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 […]
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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When I cycle through Cambridge, I often encounter these potentially lethal threats: Daydreaming drivers Preoccupied pedestrians Silly cyclists Apparently I’m a ninja on a mountain bike, invisible until we nearly collide. It’s infuriating, frustrating and I simply don’t understand how they’re unaware of what’s going on around them. Sympathise with this chap; post-apocalyptic cities are
Are you a good networker? Do you enjoy networking events? I find that they’re a lottery, with the ominous risk of being cornered by someone without: the empathy to see I’m not enjoying their relentless self-promotion. any interest in what I have to say. But if (like me)* you’re self-employed, then you have to network, right? Well, it
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Pitching or presenting? Just give me the good stuff, please. A great fighter won’t prance about trying to be impressive before engaging; they’ll end the conflict as quickly as possible, with minimum effort. I don’t need to know how wonderful you are, or the background on how you came to be here today. Communicate the
