concrete over abstract

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A speech or a presentation is often an opportunity to shine and build your reputation among clients, peers and bosses. Perform well under such pressure, and a speaker races ahead in the estimation of the crowd; perform less well and that speaker falls away a little in the eyes of the audience. You're almost always as good as your last performance.

In every profession, it's not that hard to stand out from the herd; you only need to be a little better than the norm. And remember that the norm in most professions is pretty low.

You only need to be clearer, more relevant, more interesting and more concise, and people will infer all kinds of great things about you from that experience of you.

Being a skilled speaker is such a simple thing to be, too. Whatever anyone else says, speaking with impact is a trainable skill. We teach children to do it all of the time and it's not just for inexperienced speakers. Even experienced speakers can all become more impactful, incisive and interesting by understanding and following some simple thoughts and steps.

It's possible to make major strides in your presentation skill by making only small changes to your approach. Everyone has the ability to become a better than the norm speaker and this blog is about helping you make those changes, whether you present all of the time, or are just starting out on your speaking 'career'.

The advice in here is designed to help you add polish, poise and impact to your performance, whatever field you're in. My mission is to help you stand out from the corporate crowd - to help you make the most of your best opportunities.

We'll look at creating, rehearsing and performing powerful presentations that work where you work. We look at presentation and speechwriting skills, presentation software to help you keep up to date(Prezi, PowerPoint, Keynote et al), communication fads, trends and themes to help you pick the pearls from the fools' gold . Our job is simple. To help you stay ahead of the pack.

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Jim has built three consulting businesses from startup to sale since 1992. Jim works with Blue-Chip firms from all sectors of the economy, and all over the world, though he is English and based near London for which he often apologises.

He is a regular speaker and commentator on consulting, presenting and pitching for business, writes speeches for presenters, politicians and salespeople, coaches speakers and runs training courses all over the world. He loves his work and is a proud husband, and father of 3 boys.

Email Jim: jim.harvey@allcow.com
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