In the world of public speaking and presenting the first few words really do matter. One of the words I find very uncomfortable is, ‘hook’; as in ‘How to hook your audience in the first 30 seconds’. The term suggests to me that audiences are more like fish than intelligent, discerning and creative human beings.[…]
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In Public Speaking The First Few Words Really Matter
Advice, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Nov 04, 2020
21 Powerful PowerPoint Tips you really need to know
Advice, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Aug 18, 2020
These 21 Powerful PowerPoint tips will add enormous value to your presentation. Ten years ago it was estimated that there were more than 500 million users of PowerPoint globally. PowerPoint had an estimated, 95% share of the presentation software market. Around 30 million presentations were given every day using that software alone. It’s difficult[…]
Powerful Public Speaking Lessons: Inspired by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Advice, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Apr 18, 2019
Powerful public speaking lessons: Inspired by one of my favourite authors, speaker and teachers, the late Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Every day in businesses, conferences and seminars across the world, millions of presentations and public speeches are being delivered Each has its own intention. I believe that if you have a speech or presentation[…]
3 Presentation Tips to Help You to Stand Out From The Crowd
Advice, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Feb 22, 2019
Presentation tips are abound on the internet today. If you’re looking for some and put those two words into Google search you will be greeted with 1,160,000,000 results. The internet and book stores are teeming with presentation tips, tools, techniques and valuable advice. Each time I introduce myself as a presentation skills coach I can[…]
10 Simple Tips On Presenting Complex Information
Advice, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Feb 21, 2019
Do you find yourself presenting complex information to people who don’t have the same level of knowledge or expertise as you do? Presenting complex information can be a significant challenge for even the most seasoned presenter. Regardless of the topic, all presenters share the common goal of ensuring that they keep their audience stimulated.[…]
Questions: How NOT to answer them like a politician
Advice, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Apr 01, 2018
Questions are the Achilles heel of the inexperienced, unprepared and nervous presenter. At least, that’s what most people would assume. Whilst it’s true, it’s not isolated to those groups. In fact, even seasoned public speakers and presenters find the moment they are called on to answer questions the most challenging. Even politicians. After all, we[…]
Avoid These 10 Mistakes When Presenting Financial Information
Advice, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills Oct 15, 2017
Presenting financial information or any complex data can be risky business The route to success revolves around a high level of mindfulness. When you are presenting financial information, begin with this question. What precisely does my audience really need to know and why do they need to know it? Being blinded by a sea of[…]
Do you need help presenting data? – These 4 tips will help
Advice, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Aug 05, 2017
Do you need help presenting data? It doesn’t have to as difficult as some presenters make it. We’ve all been a casualty of data dumps in bad presentations. The graphs, charts and tables surrounded by tiny text where the presenter gleefully says, ‘You probably won’t be able to read this, so I’ll read it for you.’ There[…]
Here are 3 different but highly effective public speaking tips you may wish to consider the next time you present. 1. Don’t speak from the heart One of the most common reasons people don’t think they need public speaking training or coaching is because they think that all they have to do is, ‘speak from[…]
This article shares 12 tips to help you to communicate effectively when presenting. Mindful presenting offers the pathway to the art of persuasion, influencing and human connection. It is the strategic key to communicating effectively and the route to high impact public speaking and presenting. The key to personal and professional contentment and success is[…]
Good Presentation Skills – 5 things your audience want from you
Advice, Presentating training, Presentation Skills Jul 04, 2017
Good presentation skills aren’t reserved exclusively as a competence for the annual performance review of the head of department or communication manager. It’s also not an activity isolated to the board or meeting room; it’s fundamental to the personal and professional success of each of us. Whatever you do you can be certain that[…]
How do you feel when you are asked to speak in public?
Advice, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking May 12, 2017
How do you feel when you are asked to speak in public? Public speaking skills aren’t necessarily on the top of most people’s personal and professional development list. In fact, many people will tell you quite plainly that they would rather learn to become a lion tamer than to speak in public. For some[…]
Millennials, centennials, generation Z. Call them what you will but let’s all be clear on one thing, they are the future. The future belongs to our millennials and the next generation The one thing they need more than anything else is strong, empowering and inspirational leadership. Last night I had the great pleasure of seeing[…]
Public speaking takes courage. It is not a skill that most of us are taught. It’s certainly not something most people enjoy doing; for many the very idea of it fills them with dread. Public speaking takes courage in business too. You may have to: – Update the board or management team, – Give a[…]
Storytelling in business – 5 real examples to learn from
Advice, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Storytelling Feb 04, 2017
Storytelling in business has become the new strategic business tool of presenters. Professionals are overwhelmed with information and demand for our attention is at an unprecedented high. We can all take solace in a good story well told If you still believe that stories are the domain of the 4 year old at bed time[…]
As far as public speaking is concerned Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was clear, decisive and delivered with the appropriate pace, passion and even a few pauses. Apart from his signature circling of his finger and thumb which drove most people mad during his election campaign, which we saw again yesterday, he looked like he had[…]
Donald Trump is moments away from becoming the 45th President of the United States of America. I wonder what he will say in his inauguration speech. Here is a perspective on what he perhaps should say. My fellow-citizens of the United States: Today I stand before you with a heavy, humble yet hopeful heart. I have[…]
It’s no secret that President Obama is one of my favourite public speakers as I’ve written many articles expressing my admiration for his style. His powerful use of descriptive and creative words, his mastery of the ‘pause’, his brilliant use of metaphors, his command of repetition, humour and the skilful way he uses his voice[…]
Powerful presenting is a skill that many people aspire to developing. There is a plethora of information on powerful presenting available on the internet and in book stores. Some good and some not so good Imagine if everything we’ve learned over the last 2000 years about powerful presenting could be handed to you gift wrapped,[…]
The Queen’s Speech on Christmas day opened in a curious way as she began by referring to this year’s British Olympic medal winners in Rio. 67 medals and 147 at the Paralympics is a stunning achievement, definitely worthy of recognition. It wasn’t quite what I expected though In a year in which we saw the[…]
5 Important Presentation Lessons from the World of Social Media
Advice, Presentating training, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Dec 16, 2016
There are 5 very important presentation lessons we can learn from the world of social media. 1. Facebook first That’s exactly what many people would rather be doing whilst they are listening to a presentation. After all, so many business presentations can be quite tedious to listen to. Have you ever felt that urge to[…]
Yesterday Donald Trump demonstrated unequivocally the impact the spoken word can have not only on a country but the entire world. The announcement that Donald Trump was to become the 45th President of the United States of America to hold the most powerful leadership position in the world was not only a historic one in[…]
Do you have bad presenting habits? One of the greatest concerns in the world of public speaking and presenting is bad habits. In fact, it is within the top 3 requests we hear from delegates on every one of presentation training workshops. ‘How can I get rid of my bad presenting habits?’ Here are[…]
There is public speaking and then there is speaking in public with 100M people watching you. Most people don’t like the idea of the first and for those that don’t mind it the majority would perish at the thought. Presidential candidates are different of course and many would argue that they relish the limelight. Last[…]
Having dutifully registered my EU referendum vote on Thursday I set my alarm a little earlier than usual for Friday morning to hear the result of our Nations fate. Whilst all of the votes hadn’t yet been fully counted at 5am it was unmistakably clear that the majority of my fellow citizens had decided that[…]
I often find it interesting that whichever aspect of life you may choose to focus on there is always an ‘exception to the rule’. When it comes to presenting and speaking in public many consider the number one rule to be the expression of passion. Every now and then a speaker raises his or her[…]
Growing up as a young boy I was lucky enough to have had not just one but two super heroes in my life. If you are under the age of 45 you have probably never heard of my first hero; ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ aka ‘The Bionic Man’, but you can be forgiven for[…]
One of my favourite speakers is the American author, spiritual leader, and political activist Marianne Williamson. As a brilliant speaker and author, Marianne Williamson is passionate about her beliefs and offers great wisdom. She demonstrates this beautifully in her commencement speech to the University of Southern California. Commencement ceremonies aim to inspire young people who[…]
The fundamentals of public speaking is a skill that some professionals find challenging to master. The people who understand and apply the fundamentals of public speaking tend to have a greater impact. Public speaking is a learned skill; it’s not simply a gift a few people are born with. The fundamentals of public speaking[…]
In July 2015 I offered Donald Trump what I regarded as some very much needed presentation skills coaching advice because watching his speech at the Phoenix Convention Centre in Arizona last year caused me a great deal of concern, not in terms of his ‘politics’ I hasten to add; purely the manner in which he[…]
