Fear of public speaking, performance anxiety, stage fright and nerves before public speaking still represent the major concern that clients bring to me. And this is both from individuals and organisations. Individuals ask me to help them control nerves before a conference presentation or an important sales pitch. Organisations ask me to make their managers and leaders more confident and …
We have all been in a presentation when someone’s phone goes off. This is annoying and distracting, it is disrespectful and simply put it is noise. We have also seen our politicians on TV presenting with a group of their colleagues standing beside them nodding their head up and down, as if they are noddies. This is noise and annoys …
We have all experienced a presentation that was boring and was slowly putting us to sleep. The speaker was so focused on their content and their script that they forgot that they were speaking to a live audience. Have you ever been that speaker? Have you ever struggled to engage your audience and keep them awake and interested in what …
We all have those hidden gems, those amazing stories, the great reveals that we like to use in our presentations to engage and surprise our audiences. You know, the little secrets, that most people don’t know about us until we as the speaker decide to announce it. One of the worst things that can happen and take the wind out …
Why do you use PowerPoint? How do you use PowerPoint? When do you use PowerPoint? The true purpose of using PowerPoint slides in your presentation is to enhance and amplify your presentation through audio visual aids. Your PowerPoint presentation should provide added meaning, insight, explanation, amplification or clarification on what you saying. The slides should demonstrate or enhance what you …
I like to think of mistakes as lessons and opportunities to learn. In my many years as a public speaking trainer, coach and observer of public speaking, the following mistakes are the ones I see the most and the ones that can be easily corrected. Not being fully prepared – Notes out of order, PowerPoint not working properly, rushing on …
