12 Reasons Why You Need to Get Better at Presenting
If you are in business, whether you realize it or not, you are repeatedly presenting yourself and your ideas – whether that’s to your team, your boss, a client, your stakeholders, the board. It...
View ArticleAre you a Claimer or a Blamer?
I’ve been watching some of the re-runs of the comedy show “Little Britain”, and you may or may not be a fan of it but I’m sure that you have encountered many such as the teenage character Vicky...
View ArticleHow To Get Less of What You Don’t Want in Your Business
In the present financial climate, when all seems to be doom and gloom, it may seem inevitable to dwell on mistakes, failures and the negative aspects of life. And as long as we continue to so, then...
View ArticleAre you a Likeable Presenter? Which characteristics apply to you?
We all like to be liked most of the time and when presenting we want to be liked by the audience however big or small that may be because then we tend to feel more at ease. Great speakers and...
View ArticleBoiled Eggs and Business!
I came across this story the other day so I thought I’d share it with you…………… A young woman was in her kitchen. A pan of water was simmering on the stove. She was making boiled eggs for breakfast. He...
View ArticleThe 6 Shortcuts to Persuasive Presenting
Over the last 6 weeks I have posted examples of how you can make your presenting more persuasive by applying the 6 Principles that underpin the Science of Persuasion. I’ve been asked if I could give...
View ArticleThe 6 Principles of Persuasive Presenting:Part 1
If you’ve seen the earlier post The 6 Principles of a Persuasive and Influential Presentation then you’ll know that there are six scientifically validated principles of persuasion ( based on the work...
View ArticleThe 6 Ps of Outstanding Presenting (that you avoid at your peril)
A few months ago I was at a breakfast meeting – you might be familiar with the format – everyone gets 60 seconds to talk about what they do followed by a 10 minute slot for one person to give a more...
View Article11 Ways to Stay Fully Focused When Presenting
One of the questions I often get asked about presenting is “how do you stay fully focused so that you don’t forget what you’re saying?” Being really good at presenting is becoming increasingly...
View ArticleThe Power of 3
I can often be found saying the same words over and over again (e.g. chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!) but history is also littered with famous speeches in which the speaker repeats certain words or...
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln, the Oscars and Your Presentation
It’s awards season again. The Bafta and Oscar nominations have appeared with a lot of overlap between the two and as usual they create a lot of discussion about which films and performances you think...
View Article12 Reasons Your Presentation Sucks!
Did you know that most business presentations fail? In terms of persuading people to do business with you it’s common to have a success rate of only 25% which is a failure rate of 75% and in some...
View ArticleHow You’re Standing Could Be Losing You Business
Now if you read this blog regularly you know the importance of unconscious communication and how gestures and body language can affect how you come across but did you know that how you stand can lose...
View ArticleAre You Ready To Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway?
In her book “ Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway” Susan Jeffers states that “ if everybody feels fear when approaching something totally new in life, yet so many are out there “doing” it despite the fear,...
View ArticleOlympics – Love them or Loathe Them?
I recently overheard a conversation where 2 people were talking about the work that one of their mentors was doing. The comment that struck me was “I don’t want to have to do all that….” Too often it...
View Article11 Top Tips for a Scintillating 60 Seconds
How good are you at describing your business in just 60 seconds? Many business events provide opportunities for you to do a 60 second slot and you may have attended a so-called “speed networking”...
View ArticleWhy You Need to be the Pilot in Your Business Presentation
It’s coming up to the time of year when many people are jetting off to sunnier, warmer and drier(!) climes . . . for their summer holidays. If you are one of them then you know that as you settle...
View ArticleWhich Way Is Your Business Compass Pointing?
The greatest single shortage that many people experience today, both inside and outside business, is that of time. If you have ever felt that there are not enough hours in the day to do what you have...
View ArticleWhat You Can Learn about Your Business Presentation from the i-phone and i-pad
Now for many people Macs are like Marmite- you either love them or loathe them- but the enormous success of the i-phone and its big sister the i-pad (and to a lesser extent other android devices) is...
View ArticlePresentation Self-sabotage: 13 Ways You Give Yourself Away
There have been many instances in the news recently of various types of presentation, from the candidates involved in the mayoral elections, both London and Liverpool, to people appearing before the...
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