David Yau &amp; Associates

More about ‘You’ve got to find what you love’

Further to my last post, let me post here Steve’s famous speech video in Stanford. Frankly, the content is better than his presentation....

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David

Dec 29, 20071 min read

Made it Stick

I like the ‘contemporary wisdom’ in this book. Unlike those old-fashion literature, this book is easy to read with simple sentences and...

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“Natural delivery, not Cesarean Section!”

David

Dec 25, 20072 min read

“Natural delivery, not Cesarean Section!”

I attend a pre-natal training today in a local hospital in Shanghai today. It is of good value - RMB50 for 2 hours. And to my surprise,...

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David

Dec 14, 20072 min read

PQF #5 - Addressing WIIFM by repeating 'So, the Implication to you is...'

It is important to address “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM) in every presentation. In fact, not only in the beginning or end, but also...

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David

Dec 1, 20073 min read

RAC – Example, Example, Example…

Another presentation class I ran in Shanghai. Always love this class. The class size is small enough for me to give significant...

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David

Oct 29, 20072 min read

‘Tell, then Show’ rather than ‘Show, then Tell’

I attended a lot of presentations on a regular basis. They include presentations by participants in my training class, product briefing...

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David

Oct 21, 20073 min read

PQF #4 - Blocking the projector

The Presentation Quick Fix this time is 'block the screen whenever you speak for a considerable period of time'. And here is why and how....

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David

Oct 17, 20071 min read

Turning line managers into trainers

Combining my learning from the ASTD ICE 2007 and my own thoughts, I put together a speech in the ASTD conference in China this month. ...

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David

Oct 12, 20072 min read

“You got to do what you train!!”

I had a good experience last Thu. I spoke in the ASTD Global Network China International Conference in Shanghai. It was a 2-day...

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David

Oct 10, 20071 min read

RAC – Performance Feedback

Here is another Right After Class (RAC) session. As said, I just record whatever I feel after the class. Not exactly for learning...

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David

Oct 3, 20071 min read

‘Presenting to Win’

I read a book called Presenting to Win by Jerry Weissman. Let me share with you my thoughts as I read along during this trip. The first...

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David

Oct 1, 20073 min read

“Product Briefing” is boring by nature?!

One of the most common internal presentation made in our industry is product briefing.Â The briefing could be an overview on a product...

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David

Sep 25, 20072 min read

PQF #3 - ‘Arrive Early’

There is no magic. I can guarantee you that your presentation performance will improve simply arriving early at the scene. My experience...

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David

Sep 18, 20072 min read

Facilitation

Toastmasters

My organisation puts together a Toastmasters demo session today and I went to find out what it is actually about. I have heard about it...

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David

Sep 16, 20073 min read

PQF #2 – ‘Ask an “answerable” question at the start’

Underlying Problem – Presentation to a lot of people in organisations that I have worked is equal to ‘I tell you something’. They would...

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David

Sep 13, 20071 min read

PQF #1 – ‘Blank the screen for the 1st 1 minute’

Underlying Problem – Most presenters (at least those in our organisation) allow the white screen to take the stage rather themselves. ...

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David

Sep 12, 20071 min read

Presentation Quick Fix

Presentation skills class is my favourite class among all. Since there are only a few participants and the outcome is more observable...

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David

Sep 9, 20071 min read

‘It is just a general briefing!!’

I conducted 3 presentation classes last week in Shenzhen and Beijing. Like most other classes, some participants picked some general...

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David

Sep 8, 20071 min read