5 Steps to Conquer ‘Death by PowerPoint’ by Eric Bergman is aimed at eradicating the boring, text filled corporate presentations – which we’ve all experienced. It’s a great read, and I’d definitely recommend it. Who is it for? The book is written for corporate presenters. It will be useful to anybody who has to give…
Following is the final post in this series by Ian Griffin, where he shares four approaches to sharing information with an audience. Today we tackle the big one: storytelling. Having considered how executives fail because they attempt to cover too much information in an unclear manner, let’s conclude this series on speaking to inform with…
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…
This is the third installment of Ian Griffin’s four part series helping you to inform your audience without boring them. Read the series from the start. Having considered the two categories of presentations where minimal information is provided, let’s now move to consider what happens when there is more information to include. Ideally, this should…
In this series, we analyse a videos of presentations or speeches and highlight the ways they do and don’t follow our Fit, Focus and Flair presentation framework. This will help you to think in terms of Fit, Focus and Flair, and uncover hidden potentials for improving mediocre, good and even great speeches. Today’s presentation is a…
When it comes to presenting, the mantra “practice makes perfect” is actually rather misleading. We find that many of the presenters we coach have developed deeply entrenched bad habits from years of practicing them without thinking. So yes, practice your presentation skills – but make sure you improve the good habits and get rid of…
I was forced to attend a driver education programme in the UK recently, having been caught on a speed camera doing 34 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone. Well I wasn’t really forced to attend. I was given the choice to pay a £90 fine and accept 3 penalty points on my driver’s…
Seven part personal branding series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test You’re asking your audience to believe in you, your team, your company or your product every time you stand up…
Seven Part Personal Branding Series: The Importance of Branding Personal Brand Building: Niche Personal Brand Building: Differentiation Personal Brand Building: Branding Personal Brand Building: Affiliation Personal Branding Case Study: Garr Reynolds Personal Branding Litmus Test Differentiation is possibly the most important aspect of brand creation, because it is intrinsic to forming a memorable brand. If…