrong. And they will!

Whether you're using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or a proprietary program things can still go wrong, and you must master the technology.

Experienced and professional speakers generally have a tech team to create landing pages, registrations, and email reminders to enhance the attendee experience.

Also, it's important that the quality of your program stands the test of time. This means audio quality, lighting, background setting and overall ease of presentation are critical.

Many companies and organizations are also requesting prerecorded programs to assure the successful delivery of their program while avoiding possible technology glitches.

These are just a few major components that you should focus on to assure that your next virtual presentation is a huge success!

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How to Find The Best Lobster Roll in America

This weekend I discovered how to find the best lobster roll in America fifty yards from my hotel. I would like to share my experience with you and why I believe out of the hundreds of lobster rolls I've had in my life around the Unites States this was by far the best!

I decided this January to finally sell my house and make some major life changes. I had built it over 18 years ago and I wanted to let another family enjoy “The Goodman Groves”. Little did I know that my house would sell in three days in the middle of a global pandemic and I would have to relocate immediately.

This did not leave me with much time to find my new dream location on the water. My good friend and speaker buddy Bruce Turkel suggested I give myself a chance to breathe before making a kneejerk decision, because now I was literally homeless!

My whole life I have focused on solutions, not problems because anybody can point out a problem and sometimes when you're in the middle of it you can't see the solutions.

I'm glad I listened to my buddy Bruce and decided to breathe and look for a short-term fix to achieve my long-term goals. Driving down Interstate 95 I decided to get off on Commercial Blvd and head towards the beach. When my car crossed over the intercoastal bridge something weird and special happened.

I could literally feel the stress leaving my body. In a split second I knew I was in the right place. As I continued driving East towards the beach I looked forward and saw a sign at an archway entrance. It was the last stop sign where I was about to make a left before arriving at the beach.

 

The sign above the archway entrance to the beach said.

Relax ... you're here

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

 

This was the perfect place to spend a time out. To think, regroup and design my plan to move forward. Rarely have we had an opportunity in our lives for a time out!

Selling my house in the middle of a pandemic when much of life as we knew it was put on hold. This was a blessing! In fact, I found the most perfect location fifty yards from the ocean at an amazing hotel called The El Mar Boutique Hotel, where I had been the only tenant for a month.

How could this get any better? Until it did! This past Saturday I was feeling a little bit down, maybe even sorry for myself because I was not making progress as rapidly as I would have liked on several projects. This is a problem for many high achievers.

When I feel this way, I know I'm going to be dealing with one of my major challenges in life ... Stress eating! Oh yeah, “I eat a lot of stress along with pizza pies” as the late comedian John Candy would say.

Just before I left my hotel, I was having a conversation on the phone with a friend of mine Silvia who is a fashion designer and of owner of Olivia Preckel Fashions.

She was having a trunk show on Nantucket island and told me she was going to have a couple of days free before returning home.

I suggested that while she was there, she get a lobster roll, because they have some of the best ones in the United States based on my travel experiences. My goal today was to learn how to find the best lobster roll in America.   

Off I went walking from my new place to the downtown area which was packed on this beautiful Saturday at the beach. As I walked past multiple restaurants that I pass every day I could not decide. What was I going to stuff into my face to make me feel better?

Note to anyone reading this, watching On YouTube, or listening to the podcast; the gratification is instant, but the consequences of overeating are long term.

After walking by what seemed to be 20 restaurants I headed directly to my favorite sign on the beach:

  

Relax ... you're here

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

Now you should know that just to the right of the sign is a long fishing pier heading out to the ocean. At the entrance to the pier is a small restaurant with outside tables overlooking the beach and a few tables that are inside - outside. Giving you just enough shade while allowing you the experience of sitting on the beach.

 

The name of the restaurant is the Anglins Beach Cafe. Out front is a chalkboard sign and the first two items on the list are New England Clam Chowder and of course a Lobster Roll! That's it, I figured I must be getting some type of message from the universe and I looked for a seat.

The restaurant was doing a great job of social distancing with only three tables being used for the inside outside accommodations. I did not know what I was in for yet, however once I sat down the stress truly started to leave my body.

The waitress walked over with her mask on delivering the menus to my table. I made my decision the minute I saw the sign and ordered the lobster roll. As I looked out over the ocean and the beach with distress leaving my body, I reflected on the choices I had made to take a timeout, regroup, adapt, and move forward.

Sometimes, in fact most times in my experience I have found that I needed to slow down in order to move forward. This time in history would be no exception. As if the seafood heavens opened and the Angels started singing my waitress delivered the most beautiful lobster roll and plate I had ever seen.

When I took my first bite of this delicious roll, looking out over the ocean and reflecting on my decisions and choices I realized I was eating the best lobster roll in America! In fact I learned how to find the best lobster roll in America.

Still in deep reflection in the middle of this experience I knew there was a lesson to be learned about the best lobster roll in America. My lesson is that our experience is what we make of it! We are the captains of our ship, our lives, and our beliefs.

I hope the next time or the first time you have a lobster roll it's the best one in America wherever you are in the world because the choice and experience is up to you.

Keep making it happen!

Dr Rick

 

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How to Remove Common Remote Working Mistakes

Millions of people around the world has had to learn to work remotely since the pandemic has begun. Its more important than ever before that we learn how to remove some common remote working mistakes.

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Why Virtual Soft Skills Training is Critical in Today's World

Virtual soft skills training is critical in today's world with the increased number of employees working from home. Many companies and organizations have had to adapt to the new normal and the uncertainty we face.

Businesses continue to move forward and the need for hiring new employees and onboarding them successfully is essential. To help meet the demands of an ever-changing workforce the need for virtual soft skills training and leadership coaching is critical to engage your team and move them forward in a positive direction.

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How to Create Successful Virtual Meetings | Rick Goodman Virtual Keynote...

How to Create Successful Virtual Meetings

Companies and organizations around the world have had to pivot especially when it comes to virtual meetings using technologies such as zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams to stay connected since the outbreak of the corona virus.

Employees still need to be updated on the changing landscape and direction of their organization and its outreach to their customers.

Creating a successful virtual meeting takes planning

Creating a successful virtual meeting takes planning and is an art. Many different elements must be utilized to optimize the experience and create engagement for the employees.

I have identified 7 strategies for creating successful virtual meetings that when implemented your results will be much improved  .

7 Strategies for Creating Successful Virtual Meetings

1. Create a detailed outline, Do your homework.

Organization is the cornerstone of creating a successful virtual meeting. By creating a detailed outline including exercises, polling and question and answers planned out in advance you will be able to keep the attendees engaged and on topic.

It is essential to have a guideline to ensure all the vital content is covered. Also, it's important to design companion material for employees to support the virtual training long after the meeting is over.

 

2. Understand the goals and objective outcomes of the meeting.

When planning your virtual meeting it's important to have a clear understanding of what the primary goals and objectives are for the attendees. 

This will keep you focused on the material any interactivity and engagement necessary to achieve outstanding results!

If your team needs to learn specific skill sets during the virtual meeting, you can incorporate exercises, discussion topics, and real-world examples that can help them develop those skills.

3. Make sure to communicate details about the meeting/training well in advance.

It was one said that “luck is when preparation meets opportunity”. If you want the full participation and engagement of your team for the virtual meeting you must prepare. Make sure to constantly communicate the details of the meeting and the benefits of the attendees for showing up.

Since so many of us are operating remotely sending out reminders, emails an including the details in your company newsletter and message board will help to assure full participation.

4. Make it easy to access.

Your virtual meeting should be easy to access, even for team members who are not tech savvy. Access and navigation should be simple and straightforward, and everyone should know how to log onto the system to attend the live event or webinar.

Another alternative is to record the virtual event and upload it to the company's website for future reference or for those who have missed the live event. In addition, some companies may prefer a recorded version to assure there are no technology glitches for their live meeting.

5. Include polling, Q&A, and interactivity to drive engagement

Creating a virtual meeting or event is always enhanced when polling, Q&A opportunities and interactivity of the attendees are included. Many times, using breakout rooms and pre-planned interactivity drives retention and assures a positive experience and results for the attendees.

6. Encourage and promote group collaboration on social media.

Social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn can be valuable tools in supporting collaboration and discussion before, during and after the event.

Entertaining questions from people who are on the platform or watching the live stream enhances the meeting and encourages and motivates the attendees to collaborate long after the event is over.  

7. Avoid information overload.

When delivering a virtual meeting it's easy to want to pack 25 pounds of information in a 5-pound bag. That's a mistake! Try to keep the sessions as short as possible and include only the information that is necessary.

It's important to still have fun to keep the attendees engaged while staying on topic.

I believe if you follow these seven strategies for creating successful virtual meetings you will find that your attendees are more engaged, motivated, and productive, even if they are operating remotely.

 

Since 2006, Dr. Rick has successfully delivered virtual programs for his clients the United States, South America, Asia, and Europe.

The Solutions-Oriented Virtual Experience™ is a unique and powerful process designed to deliver phenomenal results, your team will be highly focused refreshed and reenergized to serve your customers.

To Book Dr. Rick for your next virtual meeting or for more information contact us at info@rickgoodman.com or call 888-267-6098 or check out or website at www.rickgoodman.com

 

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Its Time to Bounce Back and Get in the Game Again!

Its Time to Bounce Back

Hi, Dr. Rick Goodman here and it's Monday, it's time for some motivation and today I'd like to discuss you bouncing back. That's right, it's time for you to bounce back and get in the game again.

The other day I was in my backyard and in the good mangroves.

We've got a lot of coconut trees and those coconut trees were filled to the top.

In fact, one or two of them were bending over completely. So, we called up the person that comes over and climbs up the tree and he cut down those coconuts and let them down with a pulley.

 

And about two hours later, those coconut trees were standing completely tall and strong. They were completely erect when they were bent over before

 

Well, a lot of us get stressed out. We feel like we're being bent over we feel like we're going to snap and we're not going to make it happen. But you know what, you are just like that coconut tree you have that inner strength that you can bounce back also

 

Sometimes it's just relieving stress by going out and exercising or meditating or being quiet but understand that you were built to succeed.

 

You were built to win. Just like standing tall like those strong coconut trees in my backyard. You will bounce back; you will be tall you are very strong.

 

 

You've got to start focusing and putting your game plan together, focusing on the solutions. Anybody can point out the problem.

 

But it's only solutions-oriented leaders that stay focused on the solutions, remember when that horses in a race they put blinders on that horse, so it stays focused on the finish line.

 

My goal and my wish for you is that you stay focused on the finish line also that you stay strong like the coconut trees and today starts the beginning of your bounce back

 

Go out there. Make it happen. And let me know what you're doing to bounce back today is Dr. Rick Goodman from the solutions-oriented leader, saying, go out there and make it happen.

 

 

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The Power of Self Talk

The power of your self talk in your life is critical in meeting your life goals. What we say about ourselves and to ourselves can make the difference between success and failure. In this episode of the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast I will discuss the power of self talk and its ultimate affect upon your success. How do you look at yourself when you start your day? What are you saying to your self? How you start your day determines your outcome! Everyday I do my affirmations, a set of positive statements to get my mind focused on accomplishing my goals and building my team. You can accomplish anything you set your mind to as long as you monitor your self-talk and look for the abundance of opportunities around you! To Receive this affirmation click here

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How to Use Self Leadership to Reinvent Yourself

How to Use Self Leadership to Reinvent Yourself

Many people in businesses around the world are finding themselves working from home and in many cases having to reinvent themselves. In this episode of the Solutions Oriented Leader podcasts Dr. Rick Goodman has a conversation with author and Self Leadership expert Andrew Bryant as they discuss how to use Self Leadership to reinvent yourself in today's world.

As a Global Influencer on Self-leadership and Effective leadership, Andrew Bryant is on a mission to ‘Wake People Up’ to the power of taking ownership for your thinking, feeling and actions.

Andrew Bryant is a best-selling author, Certified Speaking Professional, and an Executive Coach. He has spoken for TEDx and for audiences as large as 12,000. He facilitates breakthrough learning sessions and cultural change for senior leadership teams and helps C-level leaders scale themselves and their companies through 1 to 1 coaching.

Andrew is the author of ‘Self-Leadership: How to Become a More Successful, Efficient and Effective Leader from the Inside Out’ (McGraw-Hill 2012) and the Best-Selling, ‘Self Leadership: 12 Powerful Mindsets & Methods to Win in Life and Business’

With his expertise on Self-leadership and Leading Cultures he has transformed individuals and teams to be more intentional, influential and impactful. Through greater ownership, he empowers people to become more resilient and agile to face the complexities and uncertainties of our modern world.

Andrew is on the Women in Leadership Faculty of Singapore Management University, The Leadership faculty for IE University (Madrid), but is most proud of the work he does coaching Self-leadership for at-risk and disadvantaged teenagers.

English by Birth, Australian by Passport, Singapore by Residence and Brazilian by wife – he is truly Multi-cultural in his approach.

Dr. Rick Goodman is one of the most sought-after leadership and engagement experts today. His keynote presentations and workshops have produced transformational results leading to highly engaged employees, increased productivity and HIGHER PROFITS.

Dr. Rick has delivered over 1,000 presentations in all 50 states and in 23 countries. He is a “Certified Speaking Professional” (CSP), which is the speaker profession’s international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than one percent of all professional speakers worldwide hold this designation.

In addition to his 30-year speaking career, Dr. Rick is the author of three books: His first book titled “Living A Championship Life - A Game Plan For Success” combined his success philosophy with stories compiled during his tenure as one of the team physicians for the Super Bowl Champion St. Louis Rams.

His quest to solve our world’s newest challenge, communicating with our children in the age of social media and cell phones led to the book “Jamie’s Journey - Travels with My Dad” written by his then 16-year-old daughter. Dr. Rick’s latest book “The Solutions Oriented Leader - Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World-Class Results” was #1 on Amazon Kindle when it was released.

 Dr. Rick is also a successful entrepreneur who walks his talk and shares his winning philosophies with his audiences. He has built several extremely successful multimillion-dollar businesses and uses those experiences to provide solutions for his clients and audiences throughout the world.

What is a solutions-oriented leader? Take the free Solutions-Oriented Leader Assessment now and claim your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve Success. Dr. Rick Goodman’s Solutions-Oriented Leader book is now available to order online. In this first-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide, author Dr. Rick Goodman leads you through the everyday challenges of the modern workplace while providing you with easy-to-implement solutions to achieve world-class results!

 I am also so excited to announce That “The Solutions Oriented Leader” is now a skill on Amazon ALEXA and you can click on the link below to enable regular flash briefings on leadership, employee engagement and business growth strategies.

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How to Modernize the Sales Process a Conversation with Steve Nudelberg

How to Modernize the Sales Process a Conversation with Steve Nudelberg

 

Today on the solutions-oriented leader podcasts we're going to learn how to modernize the sales process with serial entrepreneur an author Steve Nudelberg.  Steve Nudelberg is an author, expert sales trainer, consultant, keynote speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Steve created On the Ball – a company that invests time and talent in emerging businesses and corporate teams to help them grow.

Steve is an energetic powerhouse who infuses adrenaline and ideas to ignite individuals and teams to sharpen overall performance

Steve’s 27 core Leadership Rules of Engagement within this book, Confessions of a Serial Salesman, have been developed over decades of corporate and entrepreneurial leadership endeavors.

These rules and/or actions are called the Rules of Engagement and are Standard Operating Procedures that have been cultivated from over 40 years of sales experience and relationships with top performers all over the world.

Steve’s specialty within organizations centers on creating daily sales processes, sales acceleration and development, Social Selling, The Art of Building Relationships, Storytelling to make conversations engaging, Pipeline Development

Today Steve's going to discuss how he's implemented a modern process of sales on LinkedIn that is growing his business.

Dr.  Rick Goodman is one of the most sought-after leadership and engagement experts today.  His keynote presentations and workshops have produced transformational results leading to highly engaged employees, increased productivity and HIGHER PROFITS.

Dr. Rick has delivered over 1,000 presentations in all 50 states and in 25 countries. He is a “Certified Speaking Professional” (CSP), which is the speaker profession’s international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than one percent of all professional speakers worldwide hold this designation.

In addition to his 30-year speaking career, Dr. Rick is the author of three books: His first book titled “Living A Championship Life - A Game Plan For Success” combined his success philosophy with stories compiled during his tenure as one of the team physicians for the Super Bowl Champion St. Louis Rams. 

His quest to solve our world’s newest challenge, communicating with our children in the age of social media and cell phones led to the book “Jamie’s Journey - Travels with My Dad” co-written by his then 16-year-old daughter. Dr. Rick’s latest book “The Solutions Oriented Leader - Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World-Class Results” was #1 on Amazon Kindle when it was released.

Dr. Rick is also a successful entrepreneur who walks his talk and shares his winning philosophies with his audiences. He has built several extremely successful multimillion-dollar businesses and uses those experiences to provide solutions for his clients and audiences throughout the world.

If you would like to discover how Dr. Rick can help you achieve your goals contact us at info@rickgoodman.com or call us at 888-267-6098

 

 

 

 

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The New Normal Successfully Navigating Change

Dr. Rick Goodman International Leadership Expert, Author and Executive Coach interviews Leadership Expert and Keynote Speaker Scott Lesnick about the new normal and how to successfully navigate change in this new world we face since the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak many people around the world finds themselves working from home. This is the new normal and for many of us we need to find out how we could successfully navigate the change that is happening in our lives.

Transformational leadership expert and motivational keynote speaker Dr. Rick Goodman has a conversation with a fellow transformational leadership speaker Scott Lesnick who shares some of his strategies for navigating change.

5 keys for Successfully Navigating Change

1. Make sure to get enough sleep - During these stressful periods it's important for us to get a good night's sleep or even take some mini naps. There's nothing wrong with it and you must listen to your body in order to keep your mind fresh.

 

2. Get some exercise every day -You don't have to be an athlete in order to exercise all you need to do is walk for 20 to 30 minutes at a brisk pace to get your heart rate going and bring down stress. We need all the energy we can get in order to navigate change successfully during the new normal.

 

3. Make sure you're eating healthy and also treat yourself during a stressful time - it's important to eat healthy during stressful periods, however we also need to be realistic and give ourselves a treat every once in a while, In order to keep sane.

 

4. Get into a routine and plan your schedule - It's important to get into a routine when navigating change especially during stressful times. Make sure that you're giving yourself regular breaks and don't schedule every minute of every day. I would prefer 4 hours of focus time over 8 hours of wasted time.

 

5. Stay connected! - Social distancing does not mean disconnecting with others it's important to keep your connections and keep the conversation going especially when you're navigating change. We all need a team and a support structure for us to successfully navigate change during stressful times.

 

When you implement these five keys for successfully navigating change you will be reducing stress and, on the road, to achieving your goals and dreams. If there's any way that we can assist you in your journey connect with us at www.rickgoodman.com or give us a call at 888-267-6098 or send me an email to www.rickgoodman.com

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The New Normal Successfully Navigating Change in Today's World