Virtual communication: Presenting with empathy

Learn to connect with your audience even when you’re presenting remotely during challenging times.

Nicole Lowenbraun

Content Director, Executive Speaker Coach

Connect with your audience

Many organizations are offering remote work flexibility to keep employees healthy and ensure business continues in the wake of COVID-19.

But communicating virtually offers its own challenges and many of us are struggling to connect and resonate with others online. It can be easy to lose our sense of empathy and connection when we can’t be in the room with our audience.

Luckily, communicating virtually is a skill you can learn — it even presents its own opportunities and benefits.

In this webinar, Duarte Executive Speaker Coaches, Doug Neff and Nicole Lowenbraun, share the tips they’ve used to help countless professionals focus on empathy when communicating virtually.

You’ll learn how to

Use technology in an optimal way when communicating virtually
Maximize vocal quality, tone, intonation, and projection to get buy-in
Use your posture, body, and gestures to connect with your audience and portray both warmth and confidence
Get the type of participation you’re seeking from your virtual audience

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