If you buy into the fact that charisma is a skill that can be learned just as simply as walking, juggling and whistling, then how do we get good at actually doing it- Try 1- Connecting with your own emotional state– ie recognising how you feel about you, your subject and the place you’re in…
I’m often asked how someone as clumsy as me can be a professional speaker, and it’s a good question that I think I can answer with a bit of help from Geoffrey. Geoff was a client of mine a few years ago. He was a gentle ,kind, thoughtful man with no visible ego, and he’d…
I’ve been running my own businesses since I was 25. I didn’t choose to but I was made redundant in the last big recession in Europe (1989-’92) and the consulting firm I worked for went bust in week 2. Brilliant! What’s a boy to do in that position? I just fell into doing small pieces…
We’ve talked for a few times about elevator pitches, and as so often happens, we like the idea of having an interesting, short, enticing pitch for all seasons but we don’t ever get round to creating one. So give it 10 minutes and lets’s see what we can come up with. Take a pen and…
What makes something relevant to someone? People, are most interested in things that help them and their business become more successful. Success for businesses, of course, is made up of specific combinations of – * profit * market share * share price * turnover * customer satisfaction * regulatory compliance Success for business departments, obviously, depends…
I was cycling through the quiet morning streets of Barcelona’s old town yesterday, on a bicycle that’s part of the successful public transport system of this funky, sexy, dirty, hot slice of Spain. Rickety, well-used and nothing like my own at home, the bicycle made me feel distinctly unsteady. I felt like a novice and…
The first step towards real focus in your presentations is being ruthless at the construction stage of every speech. – 1. Simply, put less in and deliver just the essence of your thoughts in verbal form so that your absolutely key messages stand out. 2. The second step is to make more of your key…