There are many public speaking lessons we can learn from President Obama. As a speaker, I’ve never hidden the fact that he stands out to me as one of the most gifted orators of our time. Politics aside, what interests me is how he delivers a message: the structure, emotion, connection and the lessons he[…]
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Public Speaking Lessons We Can Learn from President Obama
Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jul 12, 2015
If you’re a nervous presenter, there’s one thing you can be certain of: you are not alone. Public speaking anxiety is like a tax notice; it reaches all of us sooner or later. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, or what you do; eventually, it shows up at your door. For[…]
How to End a Presentation So They Remember It
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jun 13, 2015
“Thank you very much. Any questions?” That is how a great many presentations end, and it is one of the reasons so few of them are remembered. Everything you thought about for weeks, prepared carefully and delivered reasonably well, is handed over in six words to whoever puts their hand up first. Your audience[…]
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[…]
Public Speaking Voice: The Seven Things You Can Control
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Apr 23, 2015
Nearly everyone who has heard a recording of their own voice has the same reaction, and it’s not a flattering one. There is a reason for that, and it’s worth knowing. When you speak, you hear yourself twice: once through the air, as everybody else does, and once through the bones of your own skull.[…]
Why the Best Presentations Are Built on Stories
Advice, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Storytelling Mar 13, 2015
Turning a presentation into a meaningful story is one of the greatest challenges any presenter faces. Yet it’s also the most important. A story is how human beings make sense of the world. It’s how we learn, remember, and connect. Long before we had slides, charts, or meeting rooms, we had stories, and they remain[…]
