I don’t need to know how my TV works to use it: I press buttons, magic happens and I get to watch House of Cards. Public speaking was (and stand-up comedy is) like that to me: I know what works because I have the proof of my experience, and I don’t think about the mental […]
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Read the Instructions In order for your business to thrive, you have to think creatively about what it provides. Doing the same old thing worked for a while, but now you must innovate. The pressure of coming up with something original actually prevents creative thought – the fear of failure is your enemy and you must remove it. Children
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Take No Chances When it comes to presentations, I think you should minimise the risks by preparing: Don’t rely on Powerpoint/slides. Rehearse until you are at one with your material. Visit the venue beforehand and get familiar with its size, layout and technology (projection, amplification and lighting). The Unexpected That’s what you can control. But I guarantee that
I’ve stood up hundreds of times in front of people to speak. Each event has advanced my progress in some way, but up until very recently I’ve never analysed the psychological science, only the facts and results (I have a LOT of data, albeit stored in my brain and not in any digital format). I’ve developed by iterating my techniques and proving their
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Antagonist My favourite movies always have a good villain. It’s well known that Hollywood loves an English actor for this role, whether it’s Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’, Donald Pleasance as Blofeld, Peter Cushing in ‘Star Wars’, Alan Rrrickman in ‘Die Hard’, or Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. They provide a sinister, intellectual character.
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