5 tips for riveting online presentations

How can March Madness help your leadership? | Working for Steve Jobs helped this CEO -- eventually | Questions companies must answer after the pandemic Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 30, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [How can March Madness help your leadership?]( Basketball coaches are constantly giving feedback through encouragement or correction, and players also get the benefit of the cheering public's enthusiasm, writes Kevin Eikenberry. "You won't likely have fans watching your team members perform, but it is hard to argue that enthusiasm is both contagious and helpful for any performance," he writes. 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[Read now]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Smarter Communication [] [5 tips for riveting online presentations]( Remote audiences require different tactics for presentations, including how slides are created and how you transition from your face to a slide and back, writes Stephanie Scotti. "[T]he audience should be able to glance at the slide, grab the key information and turn their attention to what you are saying," she writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from Stephanie Scotti on SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Feedback is crucial to changing bad habits]( Good feedback from a variety of sources is crucial if you're seeking to develop better behaviors and habits. If your job doesn't include a feedback loop, hiring a coach or other professional can help. Full Story: [Farnam Street]( (3/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] SmartPulse [] When delivering bad news, how do you handle it? I'm very direct and matter of fact 47.63% I soft-pedal it and try to cushion it 30.03% I try to find a cheery upside to balance it out 19.18% I avoid it and don't deliver it or ask someone else to 3.16% [] Delivering bad news is hard. More than half of you try to cushion the bad news either by minimizing it or seeking to balance it out with something cheery. Often this doesn't help anyone. In the former case, it can cause someone to dismiss the bad news as not that bad and then not take appropriate action. In the latter case, the recipient might focus on the upside and ignore the bad news, once again leading to inaction. In both cases, the inaction is a recipe for creating more bad news. Speak directly. You owe people that as a leader. What's more important than softening the blow is communicating the support you'll provide to recover from the bad news going forward. If the recipient knows you're there for them and will help them deal with the situation, they're more likely to take it seriously and take remedial action. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [thoughtLEADERS](, which includes TITAN -- the firm's e-learning platform. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a West Point graduate and author of three leadership books: ["One Piece of Paper,"]( ["Lead Inside the Box"]( and ["The Elegant Pitch."]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] POLL QUESTION: What's your favorite way to consume books? 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