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
When you give a conference talk (or any other bit of public speaking) you want to sound impressive.
But, too many people fall into this trap: The way we speak and the way we write are very different. What looks good when written is unlikely to sound good when spoken.
So, if you prepare by writing a script, do it differently. The rule of thumb is “Speak then Write”. Say your words out loud and then capture …
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There is one simple mistake repeated by too many conference speakers, especially in the financial world. We want to make sure you do not fall into the same trap.
To accompany your conference talk you may want to use visual aids. What some people do is re-use their PowerPoint slides which have worked well in their pitch books.
This is a huge mistake.
It’s the equivalent of making a movie by filming pages from a book.
IMPROVE YOUR VISUAL AIDS
If you …
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If you want really effective presentations, you need to re-think how you prepare them. If you, like most people, switch to PowerPoint as soon as you hear the word ‘presentation’, then we have something to show you.
We suggest you completely re-engineer how you approach your presentations. Forget PowerPoint.
The best presentations start with a lot of thinking and a blank sheet of paper. Before you write anything, you need to:
Work out exactly who your audience is …
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While we all want to be liked, did you realise how important being liked is for winning new business?
The Importance of Being Liked
Professor Amy Cuddy, of Harvard Business School was featured in a Harvard Magazine article. She concludes that 80% of our evaluation of people is based on both warmth AND competence. Many professionals mistakenly focus just on demonstrating competence – but this is not enough and you will lose business. Part of our pitch …
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Filed under: Featured, General Presentations, HR, Learning and Development, Investor Presentations, Pitching Success
How do you know if your next conference talk or presentation is going to impress?
To check if you are ready, use this free 10 point check list.
You can test if your talk has covered the essential planning steps needed for a great talk, and you can test if you are ready to give it. You can also use it to test your colleagues’ talks.
We can’t guarantee that using this check list will give you an …
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We are launching a series of videos to help people plan, prepare and deliver presentations and speeches.
The first, out today covers PowerPoint and the planning process.
Your thoughts welcome.
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Filed under: HR, Learning and Development
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