Salespeople Beware: Why Reading From a Script on Camera is a Disaster!As virtual meetings, presentations and video outreach become the norm in sales, it's tempting for salespeople to rely on scripts or notes to guide them through their presentations or pitches (aka: reading from a script). After all, with teleprompter

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How to Speak with Confidence to a Virtual Audience You Can't SeeAre you uncomfortable when you're the only one on camera during virtual meetings? This is a common experience and it can make you feel vulnerable when you're in the spotlight without being able to see your audience. Although we're

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How to Look Great on Zoom Calls with these 3 Tips"Cheat for the camera" is a common direction given to actors on film or video. It simply means they need to adjust their behavior for the audience’s benefit – because what the audience sees on their screen is much different

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How to Read Notes in a Virtual Meeting and Stay Engaged It’s painful to watch someone read from notes or any kind of a script during a virtual meeting. As an audience member it feels inauthentic, less like a conversation and more like a one-sided monologue.  It also makes you

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Stop Doing This One Thing in Virtual MeetingsHave you ever looked at yourself in a mirror during an in-person meeting?  No? Then why would you do it in virtual meetings? Stop doing this in virtual meetings.I ask, because so many “experts” are advising people to place a mirror next to their camera

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Top Virtual Presentation MistakeLike most people you’ve probably attended your share of live meetings where the presenter read from their slides – perhaps even going so far as to turn their back on the audience. Was it engaging and impactful? Did the presenter add value, context and meaning to the

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Video can be a powerful sales outreach tool — but only if the prospect watches it.A great subject line may get your video opened, but a lackluster delivery or execution will get you quickly deleted. As the number of videos sent out by sellers has exploded, prospects have become more

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Like an actor auditioning to win a role in a show, sellers also must audition to win a role in their prospect’s organization.Many of the techniques actors use to win auditions can easily be translated to sales. Virtual sellers, especially, have much to learn from actors who audition for the

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How many video calls were you on in 2021?  100?  500?  1000?  Every business person deserves a big round of applause for consistently showing up on a medium that was, for most, not of their own choosing. But let's admit it, the bar was set pretty low. Got your camera on? “Check.” Find

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Making eye contact is the single most important thing you can do to improve your connection and level of engagement. But in order to make eye contact virtually, you must look directly at your camera. This means you are seemingly faced with a tough choice:   A) Look at the camera

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