In just a hour you can be cured of your ums and errs – permanently.
But why is this important? Someone who has not addressed this is limiting their career success.
If you have these verbal tics you are seen as less certain, less impressive and less competent.
And we can do this work with you over Skype.
If you want help with this, contact us at Benjamin Ball Associates on 0845 676 9766 or info@benjaminball.com.
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Filed under: General Presentations, HR, Learning and Development
Over the years of coaching senior people with their presentations to staff, to clients, to conferences and to shareholders, we have seen the same mistakes being made again and again. (By the way, when I talk about PowerPoint here, I mean any similar software programme)
These are the mistakes that others make:
Planning with PowerPoint – When people hear the word ‘Presentation’ they often rush for their PC. Instead, they should sit and think for a bit and start planning on a blank sheet of paper.
Not being clear on what you want to say – A good presentation has a clear purpose. Make sure you can articulate your purpose clearly.
Thinking that “the Presentation” is a set of slides – As we always remind people, YOU are the presentation. …
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I am often asked for a few tips on putting presentations and talks together.
To complement the various guides I have written and courses I run, I have assembled this collection of quotations which get across the advice that most people require for effective presentations.
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all” Peter F Drucker
“If you can’t write your idea on the back of my calling card, you …
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TOP TIPS
We all feel nervous when we talk in public. This is a good thing. If we didn’t feel nervous, then we would not be taking our work seriously. These nerves though, need to be controlled. Without proper control, we feel uncomfortable; we may feel scared and we may not perform as well as we might.
Even Churchill felt nervous
First thing to realise is that everyone good feels nervous. Even Winston Churchill, did not like public speaking and felt uncomfortable doing so. But, like many of us, he realised that to succeed in his profession he had to focus his nervous energy.
Use that nervous energy
Your nervous energy can be used and channelled. Much of the feeling of nerves is because of a rush of adrenaline that can be used for …
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