by Kathy O'Brien | Jul 24, 2020 | Executive Communication, Presentation Skills, Virtual Executive Presence
With the world conducting myriad formal and informal meetings and conversations on online platforms, there’s never been a better time to brush up your preparation steps to make a great impression. When you pay close attention to how you come across on...
by Kathy O'Brien | Jul 23, 2020 | Executive Communication, Executive Presence, Virtual Executive Presence
For virtual meetings you aren’t hosting, do you normally take the time or effort to prepare for them? Do you read the agenda before the meeting commences or do you plunge right in? Do you prepare some notes to share in the session? Like it or not,...
by Kathy O'Brien | Jul 17, 2020 | Executive Communication, Executive Presence, Virtual Executive Presence
Virtual events—panel discussions, conferences, fundraisers, investor meetings and town halls—are now standard. The screen has become the primary stage for leadership communication. But visibility is not the same as impact. In a virtual setting, credibility has...
by Kathy O'Brien | Jul 12, 2020 | Executive Communication, Executive Presence, Presentation Skills, Virtual Executive Presence
Virtual and hybrid investor interactions are now embedded in how markets operate. AGMs, roadshows and investor meetings routinely take place without travel, compressing timelines and widening access. The question is no longer whether these formats work, but how...
by Kathy O'Brien | Jul 3, 2020 | Executive Presence, Listening, Virtual Executive Presence
Many people ask: how hard can it be to listen during a videoconference call? Surely it takes less effort than speaking or presenting? The short answer is: it takes real effort and deliberate action! Listening is an active behaviour – and video demands...
