Category 'Presentation Tips'

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Zoomed Out! A trending term that captures the impact of constant virtual connection in today’s working world. Many leaders and team members today are suffering a form of burn out from being constantly connected, as we replace social contact with meeting virtually. Here we aim to explain what is really happening and why leaders must…

Did you know anyone can learn how to present with confidence and in just 3 simple steps! Why? because confidence and specifically the ability to present with confidence is not a superpower or an innate ability but a combination of skills, mindset, and habits that you can cultivate. Building speaking confidence is centered on recognising…

What Are Fillers?  Fillers are an unplanned interruption to your talk. A disturbance in the flow of speech, by a pause, repetition of a word or syllable, all unplanned. Often these gaps are filled by an “um” or “ahh” which acts as a space filler for thinking space and cuts up the flow of your…

A Memorable Speaker If you had to think of a memorable speaker from the last few years, Greta Thunberg, the seventeen-year-old climate-change activist, would probably come to mind. She has taken the dialogue about climate change to a new level, with global leaders weighing in on her speeches about the devastation caused by the climate…

You may have the fanciest charts and diagrams in the world but without an effective structure, a presentation will lack impact. This article will act as a guide on how to structure your presentation for your target audience. Dealing with the presentation structure can be difficult given the challenge of too much information, which can…

So, we know that Storytelling has been around a long time. What is it that makes some stories incredible and others simply put boring! Here we want to explore how you can connect more effectively using the power of story. However, before we do that, we must point out one important fact. More and more…

Why is it important? Imagine starting a talk by tripping up or stuttering and forgetting your words. How do you feel for the rest of the presentation? More than likely it would be an uphill battle! For both you and the audience to maintain focus. So unsurprisingly how you start or open any talk directly…

The familiar story You have just experienced Boardroom Presentation failure! You painstakingly prepared your update and despite knowing your stuff feel the nerves increase as the meeting date comes closer. The day of reckoning is creeping up upon you when you are to sit amongst experienced and confident peers to present to the CEO and…

I was recently speaking at a business event in London alongside several ‘business experts’ all hoping to leverage Public Speaking to promote their business, position and build additional revenue. What happened next was revealing! The growth of the business speaker has continued to surge over the course of the last decade possibly more so in…