One of the greatest fears that all of us have is speaking in front of many people. But where do these fears come from? More specifically, what is the thinking that is going on in our heads that causes these fears and ultimately distorts the reality? Fears about speaking in public usually revolve around the…
… Whatever language you are presenting in, it’s extremely important that your presentation has impact. If your presentation has impact, the audience will pay full attention to you and your message will reach them loud and clear. Here are 10 things you can do to engage the audience and make them remember you! When you…
… Emotional intelligence can be defined as recognising and managing one’s own emotions to create different or better outcomes. Basic coaching methodology is designed to help a person move forward, to create a change, to ultimately achieve a different outcome from what they are presently achieving. If a person didn’t desire a different outcome they…
… “This is the way we’ve always done it.” In the context of presentations, nobody ever says this to me, but time and time again, when I go into companies to give presentation skills coaching, this phrase comes into my mind. I’ve learnt from experience that state of the art office decoration and the absolutely latest communication…
Thinking about why people with a similar potential are more successful than others led me to the conclusion that to be successful we have to be on the right bus. And if we are on the right bus, we are by definition the ‘right’ person to be on that bus. Let me explain… Our metaphorical bus…
… Behind effective presenting lies a world of tools and techniques, not to mention a range of complex human mindsets that may help or hinder the process. However, one technique that I consider to be indispensable is the technique of using pauses in your presentation. It is simple and when used well, powerful so why is it…
The public speaking world is awash with hundreds of techniques to make your presentation/speech ‘effective’ ‘have impact’ ‘be persuasive’, ‘entertaining’ … the list goes on. But what purpose underlies all these techniques? It is to CONNECT. Presenting is communicating and communicating is about connecting with the person/people in front of you. That’s all very well…
It goes without saying that having a vision is a necessary quality of an effective leader or leadership team; followers can’t follow without a vision to follow! But the best visions that work are the simple ones. They work because they demonstrate three things: Where we are going and why that is relevent to each…
Leadership is a long and never ending journey. A journey of learning, via successes and failures, imitation and study topped off by your own stamp of leadership style and DNA. We are all familiar with the typical qualities required of the senior leader – vision, decisiveness, the ability to handle crises and integrity to name just…
Do you worry about how to be productive when your typical work days seem to be full of meetings? Here are some tips which will help you to more productive despite this inevitable ‘obstacle’. 1. Ensure you are needed. We tend to say ‘yes’ as a ‘knee-jerk reaction ‘ when invited to a meeting.…
