First impressions "How should i open my presentation?" is a question we get asked often. Getting your audience to accept you as a speaker who’s worth listening to, within the first few moments of your presentation, is a major reason…
Closing your presentation is perhaps the most important part of your presentation. And probably both the easiest and the shortest part. Most important because it will contain either an idea or an action that you want your audience to consider or act upon and it’s your chance…
Here's my advice on how to give a successful online presentation: There are three challenges to presenting online: having an interesting and relevant presentation, engaging your audience, and managing the technology. With good awareness of these areas and good preparation you will…
Every speaker will have some nerves: it goes with the territory. So, how do you deal with nerves when presenting? The best way to deal with nerves is good preparation and practice. Plus, experience; the more you speak to groups, the less…
“Public Speaking is easy – it’s just ABC”. I wanted to believe the instructor on my first public speaking course; but I didn’t find it that easy. She told us that ABC meant Approach, Body and Conclusion. That should have…
“Where are we going, Walt?” This is Simon, my friend and the much more experienced sailor. I’m at the helm of a yacht in the Mediterranean with a small group of friends. I’ve been given a heading to follow on…
She handed the 80-year old cricket ball to the leather restoration expert. “It was given to my father in 1939 by Birmingham Parks Department for outstanding achievement and now it’s very tired and worn”. One of my favourite UK TV programmes…
As soon as we knew some pieces were missing, she lost interest. I was with Becca, my 7-year old granddaughter and we’d been doing a jigsaw puzzle. Most of it was completed when we realised there were some pieces missing.…
I’m in my car waiting for the instruction to drive off. Jürgen, my driving assessor, is sitting beside me, clipboard at the ready. Like some of you, it’s been a long time since I passed my driving test. So when…
I’ve got the radio on in the background. Then a Strauss Waltz comes on. I stop what I’m doing, and I listen.I know classical music isn’t everyone’s cup of tea (as we say in the UK). But recently I’ve switched…
