This article is part of Learning at Work Week 2026, where I’ll be hosting a live session exploring this idea in more depth. There’s a moment every presenter recognises — when your message feels bright, sharp and fully formed in your mind, yet the moment you speak, it slips through your fingers. You know exactly[…]
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Facts, Feelings & Future: A Better Way to Present with Clarity, Confidence and Impact
General May 04, 2026
The Silence Every Speaker Fears There is a moment every speaker dreads. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are, how senior you are, or how well you’ve prepared. It arrives quietly, without warning, and it changes everything. It’s the moment you lose the room. You feel it before you see it. A shift in the[…]
10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation – Inspired by Celeste Headlee
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Dec 09, 2024
Great conversations are at the heart of meaningful human connections. In her widely celebrated TED Talk, Celeste Headlee shares ten powerful principles that help us communicate with more presence, curiosity and understanding. At Mindful Presenter, we believe these skills are equally vital in the workplace and everyday life. Whether you’re leading a team, presenting[…]
Could You Listen to Your Own Voice? – Why Every Presenter Should and What It Reveals About You
Communication Skills, General, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking May 25, 2023
When was the last time you listened to a recording of your own voice after giving a presentation? Presenting aside, have you ever listened to a recording of your own voice at all? If you have, how did it make you feel? If you were your audience, could you listen to you? Here at[…]
The Presentation Tips No One Talks About
Bullet Point, Communication Skills, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Feb 18, 2019
Type “presentation tips” into Google and you’ll be greeted with nearly a billion results and most of them say the same things: Tell stories. Pause. Make eye contact. Slow down. Know your audience. Prepare. Cut the fat. Smile. Breathe. Move. Practice. Start strong. Close stronger. Show passion. Ditch the bullet points. It’s all good[…]
How to Open a Presentation with Impact
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Feb 09, 2019
A presentation that doesn’t start with impact is like a plane that never takes off. You can have the fuel, the pilot, and the passengers, but the journey doesn’t begin until the wheels lift off the ground. Presenters face the same challenge. Your audience will decide within the first 90 seconds whether they trust you[…]
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