Michael Gove’s first public speech – 3 Lessons
Michael Gove, the newly appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, gave his first public speech at ...
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June 28, 2015
10 Presentation Tips to Turn the Presenter’s Enemy into his Ally
This article shares 10 presentation tips to help you to speak with confidence, clarity and impact. A presenters enemy ...
June 20, 2015
10 Public Speaking Tips for the Nervous Presenter
If you are a nervous presenter the one thing you can be certain of is that you are not ...
June 13, 2015
6 Mistakes To Avoid When Closing a Presentation
Closing a presentation effectively can feel like a greater challenge than opening it. We are all familiar with crucial ...
May 17, 2015
It all starts with the first impression
How long do you really have before you make that all important first impression? Is it 5 seconds, ...
May 10, 2015
Storytelling in business presentations has hidden influence
Storytelling in business presentations can have a significant impact on the way we influence our audience. Each of ...
May 01, 2015
5 simple body language tips for presenters
There are a great many body language tips we can offer presenters. This article shares 5 of the ...
April 23, 2015
Your voice speaks volumes, how do you use yours?
How do you use your public speaking voice? You’ve done everything you can to understand your audience, craft the ...
April 17, 2015
The Art and Science of Presenting-Episode 8 – Setting the mood
We’ve talked a lot so far in this series ‘The Art and Science of Presenting’ about creating and having ...
April 09, 2015
A few tips to manage presentation nerves
Would you like to learn how to manage presentation nerves? “I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good ...
April 02, 2015
How to rehearse for a presentation
Do you practice and rehearse for a presentation? Knowing your material well is one of the fundamental keys ...
March 19, 2015
How to Envision a Successful Presentation
The envisioning process is the key to a successful presentation. The process begins by visualising the presentation as ...
March 13, 2015
Turning a presentation into a story
Turning a presentation into a meaningful story is every presenter’s greatest challenge. Why is it important to tell ...
March 06, 2015
The best presentations are conversations
The best presentations are conversations and every great presentation starts with a question which leads the dialogue. What’s ...
March 03, 2015
Mindful ways to start a presentation
There are a number of mindful ways to start a presentation, ‘Research from Princeton and the University of ...
March 01, 2015
Planning what you’re going to say in a presentation
Planning what you’re going to say in a presentation is vitally important. In today’s fast paced and highly competitive ...
February 26, 2015
Great Presenting and Public Speaking: 12 Pillars for Success
Is great presenting and public speaking a skill you aspire to develop in your profession? History has provided ...
February 20, 2015
10 tips for presenting at work successfully
If presenting at work or speaking in public is a source of anxiety for you then you are ...
February 19, 2015
5 Tips to Transform Your Business Meetings
In today’s fast paced corporate environment, many business meetings can be complex and demanding decision making forums. If you ...
February 13, 2015
12 Tactics for handling challenging public speaking situations
Have you ever found yourself in a challenging public speaking situation? Many of the most experienced and confident ...
February 08, 2015
How to make an impact in business presentations
The most powerful way to make a memorable impact in business presentations is to tell a story. Human ...
February 05, 2015
5 Presentation tips to connect with a tough audience
Have you had to manage a tough audience in a business presentation? You may have considered them a tough ...
January 25, 2015
Obama – Perfect President or just a brilliant speaker?
Even a powerful speech offers no promise of victory in politics, or at least that’s what the pundits ...
January 22, 2015
Presenting and public speaking inspiration from Hollywood
Presenting and public speaking inspiration from Hollywood: Nine People Wounded in Tel Aviv Bus Attack, IS Demands $200m Ransom ...
January 11, 2015
9 Powerful Steps to Storytelling in Business – Brought to Life
Storytelling has enormous value for professionals and leaders in business presentations. ‘Never be boring again’, written by Doug Stevenson ...
January 05, 2015
A Brand New You in 2015
We are already rapidly approaching the end of the first week of 2015 and I wonder just how many ...
January 04, 2015
How to Present Mindfully
Mindful Presenting is about developing the skill to place our attention on our audience and our objective without getting ...
December 31, 2014
Are you presenting soon? – 6 things your audience really need from you
Your audience really need 6 things from you each time you present. In 1943, Abraham Maslow released a psychology ...
December 14, 2014
If you want a happy audience, avoid these 7 mistakes
If you want a happy audience it’s worth avoiding a number of key mistakes other presenters make. Your audience ...
December 08, 2014
What type of public speaker or presenter are you really?
What type of public speaker or presenter are you really? Do you know? If you’d like to learn more, ...
