Public Speaking
Make It Relevant
Why do so many presenters forget about their audiences! Just because their subject matter is relevant to them, they automatically assume that their audience will automatically see the importance too… Unfortunately the reality is usually the opposite. If your audience can’t see some benefit to themselves within the first couple of minutes of your presentation,…
Read MoreWhat Do Confident Presenters Do to Get In State?
In this post I’d like to share a simple and powerful model that the confident presenters I modelled use to “get in state” prior to their presentations. As an NLP Master Practitioner, modelling excellence is a key tool for me. When I was training in the USA, we were given a project to model the…
Read MoreSuck It In And Pump It Out – Manage your Energy When Speaking
Last night I went to a public talk after work to hear a very interesting speaker talk on the importance of sunlight on health and well being. The speaker new his stuff, had an interesting voice and a good message. The only problem was that he had some irritating mannerisms which detracted from his talk.…
Read MorePublic Speaking Tip – What’s Your Outcome?
It never ceases to amaze me how many people give talks and speeches without having a clear idea of what they want their audience to be doing as a result of their talk. In my book this is a recipe for disaster. Many moons ago I learned a simple but profound process for success. Step…
Read MorePublic Speaking Tip – Confidence Through Breathing
Many people who come to me for help with their public speaking and presentation skills suffer from pre-speech nerves. One of the things they want is a simple effective cure. The good news is that there are a number of tried and tested techniques proven to alleviate this problem. I’m a believer in going for…
Read MorePublic Speaking Tip – Mental rehearsal technique
Almost every book on public speaking I have ever read has emphasised the importance of rehearsal in ensuring a successful presentation or speech. The problem is that, for many of us there seems little or no time to have a full blown practice delivery session.Now this may or may not be true but for now…
Read MorePublic Speaking Tips – Managing Nerves
As a presentation skills trainer and coach, one of the most common things I help people deal with is nerves. Most people are so afraid of speaking in public that they would do almost anything to avoid it. In today’s post I’d like to share with you my personal top tips for conquering those nerves…
Read MorePowerPoint – Ban The Bullet Points
The use of the PowerPoint presentation, is a disaster. It should be ditched.”So says Professor John Sweller of The University of New South Wales in a recent paper. The learned professor then goes on to say that his research shows that we process information best in verbal or written form but not both simultaneously. I…
Read MoreGood Stories Engage Our Emotions
People love stories particularly if they are well told. They are they way our ancestors passed on their wisdom and despite the recent surge in new communications media, the story is still alive and well. I was reminded of just how important they are by two recent incidents. The first was yesterday when I was…
Read MoreDon’t Be Afraid of Speaking on Radio
Earlier today I gave a short radio interview on local radio station Original 106 FM. It was part of a piece on a business networking even taking place later this evening and the meeting host had invited me to join him for the interview because he knew I could be relied upon to speak well.…
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