Someone who recently introduced me at a presentation I was making checked with me - very courteously - whether I wanted to take questions as we went along or at the end. Taking questions is a point that this blog posting handles rather briefly: as does this post: and this one…. and, well never [...]
I sat down this morning to do some research on speaking styles with reference to the American Presidential election campaign. I was particulalry interested in the Democratic race for the nomination (because there’s nothing interesting about the Republican non-race).
I found this: pretty much job done, in many ways.
Essentially, the article discusses in a little [...]
Hhhhmmm…… I’m writing this as I watch (on the TV) Gordon Brown PM as he addresses the Labour Party, here in the UK.
I’ve seen him live and been impressed - despite his reputation for being somewhat dour, he did a fine job (even quoting Ronald Reagan and getting away with it!). One of the [...]
I’ve been reading up and studying a little on the art/science/craft of meditation, for reasons of my own. (Here, for example.) One of the things that struck me - as mentioned in that very blog! - is how often people who take up the practice seem to comment and/or complain to their instructor [...]
How often have you struggled to hear a presenter? More than you care to? The good news is that you’re not along - even professional actors are having problems making their voices carry to the back of the room.
It’s ironic, isn’t it, that people are worried about not being “real” when they perform [...]
…are to receive some training in dealing with the media. I know it’s not directly presentation skills as such, but it’s pretty close. The BBC report it here. It could be interesting to see how they handle themselves and I for one am going to keep an eye/ear open for their first presentations.
The bad news, [...]
Okay, brace yourself…. I’m going to rant about something that’s been bugging me for quite a while now.
Obviously, as I’m a presentation skills trainer I make a point of keeping track of a number of other blogs and fora like this one - many of them more sucessful in terms of the number of people [...]
I spend a lot of my time on other people’s forums, offering help and advice where I can. (So give a saint-hood!). One of the most common please I find is the “I’ve got to do a presentation on X: how do I make it interesting?”. As soon as anyone asks [...]
With nary a fanfare (as far as noticed, at least) Google have added another string to their online office’s bow. Presenter. Some of you will have - no doubt - heard of, or even been using Google Docs for creating share-able documents and spreadsheets. If not, have a play - think [...]