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Three Good Reasons you need to speak up in business.
There are many people I have spoken to who HATE giving presentations and will go to extraordinary lengths to avoid putting themselves in a situation where they might have to stand up and speak out to a group. Even those who have no choice but to present will often say...
Ways in which we sabotage ourselves when we speak in public
Ways in which we sabotage ourselves when we speak in public Women can be spectacularly successful in sabotaging themselves when they stand up to speak in public – and even before they stand up. I learned about when we speak in public most powerfully when I first...
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?
Using hooks to follow a visual
Using hooks to follow a visualThis vlog talk is about opening a presentation and getting the most out of your hooks.Using hooks to open your presentationHere’s the summary if you don’t have the opportunity to watch the video. Using hooks to engage the audience from...
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? A few years ago, my Mum was preparing for a hip operation, and I was at her house, getting things in place for the big day. We started with the time she needed to be at...
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
I made some banana and blueberry muffins the other day. I forgot the blueberries! They were in the recipe. I’d got them out ready, and they were on the worktop. But I’ve made these a thousand times before and didn’t bother to check the recipe or even consciously think...
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 speakers? What’s going on? It is my belief that men and...
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
Do you edit? One of my favourite films is Cinema Paradiso. I watched it in the 80s on videotape over and over. It is a feel-good film. Part of the story shows how a priest gets to watch film reels sent to an Italian rural village in the 1930s before anyone else. As...
Are You Ready to Stand Up, Speak Up & Stand Out?
