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I was at a presentation last year and was reminded that the concentration span of the average person in your audience is around 10 minutes. So every 10 minutes they drift off and think about what they should be doing at work, what is for lunch, what they have planned for the weekend and other unrelated stuff. So as a …
Preparation and planning to me are the keys to any successful presentation. In my workshops I talk about Sir Winston Churchill and his 1 hour of preparation for ever 1 minute of speaking; I quote Robert Schuller who said “Spectacular performance is always preceded by spectacular preparation”; and that other well know saying “Prior Preparation Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance” – …
Stage fright, nerves, performance anxiety, whatever you want to call it – is a reality for many situations and one that most people will experience at some stage in their life as they take on challenges. It may be on the sporting big stage, performing, your wedding ceremony, a conference presentation or simply undertaking public speaking. I am not a …
Less is often more, Keep It Simple, Be on – be brief – be seated (Franklin D Roosevelt), Men of few words are the best men of all (William Shakespeare), are all ways of saying get to the point and make your message as clear and concise as possible. Most of us read newspapers or magazines, but very few of …
by Bruce Gabrielle August 14, 2012 http://blog.slideshare.net/2012/08/14/5-tips-for-presenting-to-executives/ It is always good when you read articles or books and find that many of the things that you believe in and teach are reaffirmed by these authors and trainers. This article covers 5 tips to use for presenting to executives. In summary they are:- get to the point within 60 seconds Talk …
Well here I am in London enjoying the history and scenery. The way to get around London quickly is on the tube and as I was travelling on one of the escalators down to the tube I saw a sign for public speaking courses. The sign read “think, breathe, speak”. I thought that this was wonderfully simple and a great …
