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February 23, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am PST
FreeHow to Captivate a Virtual Audience in Less Than 30 Seconds with Nathan Gold
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Topic:
Hosted by Nathan Gold, this is a mini-master class with 10 practical tools and tips you can start using immediately to be more effective when presenting on Zoom, Teams, Webex or Skype. With high-stakes presentations like pitches, keynotes and sales meetings taking place virtually, mastering this medium is a must. Learn the keys to presenting your best self using a webcam, and how to engage your online audience with very simple but effective techniques. This workshop will help you be more prepared, confident, and enthusiastic in one-on-one or group presentations.
Join Nathan for actionable tips on:
- Optimizing your physical environment to put your best foot forward
- Ensuring top lighting, sound and video quality with common equipment
- Using eye contact and voice to engage your audience
- Building audience interaction and rapport virtually
Presenter:
Nathan Gold, also known as The Demo Coach, hails from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spends his days coaching people around the world on how to prepare for high-stakes speaking opportunities and how to harness speaking anxiety.
Nathan does this through keynotes, workshops, and 1:1 sessions, both in person and online. He has personally delivered thousands of presentations along with thousands of hours of professional coaching. He has worked in and with small and large companies, including GetAround.com, Glue Networks, Bill.com, Education.com, Ensafer, Innovation Norway, SanDisk, Kaiser Permanente, and IBM — on designing, scripting and delivering more compelling and memorable presentations and product demos, especially in situations where you cannot afford to miss.
Nathan is a two-time winner of the distinguished DEMOgod Award, given to him at DEMOmobile 2000 for being “A one man walking communications store with the ability to deliver an incredibly well-timed demonstration.” And, at DEMOfall 2005, a second DEMOgod Award at U3. He is also the co-author of Giving Memorable Product Demos, published in June, 2009, available on Amazon.com.
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