Communication isn’t all about how effectively you get your point across. That’s important, but ‘telling’ is only half the story. Put Yourself in Their Shoes Assume the role of the audience for a moment. How often as an audience member have you been asked a genuine question, one that the speaker really (appeared) to want […]
Reaching your full potential as a great speaker is an adventure. Much like an interactive fantasy book or video game, the most exciting choices you make along the way are the ones that are the riskiest and most impactful. The journey to confidence can be terrifying, but the rewards are easily worth it. You must
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Why? Because it starts the conversation. It’s the first part of a three-stage process I’ve devised for lively communication and interaction. Here we go: 1. Provoke To stimulate interaction: the most important aspect of good communication. You don’t have to be offensive, just present something that challenges your audience’s current thinking. A statement or question
There are 3 ways to do this: 1. Arrive at the venue well in advance You don’t want to arrive flustered, sweaty and/or looking chaotic. Research your destination and get there an hour or two before you need to be there. Eat, drink, go to the toilet, check your social meeja, whatever you need to
Fed up with people wasting your time with clumsy presentations, run-of-the-mill phone calls or long-winded emails? Then show how it’s done with these top tips to make your communication tasty and satisfying: Simplicity Give them the essence of the whole thing immediately. What’s the real reason that you’re really speaking or writing to them? What’s
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