Author Archives: anrah
“Listen To You, Respect You, Follow You?”
As I said in my previous post, there are 3 fundamental influencers that inspire others to follow, place their confidence and trust in you: What goes on inside your mind What you project What impression you leave Today, I wanted … Continue reading
“Leadership Presence: The Three Influencers That Win Trust”
As a leader, your role is to get people to follow you. You will win your first agreement because you are trusted – you will have convinced people to believe you, believe what you say is true, to believe in … Continue reading
“A Critical Audience: How To Turn Things Around With A Risky Manoeuvre”
“No, no, it’s all about the price. Never mind about relationships with customers when they’ll go on the ‘net and find a better price elsewhere.” My friend, Cathy Rhodes of Culminas, and I were presenting to a group of auto parts … Continue reading
“That 180 Degree Change That Makes Your Audience Sit Up And Listen!”
In the days when I practised as a psychotherapist, it fascinated me that colleagues, otherwise intelligent, sensitive and well educated people seemed convinced that merely announcing their presence would ensure a steady stream of clients. What amused me was the … Continue reading
“Giving The Funeral Address: 9 Tips On How To Stay Calm and Focused”
I’ve spend a glorious though not so sunny weekend in Somerset – Glastonbury to be exact. I was on a residential at the very beautiful, warm, serene Earthspirit Centre. One of our number had recently had a bereavement and was due … Continue reading
Designing Effective PowerPoint Slides
Reblogged from iSpeakEASY blog: PowerPoint can be a tremendous visual aid or it can be a tremendous sleep aid. Many audiences blame PowerPoint for being boring but that is like blaming a car for driving too fast ad swerving.PowerPoint is … Continue reading
“Have You Made These Presentation Failures? A Cautionary Tale…..”
I sincerely hope you have never attended a lecture or seminar where these mistakes got made. Enjoy……..
“What’s The Point Of Attending A Conference?”
At this time of year, members of the academic community are preparing speeches for the variety of conferences this summer. So what does the keen doctoral student want in attending a conference? What’s the point? Maybe: Acknowledgement and approval Funds … Continue reading
“Conference Speeches: How To Stand Out From The Crowd”
In the coming months the 3rd year doctoral students I’m working with at Oxford University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the Centre for Doctoral Training will be giving presentations – either 3 minute posters or 10 minute outlines of their research … Continue reading
“Your Presentation – Bridging The Gap For Your Audience”
90% of your presentation is in the preparation. And as always in business, you must answer the all-important, “So What….?” question. Know your outcomes – what does it mean for your career to do make this presentation? What’s the point? … Continue reading
