The most important presentation skill that you need in your toolkit is the ability to deliver “effective presentations”. Effective presentations don’t just educate and inform, but involve, inspire and move people to take action. A core element of moving people to take action is being able to prove and back up your core points and […]
Silence Is Golden!
The first time you host a webinar and deliver your presentation, especially if you’ve been used to being in front of a live audience… you’ll realise that the two audiences are very different. For starters, it’s very rare to have a completely silent audience in a seminar… and even if they aren’t using any form […]
The 1 Mistake That Will Kill Your Presentation From Stage
It’s fair to say I have seen hundreds of presentations over the years from lots of different speakers: I’ve seen some speakers deliver fantastic presentations and I’ve seen (and experienced) a few disasters… yet with those haven’t gone well, the failure could have been avoided with a little forethought. One of the biggest mistakes speakers […]
How To Create Your Basic Presentation Template
If you are just starting out in your journey to become a speaker and sell from stage, you may be feeling daunted by the prospect of preparing your slides presentation… I know it can be easy to spend so much time focusing on your content that you may overlook the finer details that bring the […]
How to run your own webinar – Part 2 | On The Day
In my last blog post I shared tips for setting up and marketing your webinar. In this final part of the webinar blog series I want to share some of the lessons I have learned about running the event on the day itself. If you’ve attended my one day Presentation Secrets event you’ll know I […]