Our colleagues return to the office - and learn something new
"Holding an online meeting is no problem!" is what many people think. But this form of meeting comes with its own challenges.
In times of Corona, most of us do our work from home. This means meetings are taking place online. This is also the case for us at nexnet. In the best cases, everyone has the camera on and follows the presentations and discussions with great interest. But it also happens that cameras are not on and participants barely react or don't react at all. Then it becomes difficult to assess who is listening and understands what is being discussed in the lecture.
At the beginning of April, we learned how to attract attention in an (online) meeting and make the presentation appealing in the workshop: Presentation with storytelling with Sonja Gründemann.
The actress, singer, trainer, business coach and presenter knows how to win over an audience. Whether in a workshop or on stage, she knows how to impart her knowledge, tips and tricks for the perfect presentation with energy and passion.
In the workshop, we learned more about our personal strengths. If you know your own advantages, you can appear confident and self-assured in life and on the business stage. We also learned how storytelling helps to improve your own presentation and attract the attention of your audience.
We were immediately able to put our newly acquired knowledge to the test in our own presentations. And some of us were able to overcome their fears and stage fright and went home feeling good at the end.
Here are a few tips for your next presentation:
- Preparation is key and practice makes perfect
- The technology must be right - a short test before the start is essential
- "Clothes make the man" - and body language also plays an important role
- Inspire yourself and you will inspire your audience too
- Keep your presentation short, crisp and varied
- The supreme discipline of storytelling: know the different types and incorporate them into your presentation!
- Turn the presentation into a conversation - small talk at the beginning, open questions to the audience and leave room for feedback and questions at the end
