Public Speaking

What Signals Are You Sending? With Carlos Alvarez

We welcome back our friend Carlos Alvarez from Tero International as he answers questions about speaking style, communication secrets, how to organize your presentation, what "tells" are you sending to your audience and much more. These are all from Impact: How to Speak Your Way to Success by Tero. It doesn't matter if you are a professional speaker, want to be or you're doing sales...if you listen you will learn.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

LeadN15 with Tom Hendricksen

We've all been to leadership seminars where the speaker or speakers go on for an hour, take questions and leave. So, how did that work out for you? Speaker, coach and business professional Tom Hendricksen says LeadN15 is something different. Multiple speakers given fifteen minutes to share their best stuff. It's rapid fire leadership about a wide range of topics and it takes place at the Windsor Heights Community and Events Center on April 19th. You can get tickets and learn more about the speakers right here. But first, listen to Tom as he explains what you can expect.  
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

The Power of Questions in a Presentation

When giving a presentation to a small group or a large audience remember the Q&A portion of the presentation might be the most important part of your time. Here we visit with Carlos Alvarez from Tero International about the Power of Questions. How to ask for questions, how to handle negative questions, how to encourage a silent audience to become engaged. We cover lots of ground here...listen in! 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

The Fourteen Myths of Presentations

We've all heard them, "Start every presentation with a joke because it puts your audience at ease". That is just one of the Myths of Presentations we talk about. Here we visit with Wayne Bruns one of the Tero International trainers about that and 13 additional items that could put your presentation at risk. Some great tips to help you succeed...
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. 

It's All About Support - Tero International

In a major nod to support staff meet Kim Greth who joined the Tero Team in 2015 following her time with Principal Financial. Her job at Tero International is an interesting mix of client interaction along with offering support to the Tero Trainers. It's her first time behind a microphone and she told us it was something to cross off her list and...open up her horizons. Meet Kim Greth and her "behind the scenes" Tero International story. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Steve Gar - Iowans Supporting Israel

Last week the non-partisan, non-profit organization Iowans Supporting Israel held a luncheon at the Central Library in Des Moines where the speaker was Counter Terrorism Specialist Steve Gar from...Israel. We sat down for this interview after his riveting address to the one-hundred or so people in attendance. I wish, however, I had recorded his entire presentation. Here you will learn more about Steve the work he does and why he does it. You'll note that this interview has a very abrupt ending and I share why. Meet Steve Gar.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Presenting On A Panel

There are times when we are asked to present as part of a panel discussion to a group of people. Or, perhaps you are the person organizing and planning the panel forum. Here Maureen Burger from Tero International shares some insights on presenting at or planning a panel forum/discussion. Some great tips here... 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Impact - Speaking Your Way to Success 12 Tips

Many people fear public speaking over death. If you look at the statistics 74% of Americans have significant anxiety over speaking while 68% have a fear of death. In this segment we visit with Carlos Alveraz a Senior Training Consultant at Tero International. We talk about speaking anxiety, offer some tips to better control it and become a better speaker which is what their two-day session called Impact - Speaking Your Way to Success is all about. Listen in...  
 The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Presentation Skills YOU Can Use

We all present...it doesn't matter if the presentation is to a small team, a membership group or a large audience there are ways to make a lasting impact. Here we visit with Wayne Bruns from Tero International about some tips and skills you can employ in your next presentation. Being impactful and remembered is critical to your goal of an effective presentation and Wayne offers you some ideas...
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Kyle Hopkins - Making an Impact with Tero International

He was raised overseas and he has a unique perspective on culture and communication. Meet Kyle Hopkins a Tero International trainer who works on the Impact Series there. Kyle not only has an interesting personal story but he's on the mark when he talks about communication, negotionions and personal interaction. We always learn something from our friends at Tero...spend a few minutes and learn some great tips from Kyle.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business broadcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5:00pm on AM-940. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications through a business relationship with The Des Moines Radio Group. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.