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		<title>The Foundation Of A Powerful Presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Present with the passion of a child and your audience will transform them selves from their seats to the playground.” Fred Sarkari (Coming Soon) Just like with any successful communication, when you deliver a presentation you should keep two variables in mind: • First, what is the message that you as a speaker are trying to [...]]]></description>
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<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;text-align:center;margin:0;"><em>from their seats to the playground.”</em></p>
<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;text-align:center;margin:0;"><em> Fred Sarkari</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>(Coming Soon)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-421" title="Speak-with-power" src="http://mentalsidewalk.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/speak-with-power-final-cover1.jpg?w=116" alt="Speak-with-power" width="131" height="165" /></p>
<p>Just like with any successful communication, when you deliver a presentation you should keep two variables in mind:</p>
<p><strong>• First, what is the message that you as a speaker are trying to relay?</strong></p>
<p><strong>• Second, does your message relate to the audience?</strong></p>
<p>The goal of presenting should always be to communicate information in a way that connects with your audience. Your presentation should not just engage an audience verbally and visually, but more importantly emotionally as well.</p>
<p><strong>Two critical aspects every presenter should never lose sight of:</strong></p>
<p>1. Best way for an audience to learn is to link the message to an emotion.</p>
<p>2. People will never forget how you make them feel.</p>
<p>Any one can become a powerful presenter if they understand the key components of successful presentations and how to implement them based on their individual style.</p>
<p>Fred Sarkari</p>
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