We have just published new case studies highlighting some of the recent work we have done.
Blue Sky – preparing the ceo and team for important new business pitches
Olswang – building business development skills in this distinctive international law firm
Impetus – Clarifying messages and Building fundraising skills
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Filed under: Featured, General Presentations, Pitching Success
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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Filed under: General Presentations
If you are a growing SME (2-250 employees) you can get Goverment money to help pay for your training.
The Skills Funding Agency has a scheme where they will match training contributions up to £1000 per company.
Details are available at: Business Link Training Subsidy
While the process does involve a bit of paperwork – the local representatives listed at BusinessLink will help fill in the forms for you.
Contact us to discuss the presentation training to help with your leadership development and we can direct you to a suitable contact to access this subsidy.
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Filed under: HR, Learning and Development
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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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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Just got this email, following a CEO workshop the other day. It makes it all worthwhile to work with great people like this.
Subject: thanks soooo much
HI Ben
Just a quick note to say everyone has been talking about how unbelievably wonderful you were at our workshop on Wednesday! Notes have been coming in from the CEOs as to how useful they found your advice, and I know everyone appreciated the handout at the end.
Thank you, thank you! Brilliant, as always!
xx
Amy
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Filed under: Featured, General Presentations, Investor Presentations, Pitching Success
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