It took me by surprise. One minute I was feeling pleasantly excited, anticipating. And the next? Bang. Pow. Whop. Fear like I haven’t felt since I abseiled down a tall building. Or did my first stand up. It’s not unusual to get nervous before standing up to speak in front of others. In fact, I’d go so far […]
It’s your worst nightmare. You are delivering your important presentation. It’s all going to plan. You are on a roll. And then a member of the audience asks you a question left of field. Or you are asked to deliver your twenty minute speech in fifteen because there’s been an over run. Or there is […]
It’s a common fear. Not that we have to stand up in front of a group of people and articulate a viewpoint per se but that no one will listen to us. Imagine the scene: You are there at the front of the room. You’ve spent days if not weeks preparing for your presentation. You […]
TIP ONE: Do your preparation. And do it effectively. Think about what your audience need to hear from you not what you want to say. Take time to consider what their world is like at the moment – the hopes, dreams, desires, problems, frustrations and barriers to what they want. This will help you target […]
So here is the thing. You need to stand up in front of a group and deliver a presentation. This is part of your work, your job, and your career. You have tried everything you possibly can to get out of it (the dog ate your homework, your junior staff member can do it as […]
Five Ways to guarantee a ruined presentation at the Preparation Stage: No planning of key message No planning of how to ‘shape ‘ that message No practicing of how that message will sound and look to the audience No checking of equipment in advance of the presentation Creation of notes that will not help you […]
Do you have an overwhelming FEAR of doing a presentation? Does your heart pound? Go red? Clammy hands? Shaky voice? Stomach flip over? Legs go wobbly? I was speaking with Sally Mc Hugh,BrainWorking Recursive Therapist recently and she was sharing with me some interesting approaches to tackling those scary and often overwhelming feelings. This is what she […]
Everyone will be watching you (and judging you) No one wants to be there in the first place The audience will hate you The audience will disagree with what you have to say Your topic is boring Your topic is complicated Your voice is boring and monotonous You won’t remember what to say next The […]
The most common question I get asked about presenting has to be , ‘ How do I remember what to say next?’. The question reveals a fear that I guess most of us have harboured at some point. The fear of standing there and the mind going completely and utterly blank. The dread of not […]
Oh dear…a teleprompter fails, nerves kick in, another presentation and presenter bites the dust. Only this wasn’t in front of a small supportive group of people. This was in front of cameras, clients, employees and investors. Huge exposure. And the subsequent social media publicity takes it to a whole other level. Ouch. If you […]
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