The moment a 9-point meeting agenda flashes on a screen in a business meeting, you can almost see participants’ faces drain of colour. The idea of a neat, linear agenda is often seen as a way to ensure focus and control, but it can also stifle free thinking and creative problem-solving. In today’s fast-paced corporate[…]
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How Presenting With Artificial Intelligence Can Make or Break Your Presentation
General Sep 20, 2025
Presenting With artificial intelligence is used in many business presentations and is often used in our own public speaking courses. I experienced this very recently. After presenting a business-related topic to the group, a delegate shared the fact that as she hadn’t had time to prepare for it, she asked ChatGPT to write it for[…]
Speaking ‘off the cuff’ can be nerve-racking, even for experienced presenters. However, with mindful techniques, you can turn this challenge into an opportunity to communicate authentically, confidently, and effectively. Here are some practical strategies to help you speak ‘off the cuff’ mindfully in any situation: Choose one thing Ask yourself what the one most important[…]
Transform Your Public Speaking: The Masterclass That Elevates Your Confidence and Impact
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Apr 08, 2024
Public speaking isn’t just a workplace skill; it’s a career accelerant. Yet for many professionals, presenting remains one of the biggest sources of stress, self-doubt, and missed opportunities. Some people seem naturally confident, and some even enjoy presenting, but for many, the thought of standing up to speak triggers nerves, tension, or a quiet[…]
The 10 Public Speaking Myths That Hold Professionals Back — And How to Break Them
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Sep 24, 2022
t For generations, these tales have been passed around as if they were universal truths; whispered in meeting rooms, reinforced in classrooms, and repeated by well‑meaning colleagues. The myths are just stories, and these particular stories continue to hold presenters back and drain the life out of presentations in workplaces everywhere. It’s time to challenge[…]
5 Reasons why mindful presenting offers benefits outside of the office too
Anxiety, Communication Skills, Leadership, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills Jun 19, 2021
Mindful Presenting offers far more than the key to speaking with confidence, presence and impact. Comnunicating in a way which is clear, memorable and compelling is just the start. The original premise of mindful presenting was to equip professionals to connect with their audience emotionally as well as intellectually. The clarity of this intention[…]