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Mar 2021
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648: How to Turn Stage Presence into Scr...

How to be Awesome at Your Job
About this episode

Diane DiResta shares expert tips to up your presence in remote meetings. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The simple change that dramatically improves your presence 

2) Cost-efficient tips for improving your audio 

3) Expert tips for engaging your virtual audience 


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— ABOUT DIANE — 

Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy that serves business leaders who deliver high-stakes presentations—whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd, or from an electronic platform. A Certified Speaking Professional, DiResta is one of only 12% of speakers to hold that designation. She was President of the New York City chapter of the National Speakers Association and former media trainer for the NBA and WNBA. 

• Diane’s book: Knockout Presentations 

• Diane’s website: DiResta.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Software: Miro 

• Microphone: Blue Yeti USB Mic 

• Headset: Logitech H390 

• Headset: Sennheiser SC 60 

• Headset: Sennheiser SC 30 

• Website: The Training Arcade 

• Website: WheelofNames.com 

• Book: The Science of Mind: The Complete Edition by Ernest Holmes 

• Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 

• Book: Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini 

• Podcast: Entrepreneurs on Fire 

• Video: “I’m not a cat” 


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