Christmas in Ireland
Christmas in Ireland is a collection of short stories written by well-known Irish authors about their memories of Christmas. This is a book I gave my daughter Jennifer as a Christmas present in 1990. After she left home, it stayed in our house and on December 8th each year the book comes down off the […]
What has James Bond and Business Pitches got in Common?
Pitch For Investment For Your Business You have arrived in the cinema with your bucket of popcorn and can of coke and you anticipate watching the new James Bond trailer. Before you have taken your first mouthful of popcorn or sip of Coke, he’s got into an aeroplane without the pilot, out of an […]
Poetry and Pitching: The Similarities!
Regularly when I work with presenters, be they start-ups or established business people, I hear the same plea, how can I explain my business or my business idea in five minutes? You have a choice: you can bore your prospect for 30 to 45 minutes, or you can engage and […]
Presentation Tip from 3 American Presidents
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Steve Jobs pitching & presentation for his ideas/products
Like many people, you will receive presents of books this Christmas. I would suggest you drop a hint for the Steve Jobs Book by Walter Isaacson. I received a present of this book a couple of Christmases ago. My first thought was, look at the thickness of the book and do […]
Be the person with the Gift of the GAB!
“The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.” Oscar Wilde, Irish dramatist, novelist & poet (1854-1900) Improve Your Story Telling to Win Sales Irish people are generally regarded as good storytellers; we often tell ourselves that we have the gift of the gab. I […]
Tips to make your customers feel valued
Last Saturday evening I had the pleasure of being the Keynote Speaker at the Junior Chamber Ireland ‘Friendly Business Awards’ for Dublin City. This event is held annually in the Mansion House and recognises and awards businesses under the following headings: Customer Care, Shop Layout and Design, Disability Access, Digital Experience JCI events are always […]
Tips to improve your Presenting and Pitching Skills
A Radio Interview Packed with useful Advice and Tips to improve your Presenting and Pitching Skills After my recent blog post “Why are People Fearful about Speaking in Public”, Dublin City 103.2 FM asked me to come onto their Business show ‘You and Your Business’ with Don Harris and expand on the the importance to […]
How do you identify the key message you want to deliver?
Many years ago on the Michael Parkinson Show, Michael interviewed Frederick Forsyth, author of, amongst many bestsellers, ‘The Day of the Jackal’. Michael asked Frederick to explain how he went about writing bestsellers, whereupon he told Parkinson this fascinating story which I like to use as an […]
Pitching for Investment and Win Sales
In the last few weeks I have coached Russian Startups, Social Entrepreneur Startups and several companies who Enterprise Ireland would describe as High Potential Startups (HPSU). I have also helped prepare a company to pitch and win at the Thrive Accelerator Sustainability Award, at the 2nd annual Forbes AgTech Summit held in Salinas, California. Another […]