Marketing Communications Maven Alyssa Burns shares her 5 easy tips to Own the Room. Hint: You want to start with confidence.

With all this time we’ve had to ramp up on Zoom, understand all of its ins and outs (ahem, it’s not that difficult …) there is still one comment I am hearing regularly in my Zoom rooms: “You’re the only teacher I have who makes class interactive.”

I have a confidentiality clause built into every contract. I believe it’s good business. But it saddens me a bit when it’s explicit why I’m not allowed to say whom I’ve worked with or at which organization. It’s because of shame. And shame keeps us stuck.

Randy and I love our jobs, and we also love us some pop culture. We believe television shows, movies, and books can teach us useful “do’s” and “don’ts” when it comes to public speaking.

As my client’s responsibilities and visibility grew, he began to struggle in public speaking scenarios: leading meetings, presenting to the C-Suite, or speaking at an event. He struggled with both prepared and impromptu presentations.

Whiteboards are the unsung heroes of the classroom and the board room. They are low-key and low-tech. Anyone can use them. They allow you to make a point without having to spend hours creating a chart or an elaborate powerpoint or deck of slides.