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CONTENTS
■ Advertisers ‘ Directory
LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

CONTENTS

ENTERPRISING WOMEN
2024 Enterprising Women in Commerce ........ 6
Enterprising Women Panelists Share Leadership Advice ................... 18
HEALTHCARE
Updates From Holy Name , The Valley Hospital , and CBMC ............. 14
MEMBER NOTES
NJSC Opinion on First-Party Indemnity Provisions in Contracts Carries Message ...... 20
COLUMNS
Advertisers ’ Directory ...................... 1 Lessons in Leadership ...................... 1 CIANJ Officers & Board of Directors .......... 2 Upcoming ............................... 3 President ’ s View .......................... 4

■ Advertisers ‘ Directory

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center .......................... 4 COMMERCE ........................................................... 16 EAI , Inc ................................................................... BC Holy Name Medical Center ..................................... 15 NJ Business Action Center ........................................ 5 Smolin , Lupin & CO , LLC ........................................ 11 Suburban Consulting Engineers , Inc ...................... IFC TapInto .................................................................. IBC TRC Companies ...................................................... 16 Valley Health Systems ............................................. 17
Cover Key : Nominees for the 2024 Platinum Awards are ( Top , L-R ) Wanda Bryant Hope of Johnson & Johnson ; Lawra Dodge of Excel Environmental Resources ; Vasantha Kondamudi , MD , of Holy Name Medical Center ; ( Second Row , L-R ) Debbie Looney of Loopwell ; Kelly McCormick of Langan ; ( Bottom , L-R ) Jennifer Philips Smith of Gibbons P . C .; Susan Wernick of Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey ; and Cynthia Ziegler of Holy Name Medical Center .
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LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

Impromptu Presentations

By Steve Adubato , PhD Freelance Contributor

Professionals are asked all the time to speak “ off the cuff .” Some people call it extemporaneous or impromptu speaking . It ’ s one of the greatest fears of even the most confident people , yet it doesn ’ t have to be this way if you change the way you think about communicating in your professional life . Consider the following tips and tools for impromptu presentations :

◾ Be prepared . Yes , that ’ s right . Be prepared for the unexpected . If you assume it could happen , you will be less anxious . While you may not always know when you will be asked to speak , you can anticipate the probability based on the venue .
◾ Keep it brief . No matter what you say , less is more . Say what you have to say
and then sit down . Avoid the tendency to ramble and fill the quiet . Your audience will be more likely to lean in and retain what you are saying if you are clear and concise .
◾ Be a sponge . Stay in the moment and absorb everything happening around you . When you do this , you are presented with content that you can play off of and make reference to . The other technique is to tie what other speakers have said to your comments .
◾ Act the part . This has everything to do with confidence . If we continually remind our audience that we were not prepared to speak and apologize unnecessarily , it undercuts our message . Instead , be confident with both your verbal and non-verbal communication .
◾ Be conversational . If we view this impromptu situation as a “ conversation ” rather than a “ presentation ,” it allows us to be more authentic . When we are conversational , we go into story telling mode from a personal experience , which resonates well with any audience .
Confidence and preperation are keys to a successful presentation
Steve Adubato , PhD , is the author of five books including , “ Lessons in Leadership .” His sixth book , “ Lessons in Leadership 2.0 : The Tough Stuff ,” will be released in summer 2023 . He is an Emmy ® Award-winning anchor with programs airing on Thirteen / WNET ( PBS ) and NJ PBS . He has also appeared on CNN , NPR and NBC ’ s Today Show . Steve Adubato ' s “ Lessons in Leadership ” video podcast with co-host Mary Gamba airs Sundays at 10:00 a . m . on News 12 +. For more information visit www . Stand-Deliver . com
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