….well, I hope they’re words of wisdom at least, because they’re mine! :) Not long ago I did an interview for Jeff Smith, a consultant to the motor trade about presentation skills for managers and […]
I wrote some advice on a public speaking forum recently in support of another poster who’d suggested not fighting a problem. The original poster had asked for the usual magic bullet about how to make […]
I had the chance, a couple of days ago, to hear Colin Kendal give a brief presentations (at quite a pace!) to my local Federation of Small Businesses branch. It was a shame there were […]
I got some spam recently asking if I wanted to join (yet another!) networking site. I’m a cynic about these things but I thought I’d poke around anyway. The jury’s out but that’s not what […]
After lots of reflective posts recently, here’s a simple article on making presentations yourself….. :) Shoes, like bras, are often bought for the wrong reasons! Often they’re bought knowing that they don’t fit quite right… […]
I seem to be spending a lot of time working in academic institutions at the moment (see here, for example). Recently I did two half-day sessions at an FE college in my home region. Many […]
Well, there’s been quite a bit of fuss over the choice of VP for the Republicans, even over here in the UK. I’m watching a recording of her speech now. Unlike other speeches I’ve watched […]
I’m obviously not the only person to be interested in the American Presidential battle – all you have to do is use Google (or whatever) and websites fly out and hit you! – but I […]
I wrote last time about how I felt Obama needed to find something special for his conference speech – something that would transcend the actual the actual speech itself. I have to confess that when […]
Gosh, what a phrase! For those of you lucky enough to be able to listen to the (generally wonderful) BBC Radio 4, and who were awake and listening this morning (this morning is a holiday […]
Why? I really mean that – why bother with competitions. I honestly and genuinely can’t see the point. I don’t want to be rude to people who are entering (and doing will in such things […]
Some things have to be see/heard to be believed. If you have an hour spare take a look at the video. Randy Pausch is dieing and gives a lecture about how to achieve your childhood […]
Time for some company news. As of later this week – August 1st – Curved Vision will be working every more closely with Aware Plus Ltd. Aware are a training company with a broad communications […]