Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Speaking Skills”
What are hecklers? Generally, hecklers are people who interrupt, distract, annoy and create a difficult environment for the speaker or facilitator. There is overt heckling where they are loud, rude and aggressive and covert heckling where they may ask questions or offer their views with the purpose of high jacking the agenda, or pursuing their own interests. Almost every speaker …
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 …
Generally, feedback can be given either “in the moment” or daily. According to Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen from Harvard University, there are three different types of feedback based on purpose: Evaluation, Appreciation and Coaching. Evaluation feedback needs to be done “in the moment” to help the person receiving the feedback know where they stand. Appreciation and coaching should be …
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 …
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 …
