Posts By Jim Harvey
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1.5KWriting your presentation
One text message saves hundreds of lives- Marketing as a force for good
It made me laugh out loud. In a profession where certainty is so rare, here’s a case where a marketing text message...
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5.2KConversational Skills
Examples of verbal, non-verbal, physical and conversational ‘strokes’
‘Stroking’ is an important skill to master, for people who want to be more likeable and socially confident. To keep things simple, a ‘stroke’...
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Fit Focus Flair
And the winners of 2011’s corporate bullshit awards are… – FT.com
Journalists tend to be a pompous bunch when it comes to language and ‘corporate speak’. They seldom do anything that entails real...
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2.0KConversational Skills
Why does pole-dancing pay better than consulting? Easy…
I had a great chat with a colleague today. She’s an ex-investment banker. One of the UK’s ’40 people in investment banking...
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1.7KDelivering your presentation
Great liars make great presenters-
Oscar Wilde made a good point when he said that- ”Playwrights tell lies to make a general truth” And as presenters...
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Delivering your presentation
The best business presenters know that public speaking is Entrepreneurial Skill
Here’s a great thought for entrepreneurs. That the skill is not in having the idea, but in being able to convince your...
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12.3KConnecting with the audience
Speak like a management consultant / buffoon
Further to the post earlier this week on the language you must use if you want people to think you’re a bit...
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2.9K1Connecting with the audience
Learn the language of the corporate jerk
The best presenters have a flexible vocabulary that allows them to 'fit' the message in terms of level, language and tone to...
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Case studies
Steve Jobs- more furious than passionate. So what?
In my last post I talked about the pointlessness of passion. And here are a few speakers who were brilliant with no...
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