By Lindsay Bell
Are you feeling a little…down on yourself today?
Asking yourself, “What have I really done with my life?”
Well, this isn’t going to make you feel any better.
Rob Biesenbach is what you might call a renaissance man.
Not only is he an independent corporate communications pro, he’s a former vice president for Ogilvy PR Worldwide and spent time as the press secretary to the Ohio Attorney General.
But, that’s not all.
He is also a Second City trained actor who has appeared in more than 150 stage, commercial, and film productions in the past decade.
Honestly.
The nerve of this guy!
Ok, all kidding aside (though, really, where does he find the time?), you might be familiar with Rob through the comments here at Spin Sucks, or you might have attended his recent Spin Sucks Pro webinar, Eleven Deadly Presentation Sins: A Path to Redemption for Public Speakers.
And what you really must do now, is run out and pick up a copy of his latest book: 11 Deadly Presentation Sins – A Path to Redemption for Public Speakers, PowerPoint Users, and Anyone Who Has to Get Up and Talk in Front of an Audience.
The book title pretty much sums it up. In PR, few things are more important than the ability to present your ideas in clear and compelling terms.
Solid presentation skills can help everyone in business win! You’ll be more likely to gain approval for projects and budgets, rally teams, motivate employees, and better position yourself as a leader, if you can work a room, and know how to make an impact.
Rob will be here today to answer your questions about how to triumph over everything from a listless delivery to lackluster content, from meandering stories to mundane visuals.
Today’s Livefyre Q&A
At noon ET (that’s 11:00 CT, 10:00 MT, and 9:00 PT for those of you who can’t do time zones), Rob will be here to answer any and all of your questions: What should you do if you freeze in front of an audience? Is it even possible to make presentation slides more compelling? Is there a difference between presenting in a boardroom rather than an auditorium? And, is that really him in that Cialis commercial…?
In order to participate, all you have to do is:
- Make sure you have a Livefyre account or be ready to sign in with one of your social networks.
- Set a reminder for noon ET today.
- Order the book so you can support Rob and get your learn on.
- Create a list of questions (if you haven’t read the book, you can bribe me and I’ll write some for you!).
- Come back here, scroll to the bottom, and write a comment in the form of a question. As soon as you hit “post comment,” Rob will see it and reply to you. You can even join the conversation around questions others are asking, if you like.
We’ll be here for an hour so you can join us the entire time or step in and out during the hour. It’s entirely up to you; just make sure you’re here before 12:59.
Win a Copy
Those of you who participate in today’s Livefyre Q&A (even if you’re late to the party, but not if you’re an Arment Dietrich employee) will be entered into a random drawing for a free copy of the book.
Don’t forget – you have to actually leave a comment, ask a question, or participate in the chat to be entered in the drawing. Otherwise we won’t know you were here.
Get ready with your questions and join the conversation. And don’t fear! If you missed the live portion of this, we’ll keep the drawing open until midnight PT so you still have time to get in your questions.
Former Guests and Who’s Next
For former guests, check out Margie Clayman, Sarah Robinson, Mark Story, Beth Hayden, Sarah Evans, Stanford Smith, Chris Brogan, C.C. Chapman, Mitch Joel, Danny Brown, Chuck Hemann, Michael Brito, DJ Waldow, Tom Martin, Ahava Leibtag, Jay Baer, Shel Israel, Mark Schaefer, and Gini Dietrich.
And following are the dates for the next few months, so mark your calendars!
Same bat time, same bat channel.
- May 21 – Steve McKee, with Power Branding
- June 18 – Neal Schaffer, with Maximize Your Social
- July 16 – Ed Zitron, with This is How You Pitch
- August 20 – Tim Frick, with Return on Engagement
- September 17 – Fred Cook, with Improvise
- October 16 – Tom Martin with The Invisible Sale
- November 19
- December 17