Public Speaking
Strip Off To Present Better!
As an NLP Master practitioner, I am ialways interested in modelling excellent presenters to uncover what is the difference that makes the difference between the medioce and the best. Recently I was reminded that some of the best presenters present naked… Hope I’ve got your attention now. Naked presenting? Has Gavin finally lost his mind.…
Read MoreIt’s The Audience Stupid!
Many reluctant presenters (and many experienced ones too!) make the simple mistake of placing all their attention on themselves as presenters. Effective communicators on the other hand do it differently… When you are presenting to an audience, be it one person or a thousand, you must remember who the most important people are. Who are…
Read MorePublic Speaking – Share Your Passion
No matter how good your public speaking techniques, if you aren’t passionate about your subject your talk is likely to fall flat. This message was brought home loud and clear to me last week at a networking meeting where one of the members had prepared a 10-minute talk on themselves and their business. Brian (his…
Read MorePublic Speaking – Does Your Intro Pass The Relevancy Challenge
I recently heard a great speaker who blew his chance by failing to answer one simple question in the first couple of minutes of his talk… Would you like to know how to avoid this mistake? Whenever we start to listen to a speaker, we silently ask one question – “Why should I pay attention…
Read MoreImprove Your Public Speaking by avoiding annoying vocal mannerisms
Annoying mannerisms can be a real turn off to audiences no matter how good your content. Here are some pointers on how to recognise and avoid two of the worst…. 1) Repeating the same phrase over and over again: I was listening to presenter this morning and what they had to say was really good.…
Read MoreControl Your Nerves With Saliva!
Fear of public speaking is the number one reason why people avoid having to stand up and speak in public. The good news is that this is a natural reaction and that it can be conquered and that nervous energy turned into a resource. I have posted elsewhere on this site about this topic but…
Read MorePowerPoint Design Tip – Fewer Words, More Images
Why do so many business presenters continue to fill their slides with words and not images? We all complain when we are bombarded by such slides, usually read monotonously, by the presenter. Ring any bells? Now ask yourself, how often are you guilty of repeating this annoying behaviour? I think that there are two…
Read MoreFear Of Public Speaking – Face It Head On
Don’t let your fear of public speaking hold you back Last week I ran one of my open workshops in London and I had six fantastic participants, and despite their professional experience, every one of them wanted to learn how to minimize their nerves. The fear of public speaking is a common and often paralysing condition.…
Read MoreThree Ways To Practice Your Presentations
We all know that practice is the best way to perfect our skills. The problem is that most of us think that we are too busy to practice so we just “wing it” and hope for the best. I see many people on my courses who started using this approach but have been put off…
Read MoreCharisma Engagement & Folk Music!
This past weekend I watched more than 30 performers take to the stage and try to engage the audience. A few excelled whereas many did no. So what is the difference that makes the difference? The Wickham Festival is a folk based music festival and has a wide range of acts from relatively obscure solo…
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