Category: Presentation skills

Humour can be very effective in illustrating your ideas, and is far more memorable than cold hard facts and figures. Dull facts can bore your audience, and lose even …

Too many speakers rush to say something. Allowing too little time for you and the audience to engage each other, and settle in. The pause before you say a …

When building a relationship, speaking or making a sale remember to appeal to the emotional nature of your audience. People make decisions, and buy in, emotionally and then intellectually …

Have you ever sat through a boring, monotonous power point presentation; one that left you wishing you could get that hour of your life back? Follow these tips to …

Conflict can be an opportunity to build relationships ... or the demise of one. Here are some communication tips to help manage and build your relationships in the face …

In our business and relationship communication this means we need to create a clear path for clients or our partner to take once we raise the issue. If we …

Don't wait for others to smile at you ... take this life altering step first ...Smile! :-D Nothing changes things like the power of a genuine smile. A smile …

Storytelling is a great way to activate these 'mirror neurons', allowing us to experience new behaviour or a new culture. We can watch someone do something then trying it …

The audience and message matter. Focus on your audience, answer their questions “Why should I listen, why should I care?” Forget your own anxieties and focus on your message, …

A great “sound bite” or elevator pitch is aimed at a specific audience. You might want to prepare a unique pitch for each type of listener.

PowerPoint Karaoke is also a form of Improv comedy (think, “Who’s line is it anyway?” on TV) and can be used effectively for team building and PowerPoint skill education …

In any communication between two people, there is a sender and a receiver; for example me writing this blog, and you reading this. The problem is that the ideas, …

Crave feedback and improve your speech on every level. This is the difference between good and great! Also remember feedback is an opinion, one perspective. You need to own …

The 4 Poisons that kill business and professional relationships. The combination of these are the death-knell of your business or professional relationships. Your clients or so-workers will vote with …

Here are some presentation tips on using the pecha kucha presentation style. Simple 20 x 20 (only 6 minutes and 40 seconds). End "Death by power point" forever. Become …

What stories do you tell in your organisation? Stories are more effective at changing culture in an organisation than lists and bullet points. A study with MBA students discovered …

Ensure the humour is relevant. Humour that is simply there to make the audience laugh can be distracting, and may make your audience miss the important point of your …

In humour the rule of three works by setting up a train of thought, then derailing it in an unusual way. The first two items in the sequence set …

Your body and brain make no distinction between what you remember, what you imagine or what is actually happening.

Be specific and clear when you set your goals. Ensure you can clearly explain what you mean by the terms you use and the pictures you create. Also be …

What is the optimum presenter position? Where should you stand when doing a power point presentation?

Don't think of a red ball creates the same picture in your mind as Do think of a red ball.