6 Aug 2015 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
I posted this observation on my Facebook page 26 May 2015. As I buttoned the cuffs on a currently white shirt this morning, I looked at the shoes I had chosen to wear (scuffed black). As I reached for the easy apply no mess shoe polish (black), a voice from somewhere...
30 Jul 2015 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
I am sitting here munching on a piece of failed banana bread – yes the images are mine! I was considering what I needed to do to bake it successfully next time. This was the first attempt with the combination of this recipe, this loaf tin and this oven. ...
23 Jul 2015 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
How much would you pay to see yourself delivering a speech? Watching this fabulous TED talk from Tania de Jong AM is time well spent. She discusses what actually happens when you sing with other people. Any event where you are expected to perform in public can be a...
16 Jul 2015 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
SUPER HEROES When I introduce my clients to a number of physical techniques to overcome their fear of public speaking, I know many of them are sure I am stark raving mad. Particularly the one about the Super Hero pose to increase confidence. Amy Cuddy, in this...
2 Jul 2015 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
How memorable is your elevator pitch? What is your response when someone strolls up at a networking function and asks the obligatory ‘What do you do?’. The expectation is that you deliver your elevator pitch. So let’s take an honest look at yours....
8 Jan 2014 | English Language, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
What does your voice sound like? Did you know that the sounds you hear when you speak are not the same as the one people hear? The voice you hear has the vibrations through bone in your skull added in – obviously people hear the sound of your voice without...
