Do you know the secret to being great on video?  It all starts with your relationship…the one with your camera.  Make friends with your camera! The main relationship in the whole series was the one between the camera and Fleabag. I had to convince myself that whoever was watching on

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How is your Virtual Credibility? Are you the same credible person in virtual meetings as you are in person? You might need to increase your virtual credibility. Many sellers are sabotaging their efforts to build trust with customers because they appear unreliable, uninterested, or insincere on video with common virtual

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Hybrid Presentation Best Practices You’re finally feeling more confident delivering virtual presentations and along comes the next new thing. Hybrid presentations — where part of your audience is on site and part is virtual — present their own unique challenges. While making it easy for everyone to “get together,” a

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How to Be More Likable on Camera Would you like to know a secret to instantly increase your likability on video calls or meetings? It all starts with a smile. A smile conveys friendliness, approachability, and compassion. These are all qualities that we'd love to have associated with ourselves in

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Your virtual first impression can make or break your sale. In the first few seconds of a video call, prospective customers quickly make decisions about you and your company and how (or whether) they’re going to listen to you. To ensure you’re making a strong first impression, look no further

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What do salespeople and sports broadcasters have in common? Learn how to build relationships and communicate on-camera with Joel Goldberg. In this episode of “Sales Lessons from a Career on-Camera,” I talk to Joel Goldberg, host of the Kansas City Royals pregame and postgame show on Fox Sports. Joel talks about

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It’s time to energize your virtual presentation! When presenting on video, salespeople rarely speak with as much personality or energy as they would naturally use in their personal lives – we tend to tone things down, flatten them out, or pull them in when sitting in front of a screen.

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First Impressions Matter in Sales...and Acting People make several major decisions about another person in the first few seconds.  Decisions like: Is this person trustworthy?  Successful?  Competent?  So how do you make sure your first impression with your prospect or audience is helping you – and not hurting you? Casting

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I try not to make snap judgments.  But I do.  And apparently so do a lot of other people.  Research studies have found that we make several major decisions about another person in those first few seconds.  Decisions like: Is this person trustworthy?  Successful?  Competent?   In sales, this can affect

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It can be disappointing to  receive a small part of a customer’s business when you are hoping for the lead role.  Winning larger deals gets a lot of focus in sales, but sometimes large deals are hidden in small packages. Savvy actors often parlay a small or one-time roll into a

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