I made a speech yesterday to a group of 90 Interns at RBS (Bank) in London. They were 1st and 2nd year university students working for a week at Easter to get experience in the sector, and more importantly, to make such a good impression that they get asked back to be summer interns at…
So you’ve got a nice collection of contacts, how, why and how often should you keep in touch with them. Here’s 18 simple ways to start with. Email, ‘Tweet’, or other message ‘just to say hi’. Email with interesting snippet from a magazine or the web. Phone them for a for a chat and…
I’ve been lucky to have worked with hundreds of Spaniards, Catalans, French, Polish, Russians and Swedes over the past 20 years, helping them to present and pitch to international audiences in English. All of them have had enough English to do exactly what they needed to do, but all of them wanted help to do…
Here’s an example Prezi presentation I made today to a networking group- The Vine, at Mercer, a professional services firm in London, UK. I created a set of simple slides to talk to, with simple graphics and a super logical layout. No frills and not too many tricks. Comments welcome. Personal Impact- The Vine at…
Here’s an example of the Prezi presentation that I used in my short speech to ‘The Inspired Group’ meeting in Cambridge, UK this evening. The subject was ‘How to add wisdom, guile and breadth to your inner circle…’ for entrpreneurs and small business owners who are members of this lively and well-run networking group. Thanks…
I was talking to a client the other day about Prezi, she’s an experienced PowerPoint presenter, and her take on the Prezis she’s seen was, and I quote- ‘It literally makes me sick. All that panning and zooming…’ I don’t think she meant ‘literally’ sick, but it’s the most common response I get when I…
To cut to the chase, when undertake any kind of networking activity, it’s our intentions that often shine through our best efforts to hide them. The best networkers understand this and are careful to check their intentions before the enter the room. Why? Because if our intentions are venal, they’ll show, in the end. It…
Here’s a much used clip of Steve Jobs launching the Mac-book Air way back in 2008. I think that Steve Jobs was a competent presenter, no more, but with 2 advantages over the rest of us- He represented the best marketing company in the world He walked into the room as Steve Jobs. Which gives…
Prezi Explained 2.0 on Prezi Having talked a lot recently about the strengths and weaknesses of Prezi, I thought it was about time I ‘showed and told’. So here’s a Prezi presentation of mine, to give you an overview of how you can use the tool to best advantage. You can click through it like…