I’m a fan of doing things by hand – pen/pencil on paper – before you start to use your computer. The very second you fire up your computer you start to think in the way […]
I’ve finished it – just… I must admit I was surprised (and flattered) to receive a freebie copy but never the less, I leapt at it when it arrived: Scott Bergun’s “Confessions of a Public […]
I’m travelling a lot at the moment and, as company policy (and it’s my company so I’d better stick to it) it’s by train. What to do with the hours? Well I could sleep or […]
It’s been a long while since I’ve blogged (sorry!) because I’ve been training people every day (we do presentation skills training after all! :) ) and I’ve not had the chance to write anything (or […]
…. and me! I’ve just finished an interview, (live and completely un-rehearsed!), on-air with Chris. This link won’t last forever because only the last few days-worth of shows are held online, but for what it’s […]
I know it’s not quite technically correct all the time, but one of the ways children are taught about where to put commas into sentences is to think about where they’d breathe if they were […]
Yesterday I mentioned that when you’re working somewhere other than your office it’s a really good idea to have one person in charge of logistics. Today I’d like to make a quick comment about some […]
I’m working here today: Matfen Hall Dammit, it’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it! :) By coincidence this was where my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary recently. Actually, you’d […]
I was talking yesterday about how important it is to work hard in your preparation, not just the presentation itself. A sports coach I heard of recently summed that all up with the phrase “Train […]
…. that I learned from a fried of mine who’s a choreographer: I overheard her talking to some dancers. “If it looks like you’re working hard when you perform,” she said, “you’ve not worked hard […]
For the Fallen, by Laurence Binyon is just about the hardest piece of public reading I’m going to have to work on for quite some time. I’m working on it to be read later today […]
Yesterday I commented on lighter, higher voices having an advantage because they traveled further. This morning is a ‘brain off’ morning and I’m sitting, vegged out, in front of the TV. Which is fine, ‘cos […]
We’ve just run one of our public voice & presentation skills training days. I love these days but they do leave me absolutely wiped out. So there I am on the Metro (think like London’s […]