Bridgett McGowen
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All Sizzle - No Fizzle: How to Deliver Presentations That Set the Audience on Fire
In today's fiercely competitive business climate, how well you present yourself and your product can make the difference between you closing a deal or getting the door closed on you.
Whether you are aiming to acquire a new client or working to close a deal, your success will lie in your ability to deliver a stunning presentation. In this high-energy session, you will get the secrets to making standout, stellar presentations and the formula to get your audiences to instantly and consistently lean in and listen.
You will know how to deliver a presentation that's all sizzle and absolutely no fizzle.
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Books by Bridgett McGowen
“Upward: Leadership Lessons for Women on the Rise” (2021)
Upward is a book every businesswoman who dreams of holding a leadership position should read because it will answer questions such as, Do you wonder how to overcome challenges in the workplace that hold you back from your leadership goals? Do you wish you could ask current women in leadership how they did it? The compilers of Upward, Simone E. Morris, and Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins, have done the footwork for you and have gotten the answers. Both women, leaders in their respective fields in their own right, have reached out to more than 20 women who currently hold leadership roles in various businesses and asked them to share their stories. Each chapter is written by a female business leader sharing her struggles and some of the challenges she faced as she made her way in the business world. In addition, each chapter advises the next generation of women on how to best work toward achieving their leadership goals. From this book, you will learn from women already in these positions what you need to do to achieve your leadership goals. For every woman who strives to be a leader and role model for other women, Upward is the handbook to use for success.
“Own the Microphone: How 50 of the World's Best Professional Speakers Launched Their Careers (And How You Can, Too!)” (2020)
If you are an expert in any area, then it's time to do more with it. Whether you are an accountant, a coach, an entrepreneur, an educator, an engineer, a marketer, a sales expert, or a medical professional … if you are in any career and are an industry expert, then you need to have professional speaking in your sights. Own the Microphone gives you a blueprint for exactly how to launch your professional speaking business—either as a full-time effort or as a part-time pursuit. Plus, you learn how 50 of the world's best professional speakers began their careers. From the following owners of the microphone, you receive their very best advice for getting started on your own journey to turning your industry passion and expertise into a powerful professional speaking business :Stacy Bernal | Brian Biro | Brian Bogert | Debbie Boone | Katrina Brittingham, JCDC, JCTC | Lori Bruhns | David Bryson | Isha Cogborn | TeLisa Daughtry | Glynis Devine | Elizabeth Dillon | Mona Dixon | Prince Harrison Ehimiyen | Klyn Elsbury | Damon Givehand | Kiala Givehand | Travis Hardin | Clinton Harris | Dr. Micaela Herndon | Alana M. Hill | Crystal Kadakia | Ganes Kesari | Robert "Bob" Kienzle | Artesian D. Kirksey | Vered Kogan | Tori Kruse | Cheryl Kuba | Sandra Long | Claudia S. Lovato | Rachael Mann | Bridgett McGowen | Dr. Will Moreland | Annette Morris | Simone Morris | Monica Neubauer | Julie Niesen | Robert Michael Onorato | Chevara Orrin | Jessica M. Pierce | Kelly Radi | Elaine Simpson | Jeannie Smith | Dr. Jim Smith, Jr. CSP | Tish Times | André van Hall | Kyira Wackett | Samantha R. White | Terri Broussard Williams
“Show Up and Show Out: 52 Communication Habits to Make You Unforgettable” (2020)
Show up! That means you are physically, mentally, and emotionally present. Everything about you says “I've got this!" Show out! Perform in an uncharacteristically impressive way. Have everyone thinking "How do you do that?!" Show Up and Show Out: 52 Communication Habits to Make You Unforgettable empowers you to take control of HOW YOU LOOK, HOW YOU SOUND, WHAT YOU SAY, and HOW YOU SAY IT so your image and message consistently create the kind of impression you want to make and has others taking notice. When you show up, you are not only physically present but also mentally and emotionally present. You have a presence that makes you truly unforgettable for all the right reasons. And when you show out, you are "on" at all the right times and are the very best version of yourself. Forego being common and ordinary and, instead, be uncommonly extraordinary. Put a habit in place each week, and watch your transformation over the year. It's time to step up. It’s time to speak up. It’s time to show up and show out!
“Rise and Sizzle: Daily Communication and Presentation Strategies for Sales, Business, and Higher Ed Pros” (2019)
Are you looking for techniques you can put in place on a daily basis to advance your presentations, positively impact how you teach, or improve your overall communication? In Rise and Sizzle, sales professionals, business leaders, and post-secondary educators get 31 strategies, one for each day of the month, that focus on effective communication practices and high-powered presentation strategies. In these pages, you'll discover -The Question 99% of Presentations Fail to Answer The #1 Rule for Presenting on Almost Any Service or Product How to Improve Your Public Speaking With One Very Simple Everyday Change The Key to Teaching Any Course with Passion and Enthusiasm Mistakes to Avoid When You Communicate with Those Who Do Not Communicate Like You What College Students Wish Educators Would Tell Them The Most Effective Networking Strategies You'll Ever Need And much more! In addition to 31 days of communication and presentation strategies, Rise and Sizzle contains over 150 reflection questions for anyone to make you more intentional and purposeful in your daily communications. Professionals gain real insight on a daily basis about what it takes to rise, shine, and sizzle when they communicate!
“REAL TALK: What Other Experts Won't Tell You About How to Make Presentations That Sizzle” (2019)
REAL TALK provides no-nonsense, practical, ready-to-use advice and strategies that are based on the work of an award-winning international professional speaker who, since 2002, has designed and facilitated hundreds of webinars and face-to-face presentations to thousands of people positioned all around the globe. REAL TALK details, step-by-step, what to do in your presentations so you look and sound like a master on the mic. REAL TALK goes a step further and also details what not to do and provides the rationale behind every recommendation. .If you have ever wondered about how to control your jitters before speaking, how to establish your credibility even if you do not have an impressive background or biography, what to do to get your audience engaged without using a lot of bells and whistles, or how to keep the audience from giving you blank stares when you ask "Are there any questions?" then REAL TALK has the answers to these and dozens of other presentation challenges. Get a full understanding of how to embrace the four pillars of how you look, how you sound, what you say, and how you say it so every presentation you make is consistently dynamic and enthusiastically received by your audiences. .No one will ever again leave your presentations disappointed, and you will proudly walk away from each performance knowing you crushed it. REAL TALK gives you real direction and real advice on how to make presentations that sizzle every single time!. REAL TALK is a 2020 Next Generation Indie Award Finalist in the "How To" Non-Fiction category.
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