Beyond Coding Episode #88

Rememberable Presentations and Personal Branding with Sabine Wojcieszak

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Description

Sabine shares how to give presentations people will remember. How to leverage storytelling, stay authentic and create your content in a goal-oriented way.
On top of that we discuss the importance of personal branding and being more visible. Both for employees and organisations.

Enjoy!

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Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/SV6tneTIdSE

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Guest

Connect with Sabine Wojcieszak:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabineberneckerbendixen
https://twitter.com/SabineBendixen

 

Outline

00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:32 – Personal branding becoming more important
00:04:10 – A company can have multiple faces
00:05:30 – Bad preparation
00:07:49 – 2 perspectives on a presentation
00:09:29 – The presentation is for the audience
00:10:47 – Finding a sparring partner
00:12:28 – How important is the storyline?
00:13:51 – Visuals are what we remember
00:15:51 – 2 usecases for slides
00:17:50 – What people struggle with in public speaking
00:19:45 – Human beings on stage
00:20:49 – Nervousness
00:22:24 – Being authentic on stage
00:24:42 – Looking outside in
00:25:41 – Should everyone be more visible?
00:26:37 – Sabine’s love for presentations
00:28:16 – Sabine’s first conference talk
00:29:29 – Getting feedback
00:30:55 – What feedback has stuck with Sabine
00:34:06 – Team goals vs. personal goals
00:36:46 – Transparency
00:37:32 – How can organisations facilitate more w.r.t. personal branding?
00:40:58 – Just try it