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“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
“10 Top Content Tips For Confident Presentation Giving”
To inspire you to be confident in giving presentations, it’s vital you deliver content that engages your audience. If you have your audience on side from the start, their belief in you will encourage you to perform at your best. … Continue reading
“Every Second Counts When Presenting!”
When you are preparing for a presentation, what do you want to achieve? You’ll want to do far more than deliver an ordinary presentation. You’ll want to win influence and raise your profile to deliver the message effectively to decision … Continue reading
Posted in Four Stages To Influential Leadership, Giving Influential Presentations, Public Speaking
Tagged audience engagement, body language, confidence, confident presenting, first impressions, Grabbing audience attention, influence, lasting impressions, unconscious behaviour, unconscious communication, unconscious pattern recognition, winning agreement
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“Lack Of Confidence: How To Overcome It?”
“Not fare well, But fare forward, voyagers.” T.S. Eliot (The Dry Salvages) I’m lucky enough to be with a friend who has a writer’s retreat in North Devon. My friend Deborah Dooley is a freelance journalist who’s written for The Times (of … Continue reading
“A Greek Tragedy…..Or How To Lose Your Audience Through Playing The Hero!”
I have a great story to illustrate the “Be The Messenger, Not The Hero” point when communicating your marketing message. I’m on holiday on Kephalonia, a beautiful Ionian island off Greece (at the moment exceedingly hot!). It has been a … Continue reading
“10 Ways To Annoy Your Audience In A Good Cause!”
A few weeks ago I was invited to a presentation in a worthy cause. The moment the presenter said she was a motivational speaker and coach, my heart sank! Now I’m not against coaches and motivational speakers. Good heavens, no! … Continue reading
“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Steve Jobs And Public Speaking”
For several months now, I have been watching and re-watching this moving speech from Steve Jobs. Yes, of course many of us miss him for being the towering presence of a man who was intensely creative and self disciplined – … Continue reading
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Tagged audience engagement, business leaders, cast-iron self confidence, compelling delivery, confident presenting, creativity, current-events, drama, entertainment, gravitas, heartfelt, how to be memorable, how to be persuasive, influence, inner presence, leadership, shining performance, Stanford Commencement, Steve Jobs, towering presence
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“The False Starts That Doom Our Sentences”
When giving a presentation, your audience welcomes it when you are clear about where you are headed. It’s especially welcome at the start. If they understand what you’re about what they can expect from you what you want of them … Continue reading
Posted in Four Stages To Influential Leadership, Giving Influential Presentations
Tagged audience engagement, confident presenting, consol, directness, excess verbiage, giving a presentation, Haydn, jackrabbit, jackrabbit starts, managing self promotion, Mike Consol, the language of a presentation, tips on getting audience engagement
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