Give yourself a relationship-building challenge
When you’ve been in a job for a while, working with the same or similar clients, it can be easy to get into a rut. Why not give yourself a shake, take on a challenge and do a good deed…
You’re so much more than your business card – introductions matter
You’re in one of those meetings where everyone is going around the table introducing themselves. It might be an all-the-rage networking meeting, a business meeting with some external participants or even an internal meeting. Introductions are likely. Introductions matter. It’s…
Compartmentalisation can seriously damage your performance!
We love to compartmentalise. But having created all these artificial compartments, we often find that the idea or skill we need is tucked away in a different compartment from the one we are in. This is especially true in our…
Now You’re Talking in Paris
Just spent a wonderful few days at the University of London Institute in Paris, working with great students and staff on their speaking skills #publicspeaking #workshops #training #coaching #education #Paris. Thanks Tim Gore for the invitation
Speaking fear is your friend, embrace it!
When you stand up to speak, you want to share something you care about with your audience. At the same time, you want them to enjoy the ride and leave with something they value. Flip that around and sit yourself…
Pizzazzing your sales presentation
When you give a lot of sales presentations there is always a danger of getting a bit stale. So it’s important to start your presentation with energy and pizzazz. Even if you are feeling uninspired, remember there are always options…
Happy endings – how to end your speech with impact
Once upon a time, there was a great speaker called Facunda who set her audience alight with riveting openings and challenging questions. She skilfully elaborated ideas with supporting evidence and stories. Audiences hung on her every word. And then it…
How do I present? Let me count the ways
Forgive me for borrowing shamelessly from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, but a quick canter through Twitter reveals any number of ways to improve your public speaking and presentation skills. For example: Answer this 1 question and your audience will love you…
Winning beginnings – opening your speech with impact
You’ve written your speech. You’ve edited, re-edited and re-edited. Your speech has a clear structure and message. Now for the crucial opening words and their delivery - winning beginnings. Research has shown that the first 90 seconds of any speech have…
