I do a lot of work to help professional people, in very large firms, to become more comfortable with ‘networking’. They talk...
I’ve been running my own businesses for 21 years. It’s been brilliant, though tough at times. Brilliant when you’ve more work than...
Imagine the scene. You’ve spent days preparing a major presentation to a new client, and you’re coming to the end of the...
Fabio Capello is the Italian Manager of the English international football team. He’s very Italian. And when he started the job there...
In the aftermath of the terrible events in Japan of the past 2 weeks, there has been a rush to ‘trash’ the...
The rule of three is powerful technique that any presenter should learn to use. First noticed by the ancient Greek orators, followed...
Olivia Mitchell starts an interesting discussion on whether to begin your presentation with the conclusion right up front. It’s always a choice...
What a row! 2 of the UK’s best known sports pundits have, or about to, been fired for being indiscreet while wearing...
Here’s a collection of thoughts on the pursuit of brilliance. More of a ‘stake in the ground’ than a statement of fact,...
This was going to be a reasoned summary of all of the latest thinking on retention & memory, to help presenters get...
It’s all about knowing your audience isn’t it? If you don’t know what will ‘fit’ for them, you’re almost always forced into...
I’ve mentioned Orwell before- See here. And it’s still my view, as a speechwriter and presentation coach, that if more speakers followed...
