Even as a society is shifting back to the “normal” way of working in offices pre- pandemic, there is still no doubt about the fact that more people will be working remotely than ever. People might do it willingly or unwillingly but there will be times when you are not in the same room as the folks you’re having a meeting or a presentation with.

Online presentations are something that need to be mastered as the dynamics of a face to face presentation and virtual presentation are starkly different. Let’s dive into some of the tips below to unpack the challenges and opportunities that comes with the virtual world of presentations today.

1. Be clear about the objective

Clarity is the antidote to anxiety. We are all aware that you have to work a little harder at keeping the attention of your clients, peers, students, etc in a virtual space. It is inevitable that people’s minds will wander, one thing that helps combat this is knowing about the challenges that come with it e.g Zoom fatigue. Zoom Fatigue is a term coined because of the recent pandemic which means that you are virtually tired of looking at your screen and even though you want to, you are unable to fully engage with the person on the other side of the screen. Keeping the “WHY” of your presentation clear and building your outline and script around it will immensely help you keep the attention of your audience. Anything beyond the desired objective which you think is necessary can be included in the hand out or any follow up communication.

2. Visual Content is your best friend

If you are going to use a presentation remember to go easy on the text and get creative with the visuals. Usually bold images and colours might distract the audience from what is being said. Try new things such as gifs, memes, any photos or videos that might help in communicating the point being said in a better way. Gifs & memes might  not be suitable for your audience but you can spruce up your presentation by the use of visually appealing colours, graphics, and other art styles.

3. Ask questions

Asking yourself any of the questions in advance that may appear in a presentation, will help you prepare in a well rounded way. One other way that is used in silicon valley is to give your audiences the chance to ask their questions about the topic in advance. These opportunities to ask questions can be placed when they sign up. Even if you are presenting in front of colleagues an email before the presentation asking them for any questions in advance will help you understand the needs of your audiences more.

4. Uss your mistakes to your advantage

Fumbling, losing your train of thought or maybe forgetting to share a piece of information shouldn’t be a point of embarrassment for the presenter. This is an opportunity for you to use self deprecating humour to help your audience feel at ease. Knowing that you are also a human being who makes mistakes will help you connect with your audience more and keep their attention for longer periods of time.

5. Be yourself

At the end of the day whether in person or virtual human beings tend to be nervous when they’re in the spotlight. One way to think about it is that the physiological response of your body is the same when you’re anxious and when you are excited. To keep your nerves down, think that you are excited rather than nervous. We encourage you to embrace your imperfections and just be the wacky you!!

Last but not the least is don’t forget to enjoy your own presentation. We hope these tips help you nail your presentations. Let us know what other things you have learned from experiencing virtual presentations.

Being the best version of yourself is not always about being physically attractive. As we all know beauty comes from within and that inner beauty is what’s going to make stand out in the crowd. You may be able to attract someone with your looks but the only way to make them stay is to show who you are as a person. To be able to interact with a variety of people and become a peoples person is truly something not everyone can do. 

Here are seven habits of people who have always attracted people towards them, this may be able to help you in becoming a people’s favorite maybe at your work or even home! 

• They Are Great Listeners 

This trait is a very rare one. Everyone just wants to say what they want to say and not pay any attention to anyone else. But someone who everyone will feel attracted to is a man or a woman who will listen to all their problems and respond to them in an empathetic way. Not only does this make the other person feel like they’re being heard but that someone cares for them. Cares enough to listen. By becoming a great listener you would attract everyone to have a conversation with you and people would definitely feel that you are sincere to them, a friend, family member or colleague etc. 

• They Will Talk More Than Just Materials. 

Attractive people ask empowering questions. If you want to be known as someone attractive and smart the first thing you need to do is not talk about materialistic things. Talking about just things portrays you as just a surface level person who does not have the intellect to indulge into deeper conversations.Try to ask questions that ignite a constructive debate that leads to everyone around you to learn something new. This way they are also able to portray their views and establish themselves as a strong voice. This is a very smart way to establish your position as a smart personality. 

• They Are Honest And Loyal 

The biggest turn off in anyone’s personality is their lack of loyalty and their ability to never be honest. Honesty isn’t about being just truthful. Being straight-forward and trustworthy in all of your social interactions and all relationships is part of being honest. Moreover, Loyalty shows your faithfulness and dedication to a relationship. Loyalty isn’t limited to a romantic relationship it can and should always extend to your friends, employer, community and even country. These qualities showcase a strong personality attracting a great number of people.

• They Are Courageous And Fearless

Doing the right thing when no one is looking may be very easy because all that is, is a small fight between you and your conscious but being courageous enough to do the right thing in front of a crowd is what makes you attractive and respected. Sometimes doing the right thing is hard but that only makes other people realize how much integrity you have. The courage to always side with the truth and be fearless in the outcome of whatever steps you take makes a respected member of your office or family, eventually everyone starts to value you and your opinion more than other people. 

• They Know How To Control Their Emotions

Being able to control your emotions is a way of showing the world your well-built and contained personality. The strength of your character has a lot to do with staying calm and composed in difficult situations. Controlling your tears in a critical situation is a presentation of resilience. Controlling your anger while the other person is losing their calm shows patience. All of these are very attractive traits and being able to exercise control over emotions is one of the most attractive quality in all men and women. This is more than just emotions, your ability to take charge and control is what really matters. 

• They Are Forgiving And Learn From Their And Other’s Mistakes 

Self-reflection and Self-improvement is a distinguished quality of attractive people. In today’s world many of the people around us have become arrogant and act like “know it alls” this arrogance and inability to see the wrong in yourself is one of the worst habits in any human. 

A people’s person knows when to forgive people easily and they don’t even hold grudges against someone. Naturally if you fill your heart with the hatred of all the people that have wronged it sure will somehow reflect in your personality. The negative vibes will definitely harm you and the people around them. A part of their growth is learning from the mistakes they make and the people around them. 

• They Are Problem Solvers

Attractive people always tend to solve other people’s problems. They consider their friend’s problems their own. They are warm-hearted people who care way too much about their friends. They might even feel bad if they’re not able to help someone. We definitely don’t recommend overburdening yourself with other people’s problems but being there for your close family members in the time of their difficulty will only make you and them happy. 

These habits will pave the way for your bright future and always help you become the person who people look up to. 

In the event that you have a feeling that you need more than an ideal opportunity to do all that you like to do, possibly it’s an ideal opportunity to check with your time management abilities.

Nobody is destined to be generally excellent at time management, so that is OK on the off chance that you believe you’re terrible at it. Yet, everybody can figure out how to boost their efficiency and accomplish more!

Here are 10 different ways to be more productive and save time.

1. Set A Timer

Estimate the time you need to handle various assignments and set a timer for every one of your undertakings. How you approach this is up to you as there are a wide range of ways. There is the Pomodoro procedure where you centre around an errand for 25 minutes followed by a brief break thereafter.

2. Eliminate All Distractions

Interruptions include the telephone, email notices and having various internet browsers open on the work area. Similarly as it’s critical to be coordinated disconnected, it’s vital to have things coordinated online too. One thought is evaluating Freedom, an application that permits you to impede certain destinations during timeframes.

3. Listen to Music That Boosts Productivity

Interruptions ought to be evaded, however here and there a touch of music in the foundation can help you focus.

Obviously, it shouldn’t be substantial exciting music, however a bit of slow music  may benefit you in getting rid of distractions.

4. Find Meaning in What You Do (And Love What You Do)

Appreciating what you do is a definitive method to increase your efficiency. If you don’t know what you are doing, you won’t be able to complete it on time. Similarly if you don’t love what you are doing, you will not be able to perform tasks and will keep on delaying them.

5. Prioritise Your Tasks Ahead Of Time

By posting your tasks arranged by significance, you can ensure that you finish the entirety of your most significant errands during the day. Start by doing the most important one and then moving towards the next one. Prioritising helps a lot in finishing tasks on time.

6. Batch Similar Tasks Into A Single Batch

Undertakings like blog composing, calls, email and tasks can be gathered into a solitary bunch. You will save time by finishing comparable undertakings in a single meeting. One approach to assist you with getting sorted out those things is through the application. It’s a simple and straightforward path for you to design out your day, set updates, and gather all of your most significant tasks in a helpful spot.

7. Complete Your Least Favourite Task First Thing In The Morning

Whichever movement you are fearing the most is presumably the one you need to finish before anything else.

Numerous individuals will in general browse messages toward the beginning of the day in light of the fact that subsequent to browsing a rundown of messages, they feel satisfied. However, that is only a deception of having accomplished more.

Doing basic errands like browsing messages first toward the beginning of the day is awful for you. All things considered, do the troublesome assignments since you have more energy in the first part of the day to handle them!

8. Reward Yourself For Finishing A Big Task 

To remain spurred for whatever you do, reward yourself every so often.

Monitor your little successes and achievements and praise them. So at whatever point you battle about your advancement, you perceive how far you’ve come!

9. Don’t Multitask

Examination has demonstrated that performing various tasks isn’t beneficial. On the off chance that you want to perform various tasks, reconsider.

For ideal profitability, focus around each thing in turn.

10.  Step Away From The Computer

The Internet has gotten one of the main interruptions. To enhance your ability to work in a better way, try to stay away from distractions like computers, phone.

I do this a great deal when I attempt to brainstorm novel thoughts and have discovered it to be exceptionally gainful to just unplug.

Hope these tips will help you all as much as they have helped us in doing our work efficiently.

The greatest achievers of the world experienced colossal failures in their lives. They didn’t let it on their nerves or hold power over their emotions or derail their future plans, they forgave themselves for failing, let go of the shame and pain associated with it and get going for a better experience. So what is the key that keeps them moving and what are our bad habits that hinder our process of dealing with the failure? Let’s have a look

Change Your Perspective Towards Failure 

In our society, people have a detrimental attitude toward failure and they badly need an amended perspective towards failure. Unless it’s the end of the world or the failure doesn’t allow you a second or another chance, it’s never bad. In positive and optimistic minds, failure brings one, one step closer to success. We have countless success stories that have a backdrop of immense failures. And there is just a minor difference between people who accomplished everything and those who didn’t is that former ones never stopped trying, they never gave in, they never quitted. 

Don’t Take It Personal 

Failure is never personal. If things didn’t end up as you wanted or as you worked for day and night, it doesn’t get associated with your personality. It’s okay if you can’t find the successful pathway for yourself as yet. you will find it eventually. Once or numerous failures do not define you! Never giving in defines you! Failing and trying for the tenth time defines you. Your confidence and self-esteem and passion would ultimately turn your dreams into reality. But these traits of your personality must be to be outpaced by the outcome of failure. Mistakes happen, failures happen. Just don’t let it take away your best. 

Own Your Mistakes 

Spend less time blaming and regretting and critically analyze the reasons for your failure. Was it beyond your control or you would have used a better approach? Did it give you a chance of learning or not? Critically evaluate the process and try to create a better one. Use the insight to qualify for a better approach the next time. Don’t let your discomfort and anguish persist for longer rather reframe your errors and put your lessons into practice. Rather self -sabotaging and self-doubting, pay attention to details, amend your practice, and employ better work practices in the future. 

Love The Process 

Sometimes the process that takes you to your destiny is more beautiful than the destination itself. It is crucial to love the process, to follow the process, to enjoy it. It brings inevitable success your way. When you feel the process, even if you fail, you fail better and you learn from it. When you are real with what you do, it makes you unbeatable. When you love the process, the hurdles become the stepping stones and paves the way to success

Let Go Of The People’s Judgement 

People are judgemental and they become fiery when a failure occurs and we (who already have vulnerable morale) are easily influenced by their judgments. Do not give too much control to their assessments and put a stop to any destructive criticism as it can undermine your ability to go on. It may indulge you in self-pity. Work on regulating and strengthening your emotions and be patient. When faced with failure, everybody needs time to digest, cope, and process. Keep your eyes firmly on your objective and be persistent as persistence helps fight significant odds. 

Failure or fear of failure is the reality of our life. The best way to cope or deal with it is to learn from the experience and move forward. Any other approach would be dreadful, long-lasting, and would interrupt the daily business and goals of our lives. 

To find a suitable career path one has to go through many trite, cliche, and bland regarding networking, LinkedIn profiles, and attractive resumes. As important as these things are, these are not enough to scale the corporate ladder. Your friends, seniors, and colleagues would give you practical advice based on their career and that is undoubtedly essential to know but how to excel in your career is something that you will understand with your own experience. We are here with a glimpse of hope and give our piece of mind that may help you to understand how personal growth and career growth are interlinked. And for that, you need to have a positive mindset and strong faith in yourself that would help you achieve even impossible milestones of your career. A positive mindset turns your failure into an experience and refines your idiosyncratic skills to improve your career. Having faith in yourself would help you comprehend your current scenarios and keeps you optimistic about the future. These two are the basic guideposts to start up a career or to excel in one. Let’s have a look at some other career advice that will take you a long way in your professional life.

Focus On Personal Evolution

When you get a job you are passionate about, It’s not that some basic education, skills, and training would lead you to the best of your career. One requires a certain attitude, behavior, and beliefs that are in fact the critical keys to excel in your work life. No matter what stage of your career development you are in; either you are exploring your work-life or getting established, in your mid-career, or late-career, or in the retirement phase, personal development is the key to your career development. By creating different skills, improving your craftsmanship, and values and experiences, nothing can stop you to upscale your career. So when you get better in personal development, your career automatically flourishes. 

Reckon Your Resources 

To secure your job or to excel in your career, it’s better to realize and trust God gifted skills and talent rather than relying on the organization altogether. All you have to do is to choose a niche and get better in it to thrive. And there is nothing better when you are paid for something you love. In the corporate world, there are many big names who are so confident of their being and the reason for this is that they acknowledge their talent and reckon their skills and resources. so set a corporate benchmark for yourself to achieve in the next five years and rely on your skills and personal growth to accomplish it. It’s good to take things into your own hands. 

Expand Your Horizons 

It’s not that you expand your horizons only when there is no other option. A self-sufficient move is to deliberately move to another field or phase where your future seems more secure. Evolve with the change. Take control, build a portfolio, and sell yourself where you are needed and paid the most. Don’t get personal and don’t fear your venture. Work to align your career and interests.  Only those would be able to make major shifts in their career who are positive, confident and optimistic about their decision. These are the people who make the future of work. 

There is nothing permanent in the corporate sector; one dip in the market and there you go! Huge losses to the Company, to the stakeholders, and here you are, on the verge of curtailment. An experienced and prudent job person would always look for diverse sources of income to keep control of their lives. Be one of them, create your own future. Jump, switch, or turn the page anytime you want!

With the rise in use of technology,workers are accessible around the clock to their companies which makes work life balance sound like an impossible feat. The fear of job loss or shiny incentives or at the very least the will to grow professionally makes us all work more than the defined hours resulting in throwing off our work life balance, which hurts our emotional, physical and mental well being of the individual and relationships attached to them.

A study at harvard business school reveals that a staggering 94% of working professionals spend more than 50 hours a week working and half of them even reported 65 hours per week. Although work life balance is something which is to each their own here are some tips by experts that will assist you in prioritizing better for the future:

• Don’t be afraid to unplug

Technology and all these softwares have made our lives and work easier but it has also created this constant accessibility pressure which is a leading cause of burn out. Shutting down your phone and giving your family and thoughts some space can be very soothing for your mental health and productivity as an employee. So don’t text or answer work emails during family time, practicing this develops resilience in you and makes you a less reactive person.

• There is no perfect work-life balance

When we hear work life balance, we think of a day perfectly divided between work and our family time but we all also know that’s not the truth. Experts advice to not strive for a perfect day rather strive for a day that you would enjoy. Prioritize according to your preferences. At times your work may need you other times your family may need you more. Your relationship with work and how much time you invest can vary from day to day priority, the important thing  to note is to remember to give yourself time and your family time out.

• Prioritize your health

When you are battling a disease or sometimes just plain old overworked, your mental capacity, emotional stability and physical strength decreases with time and you are just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Calling in sick on the rough days and giving yourself time to exercise for some of those feel good endorphins repumps you with productivity adrenaline. Exercise or meditation is often seen as a time consuming activity by many professionals and they prefer not to indulge in it. 

• Set boundaries around work 

It’s only human to think about all the emails and calls and upcoming projects from work on your commute back or even discuss them after working hours. Setting work time boundaries for yourself and team is a great way to avoid burnout and it might seem scary to communicate to your manager and your teammates but this not only makes your work life balance better also easier for them. This is the number one tip that experts swear by.

• Change the pattern of your life

Most adults assume the habits they have developed cannot be undone and they are stuck being a perfectionist or a person who cant let go unless their work is complete, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The number one question here is : “What changes could make your life easier ? ” and then implement that. You might have to delegate a lot of things to your spouse or other family members but that will bring mental peace by everyone doing what they specialize in.

When we talk about work life balance it’s not about achieving the tasks and going towards completion, it’s about finding something to include in your life that will activate your self care mode time to time and help you keep your sanity while at home and work.

There are countless books written on how to achieve work-life success while keeping your personal life in check. This particular niche is so extensive and every writer has his own perspective that may or may not work for you. With so many productive tips, ideals, and approaches, one gets clouded on what to get on. Whether you are a start-up businessman, an entrepreneur, or a newbie at your dream job, there are always some unvarying conditions and decisions that help you achieve your short-term and long-term goals in the work-life. Let’s have a look at what can make you more prone towards success and to achieve the best in life. 

Take a Leap of Faith

Millions of us would day-dream of launching a successful business while sitting on their 9 to 5 desks, doing remote jobs, and meeting targets for others. Although we want to be self-sufficient, we are scared of losing a secure paycheck and going onto an unknown venture. This is totally understandable. Human nature cares to acquire a comfort zone and once it gets it, it prefers to stay in it. Only those make a difference, who take a leap of faith. A little bit of motivation, risk and passion would help them to take baby steps towards their goal. And it would be better if they take it today rather than tomorrow.

Understand your Finances

A layman living on a monthly paycheck in a job or limited profit on business would think of having a car or a home or other commodities after some savings. But let me tell you, this is not a smart move at all. A financially educated person would invest in stuff that can make him more money rather than dragging himself in mortgage for years. A successful businessman is always smart with his finances. His focus is more on building assets than liabilities. On the other hand, a financially illiterate person would suck in running a home, let alone running a business. So an adept understanding of your finances will help you in investing and utilizing the money on profitable ventures. 

Choosing & Keeping the Right Partners

Flourishing a business is not a one man’s job. Some may be lucky but in most cases, a team works together, having the same mission, vision, and goals. We have many instances where a man starts up a business, solo, work day and night, ignores his health, family, and keeps dragging until he loses all his energy and money. A great venture requires a handful of right people who share your vision while you keep thriving your leadership skills, giving them the right platform, set of skills, and the techniques to work with. 

Set Targets & Achieve them 

Because wandering around never helps. An organized venture with planned five years of capital, expenses, bank loans, and profits must come handy if you are eager about your enterprise. Understand the process, the demands of your consumers, the market strategy, the team management and keep planning. Don’t throw yourself into every project and task that comes your way. Choose wisely, the amount of time energy and the money it consumes, and the payback you get in return. You won’t start making profits the very first day but with sufficient planning, it will not be late. 

If you are still on a day job, start planning your new dream on a side hustle. Meet new people in the evening, utilize your weekends, analyze the market, go digital, ask for help, look for competitors, gather people who are beneficial in your venture and start saving money. Nothing is gonna happen overnight. Success requires the right amount of passion, loyalty, capital, logic, targets and emotions. Anything less would result in hard knocks.

There are just endless hours in the day, so capitalizing on your time is basic. There are two different ways to increase the result – either put in more hours or work more efficiently. Working efficiently is beneficial in every way.

Being more profitable at work isn’t advanced science, however it requires being more conscious about how you deal with your time.

Following are the 10 ways you can be actually productive at work:

1. Keep A Track Of How Much Time You’re Spending On Tasks

You may believe you’re great at checking how much time you’re spending on different tasks. Notwithstanding, some examination proposes just around 17 percent of individuals can precisely appraise the progression of time. An instrument like Rescue Time can help by telling you precisely how much time you spend on every day assignments, including web-based media, email, word preparation, and applications.

2. Take Small Breaks In Between Your Work

It sounds outlandish, yet taking planned breaks can really help improve fixation. Some studies have demonstrated that taking brief breaks during long assignments encourages you to keep up a consistent degree of execution; while working at an errand without breaks prompts a consistent decrease in execution.

3. Set Deadlines For Yourself

While we for the most part think about a worry as an awful thing, a sensible degree of willful pressure can really be useful as far as giving us center and helping us meet our objectives. For open-finished assignments or activities, take a stab at giving yourself a cutoff time, and afterward stick to it.

4. Follow The “Two-Minute Rule”

Business person Steve Olenski suggests actualizing the “two-minute rule” to take advantage of little windows of time that you have at work. The thought is this: If you see an task or activity that you know should be possible quickly or less, do it right away. As indicated by Olenski, finishing the task immediately really takes less time than hitting it up later. Executing this has made him one of the most compelling substance planners on the web.

5. Do Not Schedule A Meeting If You Have Pending Work

Meetings are one of the greatest time-sucks around, yet by one way or another we keep on unquestioningly book them, go to them and, unavoidably, grumble about them. As indicated by Atlassian, the normal office laborer goes through more than 31 hours every month in useless meetings. Prior to booking your next meeting, ask yourself whether you can achieve similar objectives or tasks by means of email, telephone, or Web-based meeting (which might be marginally more beneficial).

6. Hold Standing Meetings

On the other side that you completely should have a meeting, some proof that standing meetings (they’re exactly what they sound like- – everybody stands) can bring about expanded gathering excitement, diminished territoriality, and improved meeting execution. For times when you can not avoid a meeting, you need to look for ways to be creative.

7. Do Not Multitask

While we will in general think about the capacity to perform multiple tasks as a significant expertise for expanding productivity, the inverse may in truth be valid. Therapists have found endeavoring to carry out a few responsibilities on the double can bring about lost time and profitability. Always finish one task and then move onto the other.

8. Take Advantage Of Free Time

You will have extra time so do not waste it. Rather than playing a game or Facebooking, utilize that chance to  make your everyday plan for the day, or do some research.

9. The Idea Of Perfection Is A Lie

Nothing is perfect so do not doubt yourself while performing a task. Give your best and complete the task on time. There is always a room for improvement.

10. Do Exercise

Utilizing work time to exercise may really help improve profitability, as per an examination distributed in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. In the event that conceivable, form in set occasions during the week for going for a stroll or setting off to the exercise center. Getting your blood pumping could be exactly what’s expected to clear your head and get your concentration back.