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Public Speaking: Why It Can Torment You Forever (If You Let It)!

Sean — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:30:59 +0000

Have you ever been to a primary school play? There they are, all the kids, all keen to play their part. And then one kid forgets his part. He stands there dumbfounded. Unable to speak. Frozen in fear. The words seemingly circulating in his brain somewhere. I was that kid! Except I wasn’t five years [...]

Hans Rosling and the Magic Washing Machine: Part 1-Using the Disconnect

Sean — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:11:36 +0000

Hans Rosling talks about the magic washing machine. How does he get and keep the audience's attention? Washing machine? What does a washing machine have to do with economic growth? And how do you tie a washing machine into reduction of energy w

How To Test Whether Your Audience Is Tuned In (Or Tuned Out)

Sean — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:13:42 +0000

If you gave a speech and half the audience was tuned out, does it mean your speech is bad? Or does it mean that you have a bad audience? Let's assume for now that you have the perfect audience. Is it still possible that the audience will tune out? An

Why You Should Not Repeat What’s On The Slides

Sean — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:32:00 +0000

You know those presenters who read out from slides? You know how you detest them? Well there's a reason. And it comes all the way from Hollywood. The Hollywood saying goes like this: If the scene shows you what the scene is supposed to show you,

How To Set Up A Room For Maximum Participation

nardene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:22:45 +0000

Imagine you're about to a seminar. And let's assume you don't know how many people are going to turn up. How will you set up the room, for an unknown number of participants? The answer is incredibly simple, but the wrong move could make the differ

Things You Shouldn’t Tell Your Audience

nardene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:18:26 +0000

So you're about to make a presentation? Or about to do a teleclass. And you're not feeling up to the mark. Last night the neighbour's dog barked all night and now you're feeling like it would be nice to snuggle back into bed. But no. You've got a

Dumping PowerPoint

nardene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:10:33 +0000

Does Powerpoint actually reduce your sales? When does PowerPoint need to be dumped? And when should you make sure you don't dump Powerpoint? This article will show you exactly what you need to do to increase your effectiveness when speaking. You'r

How to systematically use numbers to get attention when speaking

nardene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:07:29 +0000

Do you quickly want to get the attention of your customers when you’re speaking? Well, here’s a quick method to do so. It’s called ‘put in a number.’ Because numbers add a bucketload of curiosity. So what’s a number? A number is

Why Most Screencasts And Online Presentations Are Tedious (And How To Fix It)

nardene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:57:32 +0000

Switch on your TV. It doesn’t matter what program is going on, you’ll notice something quite interesting. After about seven seconds something changes. It may be the scene, it may be the camera angle, it maybe a whole new shot. But almost lik

The Subtle (Yet Important) Difference Between Presentation And Conversation

nardene — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:53:10 +0000

There's a difference between presenting and conversation. Do you know the difference? The presenter's tone is almost like a parent's tone. It's telling you to do this, and do that. It follows a script that's either in the presenter's head or