How to Show Warmth to Any Audience
How can we deliberately show warmth to any audience? Or to a person we’re about to communicate with 1:1? No matter what sort of a mood we’re in before we speak, or how we feel about that audience? And fast? I’ve been working with a client this week on exactly this concept. I asked him […]
Setting a Presentation Rhythm
A good way to get your audience’s attention at the start of your talk is by setting a presentation rhythm. Lay out for them a plan about how your talk is going to unfold, and then follow that rhythm. You’re basically giving an agenda, with rhythmic pace built into it. And it sounds simple, but […]
Audience Connection: Your Truth or Universal Truth
As audience members in a presentation or event of any kind, something we look for is a connection with the speaker. And one of the things that impacts that connection is when the presenter throws out a generalisation about a topic, and confidently asserts something that isn’t true for us: either literally, or that doesn’t […]
Public speaking for beginners: practice, belief and ability
Today let’s think about public speaking for beginners. Practice, belief and ability: how do they work when you’re learning something new? We all know the uncertainty and challenges which can kick in when we try something new. I bet if you think for a moment, something you’ve attempted in the past few years will come […]
Balancing Certainty with Curiosity As a Speaker
In this video, I discuss balancing certainty with curiosity as a speaker. There’s so much opinionated certainty nowadays – particularly online. And I have strong opinions myself! So my thoughts are around the ‘dance’ of how we come across to an audience when we present. Of course we need to be certain about our data, […]
Public Speaking Body Language Loop
Public Speaking Body Language Loop In this video, I discuss the public speaking body language loop and how yours can help you, as well as signal competence to your audience. So many speaking coaches talk about public speaking body language, and there’s a lot of advice out there. Here’s a small part on video about […]
Public Speaking Resilience Using the 3 C’s
Public Speaking Resilience Using the 3 C’s In this video I talk about how important it is to boost public speaking resilience using your mindset. There’s great research about what works to make people resilient in life, and these “3 C’s” from two researchers – done over nearly 40 years – can be applied really […]
Are Stories in Presentations Always Persuasive?
Using stories in presentations In today’s video, I briefly discuss using stories in presentations to be more persuasive. The idea of using a story to help get your audience across the ‘persuasion and influence’ line is very common. Whether we’re aiming to change people’s mood, change their mind or get them to take real action. […]
To Be More Persuasive, Think About Power
Persuasion is a crucial part of our everyday communication, whether at work or socially. And have you ever considered that to be more persuasive, you need to think about power dynamics? How does feeling powerful play out, both for speaker and audience? To uncover more about this, let’s look at persuasion and power and how […]
How to Make Great Transitions in your Presentations
In this video, I discuss some ways you can make great transitions in your presentations. This can make a big difference to: how professional you seem how easily the audience can follow you [Video is below.] And without them, your talks can seem clunky and disjointed, as you move from one section to the next. […]