Exec‑communication webinar
CSG South is running an 'Executive Communication & Advising Leadership' webinar on April 10 that focuses on strategic timing in high‑stakes talks — registration posted in their announcement. (x.com) Practical tips circulating right now warn against poor eye contact, reading verbatim, and mismatched pacing/volume, while Dr. Laura Sicola’s guidance stresses elevating pitches and rallying teams; free presentation confidence guides were also shared this week. (x.com) (x.com) (x.com)
CSG South lists the session "Executive Communication & Advising Leadership: When to Speak, When to Pause, and How to Guide Executives" for Friday, April 10, 12–1 p.m. ET and offers registration via its webinars page. (csgsouth.org) The April 10 item appears in CSG South’s professional-development webinar series aimed at Southern state leaders and government staff and sits alongside other scheduled sessions such as a passenger-rail briefing on April 17. (csgsouth.org) Major communications outlets and training organizations warn against common delivery mistakes flagged in recent posts — notably reading slides verbatim, failing to make eye contact, and overusing notes — with Harvard Business Review advising presenters explicitly not to read from PowerPoint slides. (hbr.org) Toastmasters and public-speaking trainers say avoiding slide-reading and maintaining deliberate eye contact are core delivery rules, and their guidance specifically links reading from slides to audience disengagement. (toastmasters.org) Voice coaches stress that pacing, pitch, volume, and pauses (vocal variety) change how audiences perceive authority and clarity, and Toastmasters’ materials plus academic reviews recommend deliberate modulation to prevent monotone delivery and mismatched pacing. (toastmasters.org) (neyaglobal.com) Dr. Laura Sicola is a cognitive linguist and executive-communication coach whose work emphasizes lifting pitch and vocal presence to "command, connect, and close," and her speaking and coaching résumé includes a leadership-communication book and extensive corporate coaching experience. (laurasicola.com) (speakingtoinfluence.com) Free presentation-confidence resources circulating this week include Stanford’s "Top 10 Tips for Managing Presentation Anxiety" PDF, a "Ten Tips for Presentation Confidence" sample PDF, and freely available slide templates from Canva for presenters preparing visuals. (med.stanford.edu) (nipreston.com) (canva.com)
