The Problem with Just Broadcasting Ever feel you’re losing your audience? Or have you ever seen a speaker who is merrily going through their presentation without realising that the audience is a little bored or disconnected? I believe the solution is to really engage the people watching by trying to notice their activity and behaviour, […]
Ever feel you’re losing your audience? Or have you ever seen a speaker who is merrily going through their presentation without realising that the audience is a little bored or disconnected? I believe the solution is to really engage them by trying to notice your audience’s activity and behaviour, and responding to it. As a
A damn fine motto, isn’t it? I believe that preparation is certainly the key to success for any kind of public speaking. You might think you can get away with inadequate preparation, but let’s face it, you can generally tell when someone isn’t ready to give their talk, just from the basic signals such as
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Do you consider yourself ‘likeable’? If not, you might want to work on that. The best pitch in the world will fail if your audience doesn’t feel some connection to you. In an interview, you may have the best qualifications and experience, but if the panel doesn’t like you, then forget it. The candidate with
Ah, confidence. The magical holy grail that will enable you to achieve all the important things in your life: that great* job, that wonderful** partner, that incredible leap of faith. * actually rather pleasant** actually rather pleasant Here’s what I believe: 1.) You’re not alone. Everyone – and that includes me – struggles with confidence,
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