Podcast

Episode #295: The Presenter's Dilemma

The request has been made to give a talk on a certain subject. The date and time are fixed and now the work ...

Episode #294: Imposter Syndrome When Presenting

Self-awareness, self-belief, self-direction, self-discipline – there are a host of these “self” aspects to wh...

Episode #293: The Power Of Enthusiasm, Structure And Vocal Variety When Presenting

How good is your Mongolian? Well, I don’t know even one word in Mongolian, but I learnt a powerful lesson ab...

Episode #292: Communicating Your Point Of View

The rule in business is to stay clear of religion and politics, because you risk alienating a chunk of your a...

Episode #291: I’m No Good In Front Of Big/Small Groups

I sometimes read about certain celebrities, historical figures or leaders who are described as being better p...

Episode #290: How To Be Effective During Podcast Interviews

We think of our presentations as something we give to an audience physically in the room with us or these day...

Episode #289: Simon Kuper's Excellent Advice to Presenters

I discovered the journalist Simon Kuper, when I started subscribing to the Financial Times newspaper (FT). I...

Episode #288: How To Make Your Business Audience The Heroes When Presenting

When we are asked to give a business presentation, we may imagine we are the hero, arriving on our white char...

Episode #287: What We Can Learn From Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Presentation Skills

Until a number of weeks ago, I had only vaguely heard of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I read he was an actor who pla...

Episode #286: Overly Glib Speakers Trigger Rejection

It is a tricky balance to be clear, concise, articulate and also plausible. I was thinking about a podcast i...

Episode #285: Leading Your Audience Up The Garden Path

I was sitting in the lecture theater, as usual in the front row, so that I could catch everything that was be...

Episode #284: Don't Be Predictable And Boring When Presenting

I was recently asked to be interviewed by a University senior for a project he was doing on communication in ...

Episode #283: What If I am Not Fluent In English As A Presenter

Kata, the way of doing things and Kanpekishugi or perfectionism are wonderful traits in Japan. Everything wo...

Episode #282: What If I Am A Low Energy Speaker

Being persuasive is a key element to business success. You can argue the rights and wrongs of that statement...

Episode #281: Thanking The Speaker

Presentations have a cadence. Notices are sent out to the mailing list or promoted through some form of medi...

Episode #280: How To Introduce A Speaker

Today we are going to look at how to introduce a speaker, something which we may not do so often, but still a...

Episode #279: Inspiring People To Embrace Change

Today we are going to look at inspiring people to embrace change. Not grumbling and finally accepting change....

Episode #278: Motivating Others To Action

Today we are going to look at motivating others to action. Actually, this is a devilishly difficult task. Get...

Episode #277: The Presenter’s Time, Talent and Treasure

So how have your New Year resolutions been unfolding? Change is tough, as is forming new habits by adding in...

Episode #276: Communicating With Greater Impact

Today we are going to look at communicating with greater impact. So the first question is what do we mean wh...