By: Andrew Nash, CommCore Intern
Are you finding it a challenge to hold productive staff meetings while working remotely? Whether everyone is in the same time zone or you are 12 hours ahead or behind, planning and thinking are the keys. Read more
By: Andrew Nash, CommCore Intern
Are you finding it a challenge to hold productive staff meetings while working remotely? Whether everyone is in the same time zone or you are 12 hours ahead or behind, planning and thinking are the keys. Read more
Written by: Gabriela Deno, Summer Intern ’19
“Like it or not, it is often in the 5-15 minute presentation that customers, peers, potential employers, bosses and regulators make decisions on ideas and concepts you have been working on for months or years. Read more
Written by: Melissa Gustafson, Spring Intern
Organizational leaders – especially CEOs – are what we at CommCore call “Communicators-in-Chief.” Every nuance of how they come across in speeches, briefings, interviews, and meetings conveys their brand message. Read more
At CommCore, our experience tells us that being properly prepared for what you say, how you say it, and how you look doing it is critical to a successful presentation or media interview. Read more
Before any internal or external presentation you should have an idea of what your audience wants out of it. Ask yourself about the purpose of your presentation, and if it fits the audience’s wants. Read more
By: Megan Ward, Assistant Account Manager
1. How is this training going to make me a better presenter?
By asking this you can set up a conversation about the overall flow and goals of the presentation training. Read more
Dale Weiss, CommCore SVP, quoted in PR News December 24, 2015 on combining entertainment and education with video examples. Read more in last week’s issue of PR News and to view the videos. Read more
In every audience, there are types of “questioners” – not just the actual question — who can distract from the speaker’s key messages and have the potential to sidetrack the presentation.
The function of the opening is to grab the audience’s attention, clearly convey the basic message, outline the agenda and points that will supports the message.
The appropriate degree of the “grab’ will vary depending on the occasion and audience. Read more