One of the keys to being a successful speaker, presenter or trainer is to know your audience very well. There are lots of sayings that I have read and around the importance of knowing your audience well. These include, “it is not about you – it is about the audience”, “always put the audience first”, “choose your stories and your …
According to Malcolm Gladwell you have 15 seconds to make an impression and impact in a job interview. In his book “What the dog saw” he describes how the first 15 seconds of any job interviews determines how the interview panel rates you and your ultimate success at getting that job. This and many other studies reiterate the importance of …
Habits, Practise, Routine, Repetition, whatever you want to call it, is an important aspect of becoming more confident and more effective in your presentation and public speaking skills. You need to get in the habit of speaking and the habit of speaking more frequently and the habit of speaking in more difficult situations. Napoleon Hill said “Habits are the Stairway …
Learn to be more confident as a speaker and presenter. Confidence is an essential part of public speaking and engaging an audience and getting your message across. Confidence shows the audience that you know what you are talking about, you are sure of your information and you believe that what you are saying is important to them, not just yourself. …
In all of my public speaking workshops, regardless of it being overcome fear, beginners, presentation skills, off the cuff or presentation skills for leaders, I always teach that preparation is the foundation of every speech. It was Robert Schuller who said “Spectacular performance is always preceded by spectacular preparation. I have been lucky enough to be doing some training in …
When agreeing to do a presentation or preparing to deliver a speech always be clear on why you are delivering it and what you want to achieve. I always teach that there are two key questions that you must ask yourself and be clear about before you undertake a speech. If you are not clear on either of these questions …
