This is a question that as we grow into adulthood we know we can’t answer: my six year old though has just discovered the question and keeps trying to engage us in a conversation as to why he thinks one came before the other. I was asked recently by a client about what came first […]
I saw a great blog the other day about the importance of having a capsule wardrobe. This has long been an ideal of mine: I say ideal because anyone who knows me knows that I am like most other people with a wardrobe full of favourite items, items too small/large, fashion items woefully out of […]
Now let’s get things straight first: I am not a great snooker supporter. In fact I would go so far as to say I am not especially interested in the sport or the players. Many years ago I once sat on an aeroplane next to a famous (then) player. I chatted away oblivious to who […]
Think of a recent presentation you attended. How involved did you get in that presentation? Did it make you think? Did it make you do something? Did you feel something? If the answer to those questions was YES, then the chances are you will remember the content and may have cause to draw on it […]
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.,.Jessica Savitch One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I’ve ever spent.,Sandra Cisneros A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for […]
Look, you ask me why people don’t listen you in your presentations. Why they snooze, dose, check their phones and chat to their neighbours. Why they stare glassy-eyed and passive. Why they sink further into their seats and look nervously at their watches. Well here are some of the reasons: 1. You just haven’t thought of […]
The curse of knowledge is what Chip and Dan Heath in Made to Stick call those situations where you know a lot, probably more that your audience, and struggle to get clarity in your presentations. How can you simplify without losing meaning? How can you pare down without doing the material and yourself an injustice? […]
It is a challenge isn’t it? When you know your subject inside out but you are speaking to people who may not know as much as you, or may even know more than you: people who are interested in what you say or people who are there because they have been told to be there. This […]
I have been working with a private client recently and he has had an interesting dilemma. For many years he has been overshadowed by his louder, dynamic, extroverted colleague when it comes to speaking in meetings, delivering presentations and representing the organisation to clients, journalists and other interested parties. For many years this has been […]
Speaking to a group is a fabulous opportunity to share, teach and sell your expertise. It raises your profile, it expands your ‘reach’ and it increases your impact. BUT there are some questions you need to ask before accepting that invitation and starting to put your presentation together: What is the purpose of the meeting […]
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