You’ll find storytelling in business presentations in every corner of the business world. From boardrooms to town halls to team briefings, one truth remains constant: the presenters who make the deepest impact are those who tell stories. The kind that moves people, changes thinking, and makes ideas unforgettable. Stories are not just decorative; they[…]
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The Storytelling Advantage: Why Great Presenters Don’t Just Inform — They Transform
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Storytelling May 13, 2018
The First Commandment of Mindful Presenting: Respect Your Audience
Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Apr 08, 2018
Every presenter has a responsibility far beyond just the slides they create or the words they speak. The moment you step up to address a room, you are holding the most valuable resource your audience possesses: their time. In a world that moves forward relentlessly, where attention is fleeting and demands are endless, time[…]
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[…]
6 powerful principles of persuasion in presenting
Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills Mar 25, 2018
If you are presenting or speaking in public in any form, it’s highly likely that persuasion is high on your agenda. Whatever your position and role is in the workplace today, you can be sure that you will be required to persuade others to understand your perspective and agree with you. Whether you are pitching[…]
Stephen Hawking – The A to Z of Mindful Presenting: O – Original
Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Mar 17, 2018
Stephen Hawking is a name that will be remembered for an extraordinarily long time to come. A British cosmologist and physicist loved, admired and respected all over the world for his notable scientific work was also a brilliant public speaker. World class public speaking is normally associated with political leaders or motivational speakers Last week[…]
Signal Over Noise: The Mindful Way to Present
Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Mar 03, 2018
We live in an age defined by noise. Most of us are jolted awake each morning not by sunlight or intention, but by the shrill insistence of an alarm. Before our feet touch the floor, many of us have already reached for our phones to check what we missed: messages, notifications, headlines, and opinions.[…]
