How to get comfortable with silence

2 May 2021 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

Silence adds power to your communication but people avoid it because a pause can feel soooo long. Here's how to feel comfortable with silence.

11 reasons to pause when speaking

26 April 2021 / All Posts, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Job Interviews, Presentations

Pause is one of the most underused but most powerful tools in conversations, negotiations and presenting. Here are 11 reasons for using them more.

How to kill a story

29 March 2021 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations, Storytelling

I witnessed a murder.  Thankfully, no-one was killed.It was the evening of the first day of my two-day Presentation workshop ...

7 ways to hook your audience when presenting online

24 May 2020 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations, Productive Meetings

Guilty! I admit it. I've logged into online presentations, turning off the camera and mic.All very convenient as this gave ...

7 ways to boost your authority – without feeling like a fraud

6 January 2020 / All Posts, Body Language, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

How we appear to others matters at least as much as what we say.   You may have certain questions before ...

How to really begin your presentation – so that it engages right from the get-go

29 September 2019 / All Posts, Presentations, Productive Meetings

When most people think they’re beginning their presentation, they’re not.They’re actually mumbling their way into it, with a name, sometimes ...

Three magic words that can transform your mindset

23 September 2019 / All Posts, Presentations

Do you ever get nervous before you present?Here’s a trick that even science has proved to be effective and it ...

9 ways to ruin your presentation

2 June 2019 / All Posts, Featured, Presentations

If I had a penny for each time I saw these 9 presentation gaffes, I'd be able to buy up ...

Why you shouldn’t script a presentation

6 May 2019 / All Posts, Presentations

Unless you're a high ranking police officer, I'd question your need to script your presentation.This was brought home to me ...

Are you guilty of these 3 common team pitch mistakes?

1 August 2016 / All Posts, Presentations

Are you guilty of these 3 team pitching mistakes? Avoid these common cock-ups to help you seal the deal.