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The Five Essentials for Delivering Awesome Presentations
Have you ever listened to a presentation, and it’s been excellent? When we listen, what are the elements that deliver awesome presentations?
Start with the end in mind – effective ways of preparing for a talk
Start with the end in mind - effective ways of preparing for a talk How do you prepare for a talk? Do you think about what you will say and then how you will say it? Or do you start with the end in mind?Let me set the scene A few years ago, my Mum was preparing...
Using stories to create curiosity
Using stories to create curiosityThis vlog is about using stories in your presentation, rather than using bullet pointed information.Using stories throughout your presentationHere’s the summary if you don’t have the opportunity to watch the video. Engage and encourage...
Ingredients for a great presentation
Ingredients for a great presentation What does making banana and blueberry muffins have to do with a great presentation? Keep reading to find out.I made some banana and blueberry muffins the other day. I forgot the blueberries! They were in the recipe. I’d got...
Why don’t we see more women speaking from the stage?
Why don't we see more women speaking from the stage? In a well-known article about the number of conference speakers across 23 countries in the world, men outnumbered women. Is this because women don’t have as much to say? Is this because men are more confident...
Using puzzles to engage your audience
Using puzzles to engage your audienceThis vlog is about using puzzles to energise, participate and engage your audience.Using puzzles during the course of your presentationHere’s the summary if you don’t have the opportunity to watch the video. Engage and encourage...
Big Fat Hairy Hooks
Big Fat Hairy HooksThis vlog talks about using significant statements and statistics to create curiosity with your audience when you open your presentation. I call them Big Fat Hairy Hooks.Using significant statements and statistics to create curiosityHere’s the...
Using questions to create curiosity
Using questions to create curiosity This vlog talks about how using rhetorical questions in your presentations can create curiosity and engagement with your audienceUsing questions to create curiosityHere’s the summary if you don’t have the opportunity to watch the...
Why editing your talk is the single most important thing you can do
Why editing your talk is the single most important thing you can do Editing your talk - what are the main reasons we don't and how can we edit our presentations?Do you edit? One of my favourite films is Cinema Paradiso. I watched it in the 80s on videotape over...
Using a hook as an introduction
Using a hook as an introduction This vlog is about using an alternative way to open your presentations to grab your audience’s attention - using a hook as an introduction.Using a hook as an introduction to open up a presentationHere’s the summary if you don’t have...
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