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60 tips in 30 days! (All about presenting, of course…)
Hi. If you’re a regular reader here you’ll know how useful these posts can be. (And if you’re not, we hope you’ll soon be convinced! ) Would you like a whole lot more of ‘em emailed to you? We’ve...
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Why do presentations by experts suck so often?
I’m working at one of the country’s big, leading universities teaching some PhD students how to make presentations for academic conferences. (Believe me, I have more experience of sitting through bad...
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Presentations: now that’s magic!
The lovely Debbie McGee I recently gave a 50 minute presentation which seemed to go very well (I say “seemed” to go well, because it’s sometimes hard to tell from the stage). As I left the stage,...
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A blatant advert! ;)
Most of our work is in-house work. Sometimes though, it’s good to just open the doors and let anyone have a bit of training! Our public courses have their own website (see...
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Nervous about presenting? Hell, yeah!
I’m off to meet a new client. Her boss recommended she came to us because she gets so nervous when she has to make presentations she starts to feel sick. She’s in a high-power, high-pressure job so...
View ArticleYou’re not important – get over it.
I’m a bit of a traditionalist (in some areas of my life at least). The main ways in which that really manifests tend to be to do with Christmas – but there are other ways. One of them is how I start...
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Raybould’s Rule for presentations number six
Before we start, you can get hold of rules one to five here. It might be a good idea to read them before you read this, to get a feel for how seriously to take this! Raybould’s Rule number six is...
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60 presentation tips is….
… now available on the Kindle! And we couldn’t be more pleased. The book of presentation tips and mini-articles “60 tips” has been available as a PDF download for a while now...
View ArticleA quick and presentation tip (video)
A quick and simple technique for warming up your face (and therefore part of your voice!) before you make your presentation… … with thanks to Durham University Business School for the video.
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What’s wrong with being a motivational speaker?
Munch’s “The Scream” (via wikipedia) In self-defence, before I start, let me make it clear I’m not saying all motivational speakers are a waste of time. I’ve seen some great ones – recently! So I’m not...
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