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Ten Tips On Presentations and Sales Calls| Observations from HospitalityEducators.com

publication date: Sep 23, 2011
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author/source: Dr. John Hogan CHA CHE CMHS
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Ten Tips On Presentations and Sales Calls


We see on television and movies every day the "perfect" delivery of lines and the reading of the news from teleprompters to the point where the tendency is at times forget that many of the deliveries we see were actually third or seventh "takes" . We have also seen on many You Tube videos local or national anchors who have not quite delivered their best.

As an educator, trainer and consultant, I have worked with many people on both improving presentation skills and on fine tuning sales proposal delivery. From my observations and research, the following are offered as things to be aware of. These are distractions from your message and dilute your effectiveness:


  1. Playing with, tugging or pulling your hair
  2. Constantly adjusting your glasses
  3. Clicking pens or tapping pencils on the desk, podium or table
  4. Drumming your fingers
  5. Constantly checking your cell phone (which should have been turned off)
  6. Biting your fingernails
  7. Playing with clips, bands or other materials on paper
  8. Smacking or licking your lips
  9. Interrupting other people who may have the floor (in presentations, it could be Q&A; in sales calls, it could be a client inquiry)
  10. Not making consistent eye contact with your audience (of one or a group in a presentation)

Success does not come by accident or chance.

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