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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 Paul du Toit | Posted in brand | Posted on 13-12-2011 |
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In a word, yes, because your audience will see you before they hear you. Therefore their first impression will be about how you look. Once you speak, your words and tone of voice will rapidly temper their opinion. However, once you’ve finished, the lasting impression you leave will remain affected by the image they remember. [...]
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Posted by Paul du Toit | Posted in speech | Posted on 13-12-2011 |
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The possibility of losing your voice before a speech or presentation rates right up there as one of the greatest fears facing presenters and facilitators. The voice is a powerful but fragile instrument capable of the finest and most subtle nuances. We should really be looking after it properly. Here are some simple but useful [...]
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Posted by Paul du Toit | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 13-12-2011 |
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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 Paul du Toit | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 13-12-2011 |
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Your slides are supposed to help you make a better presentation. For most of us it does the opposite. Here’s why: Psychologically most of us create a slide show to help us stay on track. That’s the truth. Then we read it to our audience. The slides may be great, but there are often too [...]
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Posted by Paul du Toit | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 13-12-2011 |
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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 Paul du Toit | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 12-12-2011 |
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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 token, [...]
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Posted by Paul du Toit | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 12-12-2011 |
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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 heavily [...]
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Posted by Paul du Toit | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 12-12-2011 |
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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 30-05-2011 |
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Speaking to live audiences comes in many forms - as host, speaker, presenter, lecturer or preacher to name a few. Each has it’s own subtle differences. For instance the purpose of a speech could be to educate, entertain, motivate or inform. But the purpose of a presentation is almost always to persuade. With a good [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 03-02-2011 |
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The closer you are physically to a “speaker in action” the easier it is to tell whether or not he or she is nervous. The tell-tale signs present vocally and/or physically, are numerous and occur individually or in “clusters”. Some examples are shallowness or shortness of breath, a quivering or high pitched voice, rushing, repetition [...]
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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!).
Look at them. [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 10-11-2010 |
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When you speak to an audience you want to get your message across with impact, and within your allotted time. You may further wish to inform and persuade. Here are your tools:
The sound of your voice (sometimes amplified)
Your presentation content
Your content structure (how effectively your content is organised)
Your topic knowledge (additional knowledge separate from your [...]
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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 11-08-2010 |
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Lets avoid the cliche’s. Your slides are supposed to help you make a better presentation. For most of us it does the opposite. Here’s why:
Psychologically most of us create a slide show to help us stay on track. That’s the truth. Then we read it to our audience. The slides may be great, but there [...]
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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 18-05-2010 |
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The possibility of losing your voice before a speech or presentation rates right up there as one of the greatest fears facing presenters and facilitators. The voice is a powerful but fragile instrument capable of the finest and most subtle nuances. We should really be looking after it properly. Here are some simple but [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 09-05-2010 |
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In a word, yes, because your audience will see you before they hear you. Therefore their first impression will be about how you look. Once you speak, your words and tone of voice will rapidly temper their opinion. However, once you’ve finished, the lasting impression you leave will remain affected by the image they remember. [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 29-04-2010 |
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My first reaction to the now infamous Gordon Brown Gaffe was “Tch, tch, I wonder how bad the fall out will be?” The answer is becoming clear. Bad, very bad. It won’t be immediately evident in the polls, but it’s not going to go away. Here’s why.
As my good friend Graham Jones pointed out in [...]
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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 29-09-2009 |
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I have seen too many aimless presentations in my life not to be able to answer this question decisively. Lets ask the obvious question: Why are you making this particular presentation? I am often amazed at how folk tie themselves into proverbial knots trying to answer this question. So let me phrase it another way. [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 31-07-2009 |
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During July I had the privilege of assessing the presentations of a number of young graduates newly employed in the corporate world. The delegates brought energy and commitment to their presentations, and it was great working with young people that were passionate to learn. It was clear that they’d all put a great deal of [...]
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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 26-05-2009 |
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People who can verbally project themselves effectively get the best breaks, the best jobs, the quickest promotions – and make the most money
Look around you. Who are the success stories? They are the men and women who command the respect and attention of others. The more respect they command, the more confidence they have – [...]
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Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 25-05-2009 |
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It is wonderful to pull off a presentation that produces the desired result. I am a strong advocate of celebrating successes because it reinforces our self-belief and helps to “groove” winning behaviour. But it is important not to lose one’s head. No one has “arrived” after just one victory. The true test of a champion [...]
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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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