Speakers – Focus on Connecting, not Perfecting
People are generally better educated and more worldly, thanks to the greater availability of third-level education and the opportunity to travel. Would you agree? Yet, employers still tell me there is a continuing reluctance on behalf of their employees to speak up in meetings or present on behalf of the organisation. This reluctance now also […]
A Christmas Passport to Enjoyment
My favourite description of Christmas is from “A Mother’s Christmas” by Hugh Leonard, published in a collection of Christmas Stories. I have been rereading “Christmas in Ireland”, introduced by Colin Morrison, every year since 1990. My mother who never went abroad in her life was the owner of a passport. It was called Christmas, and […]
Analogies Overcome the Curse of Knowledge
Analogies Overcome the Curse of Knowledge (Presenting Complex Information) Imagine this were to happen to you: You order pizza from your local pizzeria and collect it, but when you get home and open the box, there are only three slices in the box. Where have the other slices gone? Is it a mystery? You […]
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 […]
Three Great Pieces of Advice from Obama’s Speechwriter
I love the lead up to Christmas; am I the first to mention the C word this year? Please forgive me but my granddaughter, the wonderful Heidi, arrived yesterday all excited and telling me what she wanted for Christmas – a fish tank, she has given up all hope of getting her first choice, a […]