Well, okay, not actually presenting in French (’cos I am rubbish at it!) but hearing French people do presentations has been a bit of an eye-opener for me. I’ve just spent two weeks in France with my family (and have come back to work for a rest).
Now, I have to admit that my French isn’t [...]
You can get the full details at the bbc here but the gist of the story is that the Professional Associate of Teachers has said that “the care and the use of the voice should be an essential and mandatory component of all initial teacher training“. Couldn’t agree more! Interestingly he was covering both elements [...]
Tim’s excellent Mother Tongue Annoyances blog had a recent article about how to get rid of the bane of the nervous presenter - umm and err.
The idea behind his article - and many of the comments - was that by providing feedback, so that the speaker knew he/she was “umming” during their presentation, they’d magically [...]
….or to put it another way, if you can’t talk to people on the phone, how are you going to present yourself to them? Okay, not every situation involves the phone but lots of them do - and increasing number in today’s tele-orientated-world. It’s a very peculiar kind of presentation - one where you are [...]
One of the ups and downs of what I do – training people to make better presentations and use their voice properly – is that I tend to listen out for the way other people are currently doing it. It’s not conscious, it’s just a background activity, if you see what I mean. Every now [...]
Not a business presentation skills tip this post, but one about “voice” - though they’re related, as you’ll see.
I’m just back from Scotland – sunny Scotland, much to my surprise, despite the rainclouds which threatened all the time – and the accents are fantastic. Rich but accessible: I can think of one really fantastic chat [...]
I don’t know about where you are, but I’m sitting in the garden at 24 degrees as I write this. The forecast is for this to continue through the week. Great – except that in the middle of next week I’m supposed to be making another big presentation. I can feel the energy-sapping heat of [...]
Presenting is a tricky thing, isn’t it? The pitfalls are many - and sometimes the things that go wrong aren’t always your fault. Sometimes it’s just things like a venue with shockingly bad accoustics.
I’ve been working lots recently for Dance City, on their “DanciNG the World!” festival. Their space isn’t big (it seats only about [...]