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What the “Experts” Won’t Tell You About Public Speaking (And 3 Things You MUST Know)

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What the “Experts” Won’t Tell You About Presentations (And 3 Things You MUST Know)

The good news? You’ve finally worked out that your boss is an idiot. The bad news? Your company pays him to be that way. Despite appeals to his common sense, he’s determined that you are going to do this presentation. You’ve explained you have the least knowledge on the subject matter of anyone else in […]

3 Ways to Use Silence in Your Presentation to Look Confident

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3 Wats to Use Silence in Your Presentation to Look Confident

Silence can make you uncomfortable. Especially, when you are doing a presentation. When you need a second to think about what to say and you’re getting no feedback from the audience, a moment of quiet can set your heart racing. Thing is, you should embrace silence. You can do a more confident presentation by making […]

7 Killer Presentation Techniques

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7 Killer Presentation Techniques

Got a presentation coming up soon? Here are 7 killer presentation techniques to help you get through your presentation confidently and make it a success. 1. Show the audience you’re listening Here’s how you shouldn’t do a presentation: The way everyone else typically does it. Typically, business presentations consist of a reluctant employee talking “at” […]

4 No-BS Tricks for a Confident Presentation

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4 No-BS Tricks for a Confident Presentation

So this is what the Peter Principle looked like. Clive glanced down at his cue cards and gulped. Why did he accept this position? He’d been happy before. He’d excelled in his role as a computer programmer and looked forward to a substantial performance-based pay rise every year. When he’d been offered the role of […]

10 Slide Design Best Practices for a Knockout Presentation. Number 9 is Impossible!

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10 Slide Design Best Practices for a Knockout Presentation. Number 9 is Impossible!

Your slides are a distraction from your presentation. They are either getting all your audience’s attention (in which case they’re not listening to you) or they are putting your audience to sleep. Think back to the bad business presentations you’ve attended. What made them bad? Most likely the presenter’s lack of preparation and knowledge, and […]

How to Squash Your Fear, Engage Your Audience, and Skyrocket Your Career

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How to Squash Your Fear, Engage Your Audience, and Skyrocket Your Career

The blue light shining from the laptop screen was all that lit the otherwise dark room. 5am and Paul’s coffee was already cold. He flicked back and forward between his slide deck and a blog article sporting advice for presenters. His heart beat faster than usual. Paul was under pressure. Only 6 hours to go […]

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8 Killer Speech Openers

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“Good afternoon. Thank you for coming to my presentation. Today I would like to talk about ….. ” How boring is this speech opener? …And how would you feel if you were sitting in the audience?



10 Ingredients of a Knockout Presentation (Number 9 is Impossible)

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This was a terrible idea. Archie swallowed hard, took one step towards the stage, and froze. 300 sets of eyes peered at the stage. Awoken by the movement in the shadows behind the bright lights. Archie Benedict looked down one last time at his notes. How had his business partner, Jeff, considered, even for a […]



9 Visual Communication Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid

Presentation Skills: 9 Visual Communication Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid

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“Penguin doing the moonwalk while eating a banana.” That’s what your crappy visual communication looks like during your presentation. Here are the top 9 visual communication mistakes that make you look stupid in your presentation… Mistake #1: Synchronized signing You know how you spent all that time practicing your gestures? …Complete waste of time! As […]



The 11 Best Presentation Hacks You Will Ever Need (#7 is Pure Genius)

The 11 Best Presentation Hacks You Will Ever Need (#7 is Pure Genius)

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The next 15 minutes were going to be a horror show. Lenny stood at the side of the stage waiting to be introduced. One hand filled with a stack of cue cards, the other hand covering a ginormous yawn. He’d hadn’t slept the night before and was paying for it now. His hamburger lunch had […]



4 Tricks to Keep Your Audience Interested

4 Tricks to Keep Your Audience Interested

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Janice Brown pressed the clicker and advanced to her second slide. She turned back to the audience and continued. “As you can see…” Janice was nervous. There were only about 25 people in front of her and this made her more jittery. She could see every wince, every uncomfortable shift, and every check of a wrist watch. […]



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