Check out this video, also on surprises! Right. Let’s go! Bad communication is predictable and therefore boring. It sometimes contains bad surprises (no-one likes those). Examples: The email/presentation/phone call is negative You try to impress with 100 words of eloquence when 10 conversational ones would do a better job in less timeIt features over-used phrases and […]
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Check out this video on the same theme of starting strong! The best way to lose your audience? Start badly. Want to avoid that? Here’s what you should do: Preparation Remember yesterday’s blog and video? If you’ve prepared correctly then you will be familiar with the tech, so you shouldn’t encounter anything too nasty. Preparation
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Check out this ‘Presentation Fails’ video on Preparation! Right. You’re going to give a presentation. Preparation is the first step, the fundamental one that everyone seems to get wrong in some way; usually by simply not doing enough of it (that occasionally includes me, I’m embarrassed to say). Look, I know that you know* that
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I found the most recent PechaKucha Cambridge Night the most inspiring one yet. The theme (which Colin and I didn’t plan – we never intend to have one) appeared to be ‘Embrace your imperfections’. In particular, Jack Clearman’s talk on double exposure film photography struck a chord with me. Here are the qualities that I
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Incendiary Opening Statements to Catch Your Attention I love James Bond. I also believe he’s the worst spy ever. I think Skyfall M is fantastic. She’s also clearly incompetent. MoneyPenny’s assertive. But almost kills James. Oops. Validation of Those Statements in an Attempt to Seem Credible and Useful It’s OK to feel conflicting responses to
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