Speaking at a conference.
Being invited to speak at a conference may be a sign that ‘you’ve arrived’ as a speaker! Your first conference speech will be a milestone in your speaking career, and you will want to do the right preparation and practice…
Being invited to speak at a conference may be a sign that ‘you’ve arrived’ as a speaker! Your first conference speech will be a milestone in your speaking career, and you will want to do the right preparation and practice…
The Q & A period is the audience’s time to ask questions about your topic. It’s also their time to see how deeply you know your subject, or whether you’ve just learnt the words. It can be challenging for a…
When you present with your colleagues it can be fun and it can be challenging. A lot depends on how well you know each other and how well you work together. Working in a team that knows and respects each…
You’ve finished your presentation; now’s the time to capture your thoughts about what went well, and what you’d like to do differently next time. Find a way of capturing those thoughts because you will forget if you just leave it…
Introducing a speaker You may be called upon to introduce another speaker to an audience. Unfortunately this is not usually done well, but it is easy to do it well if you follow a few short steps. Essentially, we’re going…
Imagine listening to a boring speaker. It’s not hard to imagine as most of us have been bored by a speaker at some time. If we stop to think why they’re boring we might decide that their topic is boring,…
Your voice is more important than you probably realise. It is unique. It will bring your presentation alive, or not! It may well make the difference between an ordinary presentation and an outstanding one. Just think of the radio presenters…
The more you practice your presentation, the better you will be. The better you know your presentation the more you can put the right emotion and energy into it and ultimately focus on the audience, not on trying to remember…
Any speaker needs to have a way of remembering what they want to say. Ideally you’ll want to know your topic so well that you need no notes. But you may not have time to do that. Often, in real…
Mostly, audiences love to be involved in a presentation. It engages their brains in a different way than just listening to a speaker. There are lots of ways of engaging the audience. You might ask them a question and then take…