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Lizzy Prins shares 4 questions about AI to ask at your next management team meeting

Being good at prompting does not make you an AI leader. Lizzy Prins explains why real AI leadership is about choices concerning work, people and responsibility.

Lizzy Prins · 23 October 2026

14 artikelen

  1. 25 October 2026 · Jerre MaasOrganising

    Booking a speaker with or without a speaker agency: the differences

    Book a speaker through an agency or directly? What you get, what you pay and when each route fits better.

    2 min read

  2. 25 October 2026 · Jerre MaasOrganising

    What does a speaker or event chair cost? An honest price guide

    What do you pay for a speaker or event chair? The real starting fees on this platform, what makes the difference and how to ask.

    2 min read

  3. 23 October 2026 · Lizzy PrinsLeadership

    Lizzy Prins shares 4 questions about AI to ask at your next management team meeting

    Being good at prompting does not make you an AI leader. Lizzy Prins explains why real AI leadership is about choices concerning work, people and responsibility.

    7 min read

    Lizzy Prins
  4. 12 October 2026 · Jerre MaasOrganising

    Speak, Host or Engage: which role fits your event?

    What does an event chair, moderator, debate chair or presenter do, and which do you need? A practical guide with a comparison table and help choosing.

    6 min read

  5. 9 October 2026 · Jerre MaasPresenting

    Holding your audience’s attention during a presentation

    Holding an audience’s attention during a presentation takes variety, not tricks. Here’s how I switch between doing, watching, talking and quiet reflection.

    4 min read

    Jerre Maas wearing a headset as an event host on stage at The Road
  6. 5 October 2026 · Jerre MaasInteractie

    Interaction in your presentation: when to use it and when not to

    Interaction in a presentation only works if you do something with the outcome. A look at token interaction, and when it is better to let the audience simply listen.

    3 min read

    Jerre Maas talking with the audience during MaakTalk
  7. 1 October 2026 · Jerre MaasPresenting

    Eye contact with your audience: how to tell if your story is landing

    Eye contact when presenting is not a trick for dealing with nerves. It is how you tell whether your message is getting through. Here is how to do it with a small group and in a large auditorium.

    3 min read

    Jerre Maas looks out at the audience during MaakTalk
  8. 27 September 2026 · Jerre MaasPresenting

    Mehrabian’s 7-38-55 rule: what it really says

    Mehrabian’s 7-38-55 rule doesn’t say that words hardly matter. Here’s what the research did show, and what you can take from it as a speaker.

    3 min read

    Jerre Maas on stage at The Road in 2024
  9. 23 September 2026 · Jerre MaasPresenting

    Slides in your presentation: a tool, not a script

    Making slides for a presentation? Start with your story. Why your presentation, your tool and your handout are three different things, each with its own purpose.

    3 min read

    Jerre Maas presenting in front of a screen during MaakTalk

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