You never know, it might be useful to someone! My last self-indulgent post created a couple of emails that really made me smile, so here’s hoping! :) We run public training days in voice & […]
Posts By: Simon
Almost total self-indulgence, this post. The only thing I can say in my defence is that someone asked me what I did…. :) This is a bit of an odd day for us. We specialise […]
Generally, they’re made as simple sales-pitches pretending to help people and I’ve sat at my computer watching them until i want to kill someone. This one, though, is a little different. Firstly it’s not making […]
I’ve spent some time in hospital recently, for an urgent (for a pretty trivial) operation. One of the things I spent time doing while sitting on the Ward, other than getting bored and counting down […]
I’ve lost count of the number of times when I’ve read fora online – about public speaking – when the advice has been the mantra “practice, practice, pracatice”. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not […]
I posting something on Twitter recently which seems to have started a bit of a flurry. I said: “As they say in SEO: Content is King. All presentations need do is get your content over. […]
…..so says a student friend of mine who’s having to give presentations for the first time. To be fair to him, he didn’t say this spontaneously, but in response to a question about what was […]
Let me say something right from the start: I don’t believe people can learn public speaking or how to make presentations if they’re unduly anxious. That’s why our courses always have a relaxed, supportive and […]
A while ago I wrote about a technique for the 30 second presentation you have to make when you’re networking in response to the dreaded question “…and What Do You Do?” I recently came accross […]
It’s Formula One season once more and as always I’m stunned by the way the drivers stay calm under pressure. Make a mistake there and it’s all over – perhaps permanently. One of the ways […]
Well I’m back….. ….. and my opinion remains the same as my last blog. I think the idea of Toastmasters is great – but there’s a but. This is actually the second draft of this […]
Well, Toastmasters is a global brand after all and it had to happen eventually! I’m going to go along to the inaugural meeting tonight (at Dance City for good pragmatic reasons) this evening (Monday 23rd […]
I’ve banged on recently about graphics in presentations… seems I’m not the only one interested! The great Guy Kawaski pointed me at this article (via twitter). It’s a great example of how to present data […]