This is a guest post from Browyn Ritchie. Like ours, her blog discusses all aspects of public speaking, from nerves to storytelling. Today she tells us about her interesting approach to public speaking, which reminds me of the first rule of speaking: it’s about your audience, not you! No matter how much we love or…
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…
This is a guest post from Christy of The Empowered Speaker. Like us, Christy coaches speakers to be more impressive and successful. Also like us, that means she often has to endure presentations that aren’t quite up to scratch – she shares one such experience with us… One of the most important abilities you can…
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 Choosing a niche is the first step towards developing any brand. For public speakers, a niche sets out your area…
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…
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 When a new product is being developed, a lot of time and money is spent on branding – designing it…