How do you look when you speak in front of a group? Not confident enough? Then you probably look as if you don’t believe what you’re saying. I meet plenty of people who feel this way. Too confident? You may come across as arrogant, and not seeming to care what the audience wants. I meet few […]
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Share your knowledge. Refusing to help others is rarely a good thing. Holy Scripture, Batman A significant example of sharing knowledge is William Tyndale’s translation of part of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into English in 1526. The printing of this text allowed ordinary people to bypass the priests and monks to interpret the information
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I’m brilliant – did you know that? I used to play stand-up comedy clubs with some pretty big names. I’ve given some great talks and written some brilliant blog posts. Impressed? Recently I’ve seen a few speakers start with all their amazing achievements to validate themselves. However, it turns me off; I’ve granted them the
Risky Business The best things in life involve risk: performing to an audience starting a business falling in love buying a house having children board games where you take over the world with military force* The bigger the risk, the bigger the potential reward. *Well done if you got that (you nerd). “Certainty of death, small
What’s On the Menu? I see a lot of presentations with too much content, presented badly, and without consideration of what the audience wants. Yuck. I think it’s useful to think of a presentation as a plate of food: what you often get is the equivalent of a school dinner: unoriginal, over-cooked, and made with boring ingredients. what
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