Everything in business has changed, except the way many people present. Technology has advanced, markets have shifted, and leadership expectations have evolved, yet the culture of presenting in many organisations remains rooted in the past. This raises a difficult but essential question: Has your organisation kept pace with the times, or are you inadvertently adding[…]
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What Michael Gove’s First Speech Can Teach Us About What Not to Do
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jul 04, 2015
When Michael Gove delivered his first public speech as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice at the Legatum Institute, he offered every aspiring speaker a valuable lesson, not in what to do, but in what to avoid. Whether you’re a CEO, a senior politician, or a project manager, giving your first[…]
First Impressions: Why Your Audience Decides Before You Speak
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking May 17, 2015
How long do you think you have before your audience starts forming an impression of you? Five seconds? Ten? Longer? Researchers at Princeton found that just a tenth of a second is enough. After seeing a stranger’s face for that brief moment, people formed judgments about trustworthiness, competence, and likeability that barely changed, even when[…]
Presentation Body Language: 5 Simple Tips
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking May 01, 2015
A close friend of mine recently met his son for the first time in twenty-six years; the last time they’d seen each other, the boy was two years old. When they finally met, the similarities in their body language were astonishing: identical gestures, identical expressions, identical movements, so alike that you would have assumed[…]
Far too many presentations die before they even begin. Not because the content is weak or the speaker lacks confidence, but because the presenter starts in the wrong place. They open a laptop, summon a familiar template, and begin arranging boxes on a slide. It feels productive, even responsible, but it’s the fastest way to[…]
12 Essential Traits of Great Presenters
Advice, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Presentation training Feb 26, 2015
Is great presenting a skill you aspire to develop? History has shown us that all great speakers share common elements that contribute to their success. Here are 12 key traits that effective presenters possess. 1. They Don’t Say Good Morning Can you imagine Martin Luther King starting his speech with, “Good morning, I have a[…]
