Public Speaking

Happy New to you all. I was wondering if any of you had applied the principle of setting New Years Resolutions to your Presentation and Public Speaking skills yet. Here are some suggestions that might get you thinking… I resolve to learn how to use PowerPoint effectively so that I don’t bore the pants of…

Today I came across a post on a blog called “Eight to Late” by Kailash Awati, an IT development manager in Australia which I loved and so I thought I’d share it with you. “Some weeks ago I sat through yet another presentation that had me drifting into dreamland within minutes. To stay awake, I started to put together a list…

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.…

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…

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. …

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…

No this isn’t another rant about how bad PowerPoint is, its a useful article about how to develop your content before you turn to presentation tools like PowerPoint…. I’ve blogged before on the importance of getting clear about your outcome before putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard so this time I want to…

Recently I’ve been researching the whole area of online marketing and one theme has come out from all the experts and Guru’s I’ve been reading. It’s a theme that believe all offline marketers and presenters also need to be reminded of regularly. The most effective online marketing sites succeed because they create a relationship between the…

Today, I was mind mapping another session at a conference and once of the speakers stood out head and shoulder above the rest because of her enthusiasm and passion but… She started of well, coming away from the lectern and standing centre stage. She used no visual aids and she challenged the accepted norms of…

Like it or not, all the great presenters I have met have one thing in common. They practice their craft. Do You? So many people who come on my presentation skills workshops admit that they don’t practice enough. When I ask them why I get a range of excuses including. I don’t have the time.…

New Year Presentation Resolutions

A Great Post On Soporific Speaker Stereo Types

Using spacial metaphors to reinforce your messages

Even Experienced Speakers Need Presentation Practice

Getting your prospects in the right state to buy

Some thoughts on mindfulness and presenting

For A Truly Outstanding Presentation Don’t Start With Powerpoint

Creating Relationships – A lesson from the world of online marketing

When passion isn’t enough!

Practice Makes Perfect