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2020 was tough but maybe in all this madness we got a taste of 20/20 vision after all?…

December 16, 2020 By Lee

2020 was tough, but maybe in all this madness, we got a taste of 20/20 vision after all?

As I sit here wrapping stuff up, in both senses (!), and having done my last speaking gig this year, I’ve been trying to find the right words to bring some meaning and understanding to 2020. Then I started to see some great Christmas decorations on Facebook, and they cheekily made me laugh.

Firstly, the more measured approach:

Then, the (ah-hem) more direct approach! 

These and similar are still for sale on Etsy by the way.

Ok, deep breath…..2020….

This time last year people were blogging and posting stuff about ‘2020 (or 20/20) vision’ in the year 2020 ?. I’ll be honest I thought it was a bit too easy and dull. Bloggers just trying to get better ratings on Google. There was so much of that talk around it became like noise and most people I know just rolled their eyes and didn’t read that stuff. There is always is a bit of jumping on the bandwagon from bloggers, journalists and speakers and yes, 2020 was a date that related to a phrase about clarity.

Geeky bit: It actually is a measurement used by opticians to state that you can see the bottom row of the eye chart from 20 yards away without specs. So you have ’20 yard’ vision – well that’s the simplified version. And over time through slang from Jazz musicians, it became a phrase that means – ‘I can see clearly’ or ‘the fog had lifted’ – ‘we can see the future now’. Perfect for business consultants and motivational speakers like me of course.

So at the beginning of March 2020 we were all ticking along, I was in New York celebrating my big 5-0 and then we started hearing about a virus, people were texting us, and in those few days in March – it got serious and by the time we had left New York the shops were emptying and Times Square was nearly deserted, except for me grabbing the last New York Knicks basketball bargains that I could find. When we landed back home, we were locked down. At that point, everything changed.

It has been a tough year for most, really tough for many, devastating for some.

But as we approach the end of 2020, for me personally through all the trials, worry and upheaval I feel like, in part, that 2020 has weirdly given me better vision and has helped me focus, at work and personally.

I have simplified my business, I am now offering a much more focused offering to my clients, I have focused my attention on what I do well and what solves peoples problems (the heart of any good speaking or training business).

Plus, even though I haven’t been able to see as many of my friends and family as I’d have liked in 2020, I have certainly realised how grateful I am for them, have kept in touch, and have already thought of ways to enjoy hanging out with them in 2021.

All that has happened in a strange sort of way, through tough times and frustration, but I do feel that I have gained some new vision and focus, for my business and for other things too. It’s been uncomfortable, boring and challenging at times but also a kind of a refining process.

Anyway, that’s just me thinking aloud. What about you?

We all want to leave 2020 behind asap. But what did you learn from it?

Where have you been better focused, or refined even?

Press pause for five minutes – have a think, write down some thoughts.

Don’t rush into 2021 without taking stock of 2020.

Then let’s move on into a year of recovery. 

Filed Under: business, education, leadership, leejackson, motivation, random, speaking, teens

New Video: The Ten Commandments for better online work meetings on Zoom or Teams – Get Good At Work From Home

October 19, 2020 By Lee

NEW VIDEO: Top tips for online meetings.
How to make Zoom and Teams meetings better in just 6 minutes!
Speaker Lee Jackson helps people to Get Good At Work From Home, more info here: https://liinks.co/leejackson
Feel free to share with your colleagues…

Download and print out…

Filed Under: business, leadership, presentationskills, speaking

Video and Podcast Ep27 – The future of Speaking, Speakers and the Speaking industry! A frank, funny and helpful Pro Speakers panel discussion

July 23, 2020 By Lee

Get Good At Presenting Podcast Ep27 – The future of Speaking, Speakers and the Speaking industry!

A frank, funny and helpful Pro Speakers panel discussion.

You can subscribe/listen to it now, wherever you get your podcasts, more info/podcast links here, click the player below or watch us in glorious technicolour here:

Lee brings together a stellar panel of top award-winning pro speakers to answer the big question…

“What is the future of Speaking and what is the future of the Speaking industry?

In this unique Pro Speakers panel discussion, Lee asks the panel “what do they do different now they deliver online?” and “how have they changed their business model to help their clients post-covid-19?”

The panel consists of Wellbeing expert Pam Burrows, Neuro-science expert/President-elect of the Professional Speaking Association Dr Lynda Shaw, Motivational expert/Chief Zookeeper Nigel Risner, Researcher/Massive goals Speaker David Hyner, Corporate Sales expert Simon Hazeldine and Entrepreneurial mindset expert/Chair of the Professional Speaking Association Rebecca Jones.

Enjoy a lively debate with top tips (occasional light swear words) and honest appraisals of where we are now and how we can adapt to thrive in the Learning and development world in this new season.

P.S. We banned the use of the words “unprecedented” and “new normal” 🙂 

Find out what all our speakers are doing post-coronavirus here:

www.leejackson.org/newseason

www.pamburrows.com

www.nigelrisner.com

www.drlyndashaw.com

www.simonhazeldine.com

https://rebeccajones.biz

www.davidhyner.com

Filed Under: business, education, leadership, leejackson, Podcast, Podcast/Interview, presentationskills, speaking, __EVERGREEN

Free printable Zoom Signs for online meetings…

June 12, 2020 By Lee

Here is Lee’s printable PDF of helpful signs, notices etc to hold up while on Zoom calls.

How many times do you say “can you unmute yourself?!” not any more, download, print and enjoy…

Free printable Zoom Signs for online meetings…

Free PDF Printable Hold up Zoom signs notices phrases cards LeeJackson.biz


You can book Lee to teach his Zoom Presentation Masterclass by emailing or calling him today.

Filed Under: business, education, fun, leadership, leejackson, motivation, presentationskills, speaking, __EVERGREEN

The ten commandments for presenting and training online free download …

June 3, 2020 By Lee

The ten commandments for presenting and training online free download …

More info about Lee’s work and some free resources: https://liinks.co/leejackson

#presentations #getgood #zoom #speaking #onlinemeetings #remotemeetings #presenting #presentationtips #communicationskills #communicationtips

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( Full-size transparent png version is here )

Filed Under: business, education, leadership, leejackson, powerpoint, presentationskills, slides, speaking

New: Free Get Good At Presenting Online – Top Tips Sheet inc. Zoom meeting bingo sheet!

May 28, 2020 By Lee

Free Get Good At Presenting (Online and Offline) PDF Top Tips Sheet, including the famous Zoom meeting bingo sheet…

(just click the links below and save)

Online Get Good At Presenting Top Tips Sheet Lee Jackson

Offline Get Good At Presenting Top Tips Sheet Lee Jackson

 

 

Filed Under: business, leadership, powerpoint, presentationskills, slides, speaking

Technology for online presentations is not the most important thing

May 19, 2020 By Lee

My video studio 200k Lee Jackson

It's been quite a journey for speakers, trainers and coaches this last few weeks. I've noticed that now the dust has settled a little, people are starting to obsess a little about their technology and seem to be making their online sessions very complicated.

I've changed, tweaked and developed my offline presentation and workshop 'Get Good At Work' into a great online session now for staff working from home too and one of the ways I have done it is to keep things simple.

Yes, I have some equipment and technology, but people pay me to present, educate, inspire, motivate and inform not to show off the latest tech or do a TV show!

So get a setup that works for you, get some lighting, a good mic and great eye contact (look at the lens).

But do not forget the great content and essential audience engagement in the rush to get speaking online!

You can book me to help your teams stay motivated at home or in the office during this new season by calling me on 01132170081 (UK) or email me here.

All info and to see me in action here: https://liinks.co/leejackson

#getgood #work #motivation

Filed Under: business, education, leadership, motivation, presentationskills, slides, speaking

Zoom in and Zoom out! Beating Zoom meeting gloom!

April 27, 2020 By Lee

Zoom in and Zoom out! Beating ‘Zoom gloom’!

Since the Covid-19 lockdown and the changes in how we work have kicked in: two things have happened. One, more of us have been working from home – often wearing shorts and pyjamas to work meetings! And two, we’ve all been having more video calls.

But I don’t know if it’s just me but I can get a bit tired of them. Now, don’t get me wrong l like connecting with real people but also I’m realising that video calls are making me feel tired too. So I thought I’d investigate.

Are we all Zoom’ed out? Does looking at others on a screen make us tired?

It wasn’t just me thankfully!
According to Gianpiero Petriglieri (Associate Professor of learning and development in the workplace) even though we are meeting face to face online, video meetings are way more draining. Because we aren’t able to relax as much and we are always trying to read the little clues that people project, the micro-signals of their tone of voice, body language and even their tiny facial expressions. Phew, no wonder I get “brain fog” after long Zoom meetings because I’m working harder trying to “read people”, something that I took for granted in face-to-face meetings. He goes on in the BBC article: “…paying more attention to these consumes a lot of energy. “Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. That dissonance, which causes people to have conflicting feelings, is exhausting. You cannot relax into the conversation naturally,”

Awkward.
There has also been a lot of talk above the awkwardness of online meetings. I was speaking on the phone to a friend the other day and we were talking over each other getting animated and excited and it was fine and seemed very natural. But over video you can’t talk over each other and worse than that there is often a short delay too, where the call drops or there is an awkward silence that makes us repeat ourselves. We had a call with friends last week where we had to abandon it as the connection was just not working and we spent 20 minutes saying “what”, “sorry”, ”can you say that again?” – it was the equivalent of speaking to a friend while sat on the hard shoulder of the M1 – we were talking but couldn’t hear a thing. It felt ‘odd’. No wonder we find them more tiring than face to face meetings.

Zone out.
I remember thinking as a kid how amazing video calling would be, and now it is here in full force, it is not quite all it is cracked up to be! I was on Zoom for five hours the other day and my brain was tired. But why was it, it is only a video call. I then realised that in real-world work meetings we aren’t always 100% there, let’s admit it! We all zone out a bit, i.e. when someone is speaking for too long – we tend to let our minds wander, we notice the odd paintings on the wall, and if they are really boring we start to count the tiles on the ceiling or start thinking what we are going to have for lunch. Then of course we usually zoom back in, but the act of ‘zooming out’ (no pun intended) is a little break for our brain, it’s good for us. We need to remind ourselves of that.

So if you have a long video call or a few in one day, don’t forget to:

Take regular breaks.
Try and get them to keep it to an hour!
Allow ourselves to ‘Zoom out’ occasionally.
Mute your audio/video so you can stand up, stretch and walk around.
Don’t schedule back to back video calls
Also, don’t expect yourself to be more efficient in the lockdown, we are all dealing with lots of change, so schedule rest and breaks.

Video calling is now a big part of work, and it is important, but we as humans cannot be focused on someone’s face on a screen 100% of the time, we’re not robots, so be kind to yourself, take brain breaks and hopefully we’ll start to keep video meetings useful, especially if everyone decides to get to the point a little quicker! But that’s another article altogether!

Lee Jackson is an award-winning Speaker and Presentation Coach. He delivers his ‘Get Good At Work (from home)’ sessions on and offline internationally. You can find him at leejackson.biz and on twitter @leejackson

Further reading:
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200421-why-zoom-video-chats-are-so-exhausting
https://www.insider.com/virtual-hangouts-why-ok-to-decline-protect-mental-health-2020-4
https://cupcakesandcashmere.com/lifestyle/a-few-ideas-for-shaking-off-that-zoom-gloom
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/coronavirus-zoom-fatigue-is-taxing-the-brain-here-is-why-that-happens/
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Is-Zoom-So-Exhausting-/248619

Filed Under: business, education, leadership, motivation, presentationskills, speaking

The Get Good At Presenting Audiobook is now available!

February 24, 2020 By Lee

Audiobook announcement!

I am delighted to say that I am now available on Audible!

My popular ‘Get Good At Presenting’ book is available right now on Audible, you can get it via a free months trial or just buy it outright.

Includes some extra content and an accompanying PDF too!

Audible U.K: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B084KV72BF/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-181647&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_181647_rh_uk

Audible U.S: https://www.audible.com/pd/B084L1K6M7/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-181647&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_181647_rh_us

I can make you a better speaker in the comfort of your living room, kitchen, car or on the train!

Enjoy!

Filed Under: Audiobook, business, leadership, leejackson, Podcast, Podcast/Interview, powerpoint, presentationskills, slides, speaking

Podcast interview with Speaker Andy Cope aka Dr. Happy, available now…

February 24, 2020 By Lee

A new ‘Get Good At Presenting’ Podcast episode is out now with the amazing speaker Andy Cope aka “Dr Happy!” – we had some fun !

Grab it anywhere where you get your podcasts, full info here: https://leejackson.org/podcast/

Ep17 – Lee interviews Andy Cope aka “the Dr. of Happiness”! Yes, that’s his name!

Andy has spoken to thousands of people and people often mention him to me. So I had to get him on the show. We discuss happiness, wellbeing, anxiety, presentation nerves, “emotional soup!”, being funny, after-dinner speaking, using music before gigs and lots of speaking skills including the difference between small and large audiences, all to help you to be a better speaker.

Please note that there is an occasional swear word on this episode, you know – ‘the S-word’, but it is not too bad I promise!

You can reach Andy Cope here… https://www.artofbrilliance.co.uk and on twitter he is… https://twitter.com/beingbrilliant

Lee’s Get Good At Presenting the audiobook is out now – grab it on Audible today:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B084KV72BF/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-181647&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_181647_rh_uk
https://twitter.com/leejackson 

Filed Under: business, fun, leadership, leejackson, Podcast/Interview, presentationskills, speaking

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