Comments for tellingpeople ~ the presentation skills blog

Comment on Presentation phobia. Really? Really, really? by Simon Raybould

Simon Raybould — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:59:40 +0000

Hello Jarrod – sorry, I don’t know why it’s not behaving okay on an iPod… though I do know the site wasn’t designed for that kind of display particularly.

Comment on Public speaking competitions by Toastmasters Speech Competitions Are Not The Best Way To Measure Your Speaking Success | Secret of Speaking Success

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:05:26 +0000

[...] A couple of days ago, I raved about having a female winner for the International Speech Contest held by Toastmasters International. This competition is akin to the Olympics of public speaking. Anyhow, one of the readers (Simon from UK) commented that “a Toastmasters competition is not the best way to measure skills as a public speaker…” and he sees “competitions as a bit too artificial to give a decent idea”. If you are curious about why he thinks that way, check out his blog. [...]

Comment on Don’t duck! by Old Domains

Old Domains — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:59:13 +0000

i love your mini application which can be used with “Don’t duck!”

Comment on Presentation phobia. Really? Really, really? by Jarrod

Jarrod — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:32:05 +0000

Yo! Is it alright that I go a bit off topic? I’m trying to view your domain on my iPod Touch but it doesn’t display properly, any suggestions? Thank you for the help I hope! Jarrod

Comment on Don’t practice… by Stephen Hendren - presentation skills trainer

Stephen Hendren - presentation skills trainer — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:38:39 +0000

Rehearsal is vital as you say. How you practice is as important as what you practice because practice doesn’t make perfect it makes habit.

Comment on Such a bad presentation I can’t help by Fred E. Miller

Fred E. Miller — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:07:49 +0000

Sound to me like they did the audience a favor!

Presentations should be client centered, and obviously theirs were not.

Bet they won’t be asked back!

Thanks for the post!

Comment on Some basic presentation psychology….. -ish! by Fred E. Miller

Fred E. Miller — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:41:31 +0000

You’re correct.

The first question to always ask yourself is, “What do you want to accomplish.”

Once you figure that out, your goal, as it is for all communications: spoken, written, or visual; is the same. We want the recipients to GET IT.

They may not agree with everything we say.

They may not agree with anything we say.

But unless the GET IT, there cannot be a meaningful discussion going forward.

And your comment about being prefect: “The road to perfection never ends.”

Thanks!

Comment on Presentations are not conversations (bit of a rant!) by Simonr

Simonr — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:38:01 +0000

Good grief, Max, that was so subtle a plug for your book I almost missed it!

Comment on Presentations are not conversations (bit of a rant!) by Max Atkinson

Max Atkinson — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:10:47 +0000

I agree that presentations are very different from conversation and believe that understanding how they differ is a crucial first step on the way to becoming an effective speaker – which is why I devoted the first two chapters of my book ‘Lend Me Your Ears’ to the subject: http://amzn.to/bSSoPL

Comment on Eat bananas by Leah Drakos

Leah Drakos — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:10:18 +0000

Elloo, nice website you have here. I found you’re site via Yahoo and I am considering setting up a similar site, any advice on how to get users to see it?