When it comes to making a successful presentation, practise is one of the biggest favours you can do for yourself. It’s the glue that sticks your preparation to your performance. And yet we find reasons not to do it. How about you? Do you find yourself saying or thinking any of the following…? “I don’t
“How long should my presentation be?” As a presenter it’s useful to know how much time you’ve got, upfront. You could think of time as your presentation budget. You may have to ask about it. You may be told it. Or you may have to decide for yourself. Whatever the case, getting clear on your
This is uhh, basically, a post about filler sounds…um…words and phrases. You know, the kind of things that just like….pop up……in your presentations. You know what I mean? The sort of thing, those….umm…sounds and err….words that disrupt and disturb your…ahh…flow….as a presenter. They can grow into phrases….I mean…like literally…. they can uhh…..eat away……umm…at your confidence
Do you go pink when you speak in a meeting? Turns out, it doesn’t actually matter. The following experience was shared with me. They have given me permission to pass it on. “I always go red when I speak. I used to think ‘oh, I’m going red’. And that made me go redder, face and
Helen Gregson, CEO of the European Society of Endocrinology shares how she became more comfortable and confident in her approach and delivery of public speaking. Background “It’s expected behaviour from a CEO, to be a completely comfortable presenter, knowing what you are doing. But for me, and I expect many others, these were moments I
Our working days are filled with video meetings at the moment. Zoom, Teams etc have made many working lives manageable during the pandemic. But……do you ever get the sense that even though you’re meeting people regularly over video, and they’re meeting you, you might actually be seeing less of them? And being seen less yourself?
Rachel Lambert Forsyth CBiol FRSB, Director of Membership and Professional Affairs at the Royal Society of Biology shares how a Presentation Skills Masterclass equipped their students with the tools and confidence to present their ideas, and enhance the value of their Accreditation Conference for attendees and students. Background In 2018 we ran an inaugural Accreditation
I read an interesting piece this week by James Gordon-Mackintosh in PR Week sharing his experience of being ghosted by prospective clients. If you’re not familiar with the term it refers to a situation following a pitch (in this case it was an agency pitching for a project but it could apply to any situation
When you’ve got an important meeting coming up, and you know that you’ll be called upon to present an idea, what are the key things you need to think about in order to make it a success? These are my tips for a successful outcome. They’re based around the four Ps of Preparation, Practise, Performance
Public speaking is a joy. The opportunity to stand in front of a group of people whose faces you can see, whose attention you will have for a few short moments, who are still and silent, who are interested and have come to listen to you. Think of all the things that could happen by