Archive for December 2007
Christmas Wishes and a Big Thank You!
As Christmas approaches I’m hanging up my keyboard for a few days and looking forward to a relaxing break. I just want to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas. I hope that whatever you are doing over the holidays you have lots of fun and get a well deserved break. 2008 will be here before we…
Read MoreUsing spacial metaphors to reinforce your messages
Tonight, after the regular Toastmasters meeting, a few of us met in the pub for a pre-Christmas drink and an expected turn in the conversation led me to my topic of this post. It’s all about how you can use your presenting space as a metaphor for some of the concepts you are conveying verbally.…
Read MoreZoho Show – A Real Alternative To PowerPoint?
Recently my Google alerts filter has flagged up lots of posts about the recent update to the online presentation application Zoho Show. As a result, I decided to take a look on your behalf. and I have to report that not only is this As somebody who believes passionately in the power of presentation, I was hoping…
Read MoreEven Experienced Speakers Need Presentation Practice
Once you have overcome your nerves and discovered the joy of public speaking, it’s all too easy to get complacent and to think that you have made it. Believe me, you haven’t. Presentation practice without feedback means that even experienced presenters get sloppy over time, picking up bad habits that undermine their messages. So what can…
Read MoreDiscourage Critical Feedback If You Want To Improve Faster
I’ve been training presentation and public speaking skills for more than ten years now and today I’d like to share one thing I learned which has had the biggest single impact on the results I get. If you are curious to know what it it, then read on. I still remember the first bit of…
Read MoreGetting your prospects in the right state to buy
Whether you are speaking one to one woth a prospective customer or one to many in the form of a group sales presentation you need to learn how to change their state… By state I mean the the combination of thinking, emotion and physiology that characterises how we are at any given moment of time. …
Read MoreSome thoughts on mindfulness and presenting
What has mindfulness got to do with a blog about becoming a better, more confident presenter, and how can it help us to drop irritating public speaking habits? Keep on reading and you will find out. On Friday, a comment by my Qi Gong teacher Nilima made me think about what I was learning…
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