The Sicilian Mentor
New Year’s Resolutions – New Decade’s Resolutions
I am intrigued by this New Year. It is a new year that ends in zero. I feel as if we are at a start of something, something big. Sure there have been other years that end in zero but this one is different. Maybe because it is part of the new millennium or because I am becoming older. I look at this coming year as the start of the “Ten Year Plan” – I see this coming decade as one with massive growth. We all look at resolutions as “what I am going to do this year?” I am […]
Presentation skills training – Getting your Audience’s Attention
Here is a presentation tip: Getting your audience’s attention during your introduction. You are about to open your mouth and speak for the first time. What do you say? It’s important to capture your audience’s attention immediately or as my mom, Nancy M. DiMino, would say: “We are as dead as door nails.” What are your first words? There are a couple of options: 1. Ask a question. Or two. You can begin your speech by asking your audience relevant questions. Generate curiosity by the choice of your questions. You can ask rhetorical questions or you may get your audience […]