Why you’re speaking so fast in Presentations – and what you can do about it

13 July 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations

Do you find yourself speaking too fast when you present? Here's why you're speeding up and what to do about it.

The Happy Valley Presentation Structure

2 July 2023 / All Posts, Featured, Presentations

"I still can't understand why we need this" said Lee.This left Marina exasperated.She'd spent a considerable amount of time listing ...

Flip the Fillers

30 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations

Want to sound more fluent when presenting? Say goodbye to annoying speech fillers and discover practical techniques to stop using them.

The 3 Principles of Persuasive Speaking

20 March 2023 / All Posts, Presentations

How do you work emotion into a presentation without becoming theatrical? Can you have a factually solid talk without being dry? Here's how to get the balance right...

You’re losing your audience. Here’s why.

12 March 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations

Whether your content is carefully structured or spontaneous, it can be easy to lose your audience. Here's how to keep them with you.

A simple structure for Business or Tech Stories

30 January 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations, Storytelling

Need to tell a business or tech story but don't know how to structure it? Here's a simple way to put your story together with prompts.

Here’s why your audience is zoning out

16 January 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations, Productive Meetings

Sometimes remote presentations fall as flat as a pancake. To reduce the risk of yours missing the mark, here are 6 reasons why they commonly fail.

How this trick instantly turned Presentation Panic into Cool Composure

5 December 2022 / All Posts, Presentations

If you don't like how you feel when you present, here's how to change that in an instant.

How to get your message through to mixed audiences

21 November 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations, Productive Meetings

More often than not you'll be presenting to a mixed audience. So how do you keep all of them satisfied? Read this to find out how.

How to get useful feedback at the end of your presentation (instead of blank stares)

21 November 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations, Productive Meetings

This guide explains three ways you can collate constructive feedback on your proposals and presentations - before they've left the meeting.