It’s your instrument and most people don’t really know how to play it. 1. Rehearse in the place where you’ll make your speech if you can, it makes a full dress rehearsal and readies you for the real thing. If you can’t use the venue, use somewhere like it. 2. Project to people at the…
Remember that the first 2 minutes are the point at which you have the audience’s full attention, use it to full effect. 1. Contact as many people as you can before the date and ask them what they want to get out of the session, what they’d like to know and what they don’t want….
1. Call the venue to specify how you’d like the room set up well before the event, confirm in writing after the discussion and expect that it won’t be done when you get there. 2. Arrange to show up early on the day to check out the room set-up and that all of the equipment…
Paul had just finished his presentation and the room was dead. His boss, a notorious bully, said, when asked, if he had any questions, “Yes, I’ve got a question for you. What was the last half hour about?” Paul said “Er, what do you mean? I’ve just told you haven’t I?” Boss said, “No, you…
In retention and memory studies conducted by professional psychologists, (too dull and detailed to be listed here) in esteemed places of learning they’ve learned a few really interesting things about the pointlessness of presenting too much information. Here are a few highlights- 1. If you spoon-feed facts and figures to an audience for 20 minutes…
It will help you to get the most out of this blog, if you have a clear picture in your mind of the kind of presenter you are now vs the Fit, Focus & Flair model we use in our work with our world-class clients. If you’re committed to improving your presentation skills, I’d like…
Yes you’ll most often be presenting to a group of people, but remember that that group is composed of individuals with their own particular needs, wants and preferences. Making something relevant to one person is no more complex than for businesses or departments in an organisation. It just takes a bit of care….
Growth is impossible without selling; understanding your value is the first step; communicating your value is the second step and delivering your value is the 3rd step.
We’ve just been told it’s the end of the ‘nice’ decade and the business of business is about to get tougher, much tougher. Selling has been easy with such strong growth but we’re moving into a buyers market , a strong headwind for all of us with responsibilities–are you ready to “pitch into the wind”?…