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4 Speaking Essentials to Inform an Audience: Don’t be a ‘Foreign Policeman’ (Part 1 of 4)
ByJim Harvey February 1, 2013March 27, 2019

Ian Griffin shares great advice on writing and giving speeches on his blog, as well as LinkedIn. Having enjoyed his work for many years, I invited him to share some of his wisdom with you. The following four posts provide some great insight into practical ways of informing your audience, without boring them to tears…

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3 Ways to Better Engage Your Audience with Questions
ByJim Harvey November 30, 2012March 27, 2019

Use these three types of questions to better engage your audience throughout the presentation. Answer questions from the audience This traditional method is often handled poorly. Typically the presenter delivers the presentation and then feebly asks, “Are there any questions?” What’s wrong with this approach? The end of the presentation and the question period…

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3 good reasons why poor public speakers won’t get laid
ByJim Harvey November 20, 2012March 27, 2019

I know that getting laid is not the only measure of success, but it’s translatable for everyone isn’t it? Whether you want the doubtful charms of an audience member, or business for the long-term from a corporate client, it’s opportunities we want isn’t it? So as a metaphor, let’s use the ‘getting laid’ idea as…

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Direct your audience’s attention
ByJim Harvey October 30, 2012March 27, 2019

Brilliant presenters understand that their audience has ever shifting attention. Sometimes it’s on you, sometimes it’s not. And that’s okay, so long as we know where it is and where we want it to be. Poor speakers tend to leave the audience to their own devices, then get jittery as the audience’s attention tends to…

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Want to inspire your audiences? Here are 5 easy ways!
ByJim Harvey October 18, 2012March 27, 2019

People often ask me how to inspire people in a speech. They ask cautiously, carefully, as if it’s something they should be ashamed to be wanting to know. They ask as if it’s an evil kind of magic like a love potion, that would give them an advantage in love and life that they don’t…

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What is a business presentation? Just an excuse to play Bullshit Bingo?
ByJim Harvey September 26, 2012March 27, 2019

Have you come across it? It’s the fastest growing participation sport in corporate life. It just needs a place in which to do it, an audience, as many players as you can muster, a few minutes’ preparation and a victim. The game is a product of boredom, cynicism and powerlessness and comprises a strange mix…

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Develop a More Formal Presenting Style – 5 thoughts on how to improve presentation skills
ByJim Harvey July 3, 2012March 27, 2019

How to improve presentation skills? Should we be more formal? I was asked the question the other day by a Graduate at a top city firm in London. He’d just given a pretty good presentation, under great pressure in a business simulation in front of his boss, colleagues and other senior people in the firm….

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If you’re serious about improving your presentation skills here’s 5 things we have to tell you
ByJim Harvey March 2, 2012March 27, 2019

You’re presentation coach will probably never tell you this but if you’re serious about improving your presentation skills, it has to be said: The words are crap so it doesn’t matter how polished you are as a speaker- If Jonny Depp couldn’t save the film ‘The Tourist’ you’re not going to save the sales pitch. Your visuals…

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Speak like a management consultant / buffoon
ByJim Harvey December 30, 2011March 27, 2019

Further to the post earlier this week on the language you must use if you want people to think you’re a bit of a knob or a management consultant (I know!), here’s a much more comprehensive list of ‘things you should never say if you want people to- listen to you. Sleep with you…’ The…

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