10 Traits of Highly Successful Speakers and Presenters
Highly successful speakers spend a great deal of time learning their craft. Having spoken and worked with many of ...
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October 24, 2015
September 23, 2015
8 Ways to Fix Your Broken Monthly Meeting
How effective and productive is your monthly meeting? I was often troubled by a particular pattern I ...
September 10, 2015
Apple does it again or does it? – Presenting the New iPhone 6S
Apple has long been hailed as one of the most innovative, influential and admired companies in the world. ...
August 27, 2015
Presenting in Business Today – The Leadership Challenge
Presenting in business has changed dramatically over the past two decades. The question is, has your organisation changed ...
August 21, 2015
Presenting – 4 Tips you don’t hear about body language
Just how important is body language in public speaking and presenting? What you say is of paramount importance. Disregard ...
August 09, 2015
Exceptional Speakers Have 7 Characteristics In Common
Exceptional speakers are suprisingly difficult to find in many organisations today. You will know them when you see ...
August 02, 2015
3 Presentation Tips to Help You To Stop ‘Waffling’
The internet is full of presentation tips focused on helping professionals to get rid of bad habits. Many ...
July 26, 2015
PURPOSE – The Secret to High Impact Presenting
The secret to high impact presenting is, PURPOSE. The next time you are presenting at work, ask yourself what ...
July 19, 2015
8 Presentation Tips for Donald Trump
I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed a sales pitch where the pitcher calls the president ‘incompetent’, the competition ...
July 12, 2015
Public Speaker Lessons: Obama’s Eulogy for Reverend Pinckney
There are many public speaker lesssons we can learn from President Obama. As a public speaker I’ve never ...
July 04, 2015
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 ...
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 ...
