If your audience is looking at their mobile phones, or they’ve disconnected from you part way through your presentation, try breaking up the energy! You can do that with humour, with a joke, you can jump into the audience (OK, maybe that’s just a me thing?). Ask your audience questions, get them engaged, bring their […]
The short answer is… NO. When I started my comedy career, I memorised everything. I rote learned. I learnt joke by joke, for a 50-minute comedy show. Even though it worked at the time, looking back it was absolutely the wrong approach! Memorising feels like a safe option, but truthfully, it’s a trap. Because if you […]
You know the old saying: If you’re scared of something, face your fears… Well, if filming on your iPhone frightens you, the answer is: DO IT. Spend as much time as possible easing into the process to reduce the fear factor that can grab hold of you. The more you film yourself at home, in a […]
What do we do with our hands when we are Public Speaking? It’s a very common question! The goal is to use your hands to bring expression and life to your words. Our body is a beautiful physical tool, but often we get up on stage in an unfamiliar setting and we just completely forget […]
Are you confused about where to look when you’re leading a Zoom or Microsoft Teams meeting? Do you look at the webcam? The box of faces? Or the cat on your keyboard? We often feel like we need to STARE at the webcam if we’re leading an online meeting. We feel pressure because, if we […]
Turning Fatigue Into Fun: Re-energise your Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings with tips and tricks to learn to love connecting online We’ve all been thrown into a fast-paced and demanding 24/7 virtual world where connecting with our colleagues and clients on camera is essential for business success. However it’s not easy. Connecting through the screen, […]
Storytelling is a powerful way to open client pitches. We love stories. Stories inspire us, they us, they educate us, they entertain us. We connect with stories in really meaningful ways and they’re very valuable when we are doing all forms of Public Speaking and Presenting. And in fact, most of the stand-out speeches, presentations […]
If we use the word ‘rehearse’ it suggests we are acting, or playing a role. So I would change the word ‘rehearse’ for plan or prepare for all situations involving speeches and presentation skills. In order to deliver a message, authentically, we need to be truly connected and passionate about what we’re sharing because that’s […]
I answer your public speaking and presentation skills questions, at random, in less than 50 seconds! If I don’t answer in time, I get buzzed out! So many people ask “How do I get rid of nerves?” Public speaking and Presenting in front of audiences brings a lot of new fears and challenges! We can’t […]
In this series, I answer YOUR public speaking questions, randomly pulled out of a fishbowl! I have a countdown timer so need to answer in 50 seconds or less! Today’s answer: Firstly, I would say the word rehearse suggests that it’s like acting… or you’re playing a role, and it’s not actually authentic. So I […]