Connecting with the audience
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1.8KPresentation Summit 2015 – Why have I spent $20,000 plus time to be in New Orleans?
It’s 3am New Orleans time. I’m wide awake in my room at the name hotel on Bourbon St, where I’ve chosen to...
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2.6K8 TED talks that teach public speaking
For those of you who haven’t heard of it yet, TED is a nonprofit organisation that is devoted to spreading ideas. The phenomenon...
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2.6KBooks don’t change people – but your presentation just might
How often do you hear that a book has changed someone’s life? Chances are, it hasn’t. It will have been one particular...
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Geeks have the knowledge to change the world – but only with the right communication skills
Most of the time, expertise is of neutral value unless you are able to communicate what you know to decision makers and...
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3.2K3 things presenters can learn from Julien Blanc
In my previous post I drew attention to a troubled twerp called Julien Blanc. He’s the guy who’s a self-called ‘pick-up artist’ who for...
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1.8KDo you really connect with an audience?
I was working with some brilliant Grads at a global investment bank last week. Paolo was as handsome, charismatic and imposing a 22 year...
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4.4KJulian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen
In Julian Treasure’s TED Talk, ‘How to speak so that people want to listen’, he takes us through: What we say –...
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3.2KThe golden first few minutes of a presentation – start really well
Remember that the first 2 minutes of a presentation – when you’re probably at your most nervous are also are the point...
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2.8KStarting your speech with a gimmick – Lucy Kellaway crashes, burns then soars
Here’s a really interesting article from Lucy Kellaway at the FT in London. She tells a funny story about trying to launch...
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