One of the keys to a successful presentation is to ensure that you are in rapport with you audience. Rapport is the trust and connection that a speaker creates with his/her audience. If you are asking people to adopt a new way of thinking, an alternate viewpoint or to change their behaviour then it is crucial to develop trust, connection …
Part of being an effective communicator is having great self-awareness and the ability to self-regulate. A common problem with tough situations and difficult conversations is to run a default unhelpful thinking pattern. The key to dealing with this is being aware of when this is happening to you and having the ability to self-regulate and negate that unhelpful thought. Self-awareness …
We all know what it is like when a speaker or trainer talks about themselves and what they have achieved and predominantly use “I Statements”. It turns us off and we think, why do I care, or what is in it for me. Research has shown that audience inclusion is a powerful tool of influence, persuasion and of helping people …
Passive-aggressive behaviour is aggressive behaviour in another form. Aggression is when a person openly shows aggressiveness as a reaction to what has happened or what you did or said. Passive-aggressive behaviour, on the other hand is aggression that is not openly and directly shown. In fact, people who are passive-aggressive often use underhand, silent and manipulative tactics to get what …
I want to talk to you about public speaking and presentation skills from a different perspective. From the perspective of privilege. I know many of us fear public speaking as it makes us nervous and some of us even avoid it. But it is a privilege every time we get before an audience. If you do get asked to speak …
In my work as a public speaking trainer and coach, I work a lot with multicultural people. For many of these people, English often is their second language and one of the questions or concerns that get raised all the time is “Peter, I hate public speaking. I can’t do public speaking because I have an accent, people can’t understand …
