‘This is a C-word free Zone’ – Tips for a Stress Free Life!
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living I was in my 20s. I had a wife, a son and a job with a company that I hated working for. It was my first job in management, I was stressed to the nines and losing sleep (I developed psoriasis skin condition at the time, and was […]
7 More Top Presentation Tips to Improve Your Pitch in 3 weeks
Presentation Tips to Improve Your Pitch My last article discussed the common errors to avoid when making a presentation; this article is about the things that you should do when presenting. Do the following: Smile and better still, get your audience to smile along which you. Every serious message benefits from the addition of a […]
7 Top Presentation Tips that will Improve Your Pitch in 3 weeks
7 Top Presentation Tips I generally work with clients over a three week period to create a presentation/pitch that is often critical to their business. Here are some of the common errors that need to be addressed over that period – Common Errors: 1. Never say I will wing it on the day, in the […]
People Love Stories
Storytelling in Business – My story, once upon a time … Yesterday I met my client for our final preparation session before he goes to speak at a farming conference in the UK. Which he believes will provide a good opportunity to grow his business in Britain and support the staff he already employs over […]
Stand-Up, Start-Up or Senior Executive? – Humour is the KEY to Audience engagement
I am back Recently I attended an event where I met an old friend who I had not met in some 10 years. Firstly, he told me of a tragic event in his life some time ago. And then to my amazement, he spoke about how my articles in some small way had been a […]
Turn your Interview into a Conversation and get the Job
Job Interview Tips & Techniques Recently I was asked by a former client and now a friend to help her prepare for a very important job interview. My friend told me that this position was her dream job. The first interview required her to deliver a ten-minute presentation plus a fifteen-minute ‘Question and Answer’ session […]
Storytelling for Executives (How to become an engaging presenter)
Storytelling for Executives (How to become an engaging presenter) https://youtu.be/Oe5R-ea7ugk All organisations were started by someone who had a vision and a story that articulated that vision. Their story engaged and excited people, potential partners and sometimes paying customers. Here are the names of a few people that stand out for me: – Willy Birmingham […]
Start-ups are Changing the World
Coaching Start-Ups to Pitch & Sell Their Business Ideas I have been coaching start-ups for 13 years and in the beginning, when working on programmes like StartUpBootCamp (2010) and several University programmes, the majority of the start-ups were very hopeful, but with very little of substance behind them. How things are changing! A couple of […]
My Advice – Stop Selling, Let People Buy
How to Pitch & Win More Business When strangers come to our door, we are often reluctant to open the door; why? Mostly because we suspect they are going to try and sell us something, e.g. switch energy supplies, sign up for some new local service, change Wi-Fi providers. The fact is nobody wants to […]
Do slides add or detract from your presentation?
Harvard University says they detract! “Harvard just discovered that PowerPoint is worse than useless”, article by Geoffrey James, Contributing Editor, INC.com “PowerPoint was rated (by online audience) as no better than verbal presentation with no visual aids (ouch)” Let me give you my view, based on twenty years as both presenter and coaching presenters to […]