Preparing for and delivering a presentation at work is challenging enough without the added pressure of being interrupted, especially by the person who holds the most influence over your role, confidence, and future. For many professionals, presenting at work doesn’t begin with the slides; it begins with a knot in the stomach. It’s the quiet[…]
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When Your Boss Keeps Interrupting Your Presentation: How to Stay Confident, Calm and in Control
Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Oct 13, 2023
Would You Like to Present with Passion? What a Seven Year Old Can Teach the Rest of Us
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Jul 30, 2023
When Molly Wright became one of the youngest TED speakers in history, she didn’t just deliver a talk; she delivered a masterclass in passion, clarity, and human connection. A seven‑year‑old girl walked onto one of the world’s most prestigious stages and showed millions of adults what it looks like to speak with purpose. As you[…]
How to Win an Argument Without Arguing: The Power of Facts, Feelings and Future
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Jun 17, 2023
Have you ever tried to win an argument? Of course you have. We all have. I don’t like arguing, not in life, not in business, and not even in writing, but I’m confident every one of us has found ourselves in that uncomfortable space where two perspectives collide. Dale Carnegie captured the truth perfectly in[…]
Present Ideas, Insights and Imagination, Not Just Information
General, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Jun 04, 2023
In today’s business world, we are drowning in information yet starving for meaning. Every day, professionals are bombarded with data, dashboards, metrics, updates, reports, and presentations, all competing for cognitive space that is already stretched to the breaking point. Cognitive overload isn’t a side effect of modern work; it has become the default environment in[…]
Why You Should Listen to Your Own Voice
Communication Skills, General, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking May 25, 2023
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[…]
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[…]
