Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 07-12-2010 | 
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There are many ways to deliver a good speech. And there is more than one way to prepare a dazzling presentation. But it’s unusual to hear a good speech or presentation that did not involve preparation in one form or another. Here are some common scenarios:
You’ve studied your topic and know your stuff. [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 26-11-2010 |
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If you’ve ever been bored by someone’s presentation, then you’ll want to ensure that you don’t do the same to your audience when it’s your turn to speak. Here are 13 great tips on how to engage your audience so that they enjoy your presentation, and take action (if that’s what you intended!).
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 21-10-2010 |
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If you present or speak internationally, sooner or later may find yourself working with a translator. The translator’s role is a complex and difficult one. First, they are converting language. Second they’re translating meaning, context and intent. Third, they are conveying the feelings of the speaker as projected by tone of voice. It’s not an [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 05-10-2010 |
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Fear of public speaking stems from the very basic need to feel accepted. We want to be seen to be doing well and we fear making fools of ourselves. In order to overcome this fear, most presenters do indeed spend a good deal of time preparing for their presentations, but their time allocation is [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-09-2010 |
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The little things you accidentally do but don’t realize you’re doing are harming your presentations more than you think. Here are a few absolute presentation no-no’s:
1. Never start off by apologizing. You simply draw undue attention to the problem. You should always start on a positive note, preferably with a smile. By the same [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 05-08-2010 |
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Presentations can be complex, especially if you’re using a slide show or other forms of technology in your mix. The more complex, the more things that can go wrong, and unless the entire event is totally under your control, there’s a good chance that more than one thing will not go as planned. Bearing in [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 25-07-2010 |
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It is accepted by many presentation skills practitioners that the fear of making a fool of oneself is central to all other fears. The specific one I wish to address here is mentioned regularly during programmes or lectures that I’ve delivered - the fear of addressing high level business people or “superiors”.
I recall having similar [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 18-04-2010 |
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These tips come from years of not only training and coaching presentation skills delegates, but assessing them too. These are easily the most basic errors that inexperienced presenters make on their visuals. These errors have a catastrophic impact on audience perception and apart from immediately labeling you amateurish, will detract from your message and your [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 15-06-2009 |
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Being a presentation skills coach, delegates often draw me aside at the beginning of a training class or coaching session to confide a unique truth to me: “You know, Paul, I get very nervous when I have to speak in front of people.” It is difficult not to be sympathetic to this seemingly unique fear, [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 24-05-2009 |
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A while back I was delivering a public seminar in East London on the east coast of South Africa. Although the function coordinator had been given a full list of my requirements, I arrived at the venue to find that the setup was far from complete. To start with, the venue was locked. I wasted [...]
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