This Stem Cells from the Sofa features Anil Dilawri, a professional presentation trainer and coach, who will discuss “Effective Distance Communications for Science Professionals”. Distance Communications range from webinars, to video conferences, to virtual meetings, to audio conference calls.

Anil will provide guidance to attendees to achieve the following:
– Learn about strategically organizing and structuring your distance communications.
– Best practices when it comes to maintaining and enhancing your executive presence (physical delivery) during distance communications.
– How do you have slides that work for you, not against you?
– Learn to prepare efficiently and how preparation is different for distance communications environments.

Anil is the Managing Director of Save it like Sully, a professional presentation training and coaching company (See http://www.saveitlikesully.com). Anil has worked with many individual leaders and groups from various industries including technology, retail, financial services, healthcare, education, industry associations and government. Prior to Save it like Sully Anil held senior positions in research & development, product marketing, communications, and consulting with Hill & Knowlton Strategies, March Networks, and Cognos Inc. (now IBM). Anil is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Ottawa, Queens University, University of Toronto and Carleton University. In 2013 he was selected as one of the Ottawa Business Journal’s Top Forty Under 40.