Happy New Year to everyone. I hope 2008 works out well for you. I just spent New Year’s Eve at Epcot in Disney World, Florida. If anyone can do fireworks, it’s Disney! They also ‘invented’ […]
in a five minute presentation? Or a three minute…? Or a 30 second elevator pitch? That’s one of my pet hate questions that seems to crop up quite often in various fora: I even get […]
…are to receive some training in dealing with the media.  I know it’s not directly presentation skills as such, but it’s pretty close. The BBC report it here. It could be interesting to see how […]
I was about to write (another!) mistakes-to-avoid blog entry. Instead, I found this – the seven deadly sins of presenting. Hard to argue with them frankly!
Okay, brace yourself…. I’m going to rant about something that’s been bugging me for quite a while now. Obviously, as I’m a presentation skills trainer I make a point of keeping track of a number […]
Presentations are about making a connection with your audience – even in business- and this is a tip you’ll have heard in action: I (almost) guarantee it. If you were ever read a story at […]
A great deal of communication is carried in the words we use (beware of the 7% rubbish!). Without understanding what you’re saying no one can get to any other part of your presentation – your […]
I spend a lot of my time on other people’s forums, offering help and advice where I can. (So give a saint-hood!). One of the most common please I find is the “I’ve got to […]
Genius – one of the best four minutes of your life if you want to think about using PowerPoint: visit Youtube.
With nary a fanfare (as far as noticed, at least) Google have added another string to their online office’s bow. Presenter. Some of you will have – no doubt – heard of, or even been […]
That’s the political party’s annual conferences, of course. Inevitably, the media has been looking closely at the speeches made by the various party leaders. Accoring to The Telegraph, Cameron’s much touted “without notes” speech for […]
In business presentations, if you think it’s obvious – it isn’t According to some research I’ve just re-read, there are only six basic types of selling-story: the most powerful stories are those while fall into […]
I found myself getting quite heated under the colour on a forum where I was giving some freebie advice (what other kind is there I hear you ask!) about PowerPoint templates. I know they’re a […]