4 Steps to a Successful Pitch Presentation
I recently received a slide deck from a prospective client who wishes to have more success when pitching for business and was seeking my help. On reviewing their deck, I made the following observations. Like the majority of decks I receive, it started by telling all about themselves and then preceded to tell all about […]
Pitch like a Big Time Movie Producer/Director!
A High Concept Pitch to a movie mogul (If such a person still exists?) is where you are given one sentence to pitch your idea. Let me give you some examples: Chicken Run – It’s “The Great Escape” with chickens Alien – It’s “Jaws” on a spaceship Speed – It’s “Die Hard” on a bus What you are hoping […]
Have you got the Gift of the Gab?
Improve Your Communication Skills It’s the end of another year and time to take it easy for a few days over the holidays. The Christmas holiday period can often be a time to reconnect with people you have not been in touch with for some time. Yet, we hesitate; how […]
THE END … Do you hear “WOW!” or “Let’s get out of here?”
“A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill.” Lord Mancroft When working with clients to prepare them for important presentations, I have noticed over the years that they always start at the beginning, and proceed to […]
A video conversation on how to be a great speaker
Presenting & Communication Tips Aristo, from a Greek name, means “to be the best”. Here is Andrew Keogh of Aristo talking to Don Harris of Talkback about communication tips, how Aristo helps people to be the best in communicating, presenting and telling their business story. Are you nervous of presenting? Perhaps you feel you could […]
Connect to Grow Programme – 29th November & 6th December 2017
Executive Communication Skills [youtube video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_5pHS4RiCQ autoplay=0 controls=1] This 2 day programme (one week apart) is designed for delegates who have the business competence and now recognise the need to speak more effectively. Our programme ‘CONNECT 2 GROW’ will enable you to make talks easier to understand and to deliver, leading to better communication and comprehension on […]
LESS IS MORE – Shorter, more effective presentations
Deliver More Effective Presentations A couple of weeks ago I listened to the BBC Radio 4 interview with Dame Judy Dench, as part of their anniversary of 60 years of radio news. Dame Judy spoke about what she had learned over her sixty years career. She told a story of how she played Ophelia in […]
Messages from the Bourne Trilogy (Find Your Voice)
Recently, while on my way to speak to an audience of Bankers, I listened to a Desert Island Discs podcast with the movie director Paul Greengrass, Director of three Bourne Films, the 9/11 film United 93, Captain Philips and numerous other films. He was inspiring and I took […]
Get Started Writing Now! Guess & Go …
Where do you get inspired? I doubt if it’s sitting at your desk or in front of a screen? Why should you wish to be more creative? “Creativity is as critical as literacy in education” Sir Ken Robinson One of my favourite TED talks (+ 38 million other people) I am presently participating in The […]
The EYES Have It!
Having spent a couple of hours walking around the National Gallery of Ireland, I found myself in the hall of portraits. This is a collection of paintings of famous Irish people, both living and dead, by famous Irish artists, also both living […]