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The No 1 Way You Are Sabotaging Your Confidence (and what to do about it)
Lessons from Hosting the Scottish EDGE Final
5 Tips for Promoting Your Business Through Public Speaking
Have you ever considered adding public speaking into your marketing mix? Many people shudder at the thought of standing up and speaking in front of an audience but giving a talk is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to promote your business. Find out my top five tips to help you to take advantage of this marketing opportunity...
Ten (More) Parallels Between Running and Public Speaking
8 Reasons Why You Should Stop Presenting From Behind a Lectern
Why I can’t keep quiet about my latest project!
Have you ever come across something that is such amazing value that you can’t wait to tell people about it?
Well, that’s the way I feel about the upcoming ‘Boost Your Business Speaking Online Virtual Summit’ which I’m delighted to be part of.
5 Ways to Appear More Confident When Presenting
Nerves before a presentation are normal and important. Feeling nervous means you care and, therefore, you will put extra effort into ensuring that your message is communicated to your audience in the best possible way. Nervous adrenaline is also useful for giving your presentation the energy it needs to keep your audience engaged, as long as you use your nervousness effectively rather than allow it to overpower you. So here are five easy ways to manage your nerves and to look and feel more confident when speaking in public.
What Dolly Parton Can Teach You About Public Speaking
Dolly Parton demonstrated her incredible ability to engage a 180,000 strong crowd during her popular performance at Glastonbury. The more I watched the more I realised that her techniques could be implemented in many public speaking situations. So read on to find out what Dolly Parton can teach you about public speaking.
Public Speaking lessons from a Drag Show (Part 2)
12 TEDx Talks: 12 Lessons in Public Speaking
On Thursday 18 February, the TEDx University of Edinburgh (TEDxUoE) 2016 Conference was held in Edinburgh’s Central Hall for an audience of around five hundred people. I was delighted to have the opportunity to coach 10 of the 12 speakers for this event and was incredibly proud of the way each of them delivered a clear, concise and engaging talk. So, from my perspective as an audience member, this post covers public speaking lessons inspired by each of their talks.
Why Improving Your Public Speaking Should Be Your Top Priority This Year
What Mary Poppins Can Teach You About Public Speaking
My Top 5 Public Speaking Blog Posts for 2015
How To Become a TEDx Speaker
Public Speaking Lessons from a Drag Show (Part 1)
The Show Must Go On: 7 Tips on How to Give a Presentation When it’s the Last Thing You Feel Like Doing!
3 Areas Most Presenters Forget To Prepare and Why You Should Make Them a Priority
Regardless of whether you worry like crazy when asked to do a presentation or see it as a great opportunity to share your knowledge or passion, you will probably have a certain way of preparing what you're going to say.
And whilst what you say is fundamental, how you say it is equally, if not more important. In order to bring your words to life and ensure they have the most impact, you need to prime the elements that communicate the words – your body, your voice and your mind.
25 Questions You Must Ask Before Creating Your Next Presentation
11 Ways to Kill Your Credibility as a Presenter
During a three day conference in London I had the opportunity to watch and listen to some incredibly charismatic and engaging presenters. Amongst them all, however, there was one presenter that stood out for all the wrong reasons and she has inspired this post. Find out what this speaker did to kill her credibility and caused me to walk out of her presentation...