I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Toastmasters is a mixed blessing. On the upside, you get stagetime and there’s very little better for improving your public speaking and presenting skills than stagetime. […]
Twitter tells me when I have new followers (If you’re not a follower, feel free to find me: @presentations). I check them all out by hand and for most people I follow back: it’s not […]
I popped in to the RVI hospital in Newcastle not long ago to visit a mate – Steve Wilkinson, or ‘Wheelchair Steve’. (Hi Steve). That trip, and the fact that my elder daughter is, […]
There’s the usual once-every-few-years article about how teachers’ voices are their best, most used tool in the Times Educational Supplement (here). It’s right, of course – teachers do use their voices more than actors or […]
I’ve no idea how it’s taken us over a week to spot this one (C’mon Google Alerts, pull your finger out!) but the Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg has floated the idea that presentation skills […]
Great phrase, eh? :) How many times have you heard someone say “I’m going to Powerpoint”? It’s jargon that would-be presenters use which means I’m going to bore people Seriously. The problem […]
Rant mode on… because okay, calling it a scandal is probably over-stepping the mark. It’s not as if there are proactively corrupt politicians making thousands of pounds for every bad presentation that’s given (actually, if […]
I’m a father of two daughters…. and I respond in a typical male way to their safety… :) What’s more, they’re of that certain age and are gradually leaving home. Which means that this advert […]
I spent over two decades as a research scientist. I published in grown-up, peer-reviewed journals and have letter both after my name and in front of it! And I was a social scientist. And that […]
Not a single catch, Honest! As it’s nearly Christmas, I thought I’d give away a copy of our two Ebooks. In keeping with what we do it’s a presentation skills ebook and comes with a […]
Last friday I did a big presentation. A full-on two hour barnstormer… ….twice! Now any professionals amongst you will know that breaks one of the rules – it’s just physically too demanding to do something […]
The title here is a bit misleading…. most people can see the reasons for giving presentations. What I’m talking about here (ranting about?) is the idea that there’s no need to get good a making […]
The old ones are the best, so they say… I’m not sure it’s true about music and jokes but in the last few weeks I’ve sat through some presentations that disappointed me – not only […]