Your recorded voice sounds wrong because you have never actually heard it before. When you speak, the sound reaches you two ways at once — through the air, and through the bones of your skull. Bone conduction adds warmth and depth and lowers the pitch. A recording strips all of that away and[…]
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Why You Should Listen to Your Own Voice
Communication Skills, General, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking May 25, 2023
How do you feel about public speaking and presenting?
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking May 01, 2023
How do you feel about public speaking and presenting? I’d be very grateful if you would take 5 minutes to take part in our short survey. The team at Mindful Presenter Ltd would love to hear about your experience and views regarding public speaking and presenting. Your answers are an important part of our mission[…]
The 20 Habits of Truly Brilliant Presenters
General, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Apr 29, 2023
The 20 Habits of Truly Brilliant Presenters has been downloaded over 25,000 times since it was published. That number isn’t just impressive, it’s revealing, because it tells us that professionals everywhere are searching for something deeper than quick tips or clever tricks. They want to understand what brilliant presenters do differently, consistently and deliberately. This[…]
Why So Many Health & Safety Presentations Fail — And How to Fix Them
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Apr 02, 2023
Why one of the most important presentations in the workplace has become one of the most dreaded, and how to change it A health and safety presentation is arguably one of the most important presentations delivered in any organisation. These sessions have the power to save lives, reduce injuries, lower costs, strengthen morale, minimise[…]
Communication: The Superpower We All Have but Rarely Master
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Mar 03, 2023
When I was a child, I had no idea communication could be a superpower and even if someone had told me, I doubt it would have made the list. Like most children, I was far more interested in flying, teleportation, invisibility or perhaps even becoming the Six Million Dollar Man. Power, in my mind, meant[…]
Why Brilliant Professionals Still Deliver Bad Presentations — And How to Break the Cycle
General, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Feb 18, 2023
We’ve all sat through bad presentations at work. The real mystery is why so many highly intelligent, creative and capable professionals continue to deliver them. Before we explore the reasons, it’s worth pausing to understand what a “bad presentation” actually looks and feels like. It’s the kind of session where slides are overloaded with text,[…]
