Thursday Oct 09, 2025

58 | ❌Minicast Mastery: Why Virtual Leaders Fail—And How To Avoid The Top 3 Mistakes

Learn the top three mistakes virtual leaders make — and how to fix them fast.
In this 10-minute Minicast Mastery episode of the Virtual Presentation Skills Podcast, we share practical tips to boost your energy, structure, and engagement as a virtual leader.

Even great leaders struggle online, often because of these common pitfalls:

  1. Hiding behind slides instead of leading with presence.
  2. Low energy transfer that drains engagement.
  3. Lack of structure that weakens authority.

You’ll walk away with simple fixes you can apply immediately to strengthen your presence, increase engagement, and build psychological safety in every virtual meeting.

🔥 Episode Challenge

Ask yourself: Which of these three mistakes are you making most often — hiding behind slides, low energy, or lack of structure? Awareness is step one. Fixing it starts now.

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❤️Resources mentioned:

🔗E49 Death by Powerpoint? Fixing Boring Virtual Presentations for Good

🔗E57 Commanding the Room (Without a Room): Your Virtual Leadership Secrets

 

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Comments (7)

Thank you for your comment Brian! Please join us in the next live training . You can also email us happiness@virtualofficeaudit and we will provide a discount code. We look forward to meeting you online where we ”GoLIve From The Waist Up.”

Brian McKibben

8 days ago

Great time spent and I learned a lot..

Love these 3 quick tips - thank you

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