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 […]
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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 […]
10 Confidence-Boosting Steroids for Your Next Speech (Number 9 Will Knock Your Socks Off!)
I remember those sleepless nights. I remember my heart pounding. I remember the heat coming from my beetroot red face. I remember my first presentation well… A total nightmare. Here are 11 confidence-boosting steroids I wish I knew when I did that first presentation. 1. Remember that your slides are like fake boobs Before you […]
10 Reasons to Hate Presenters
Presenters. Perhaps the people responsible for the biggest waste of time in business. Let me set the scene… It’s Wednesday afternoon. You’ve got a crapload of work to get through and you’re fast running out of time. You’ve got plans this evening. You’ve been looking forward to catching up with your friends for a few […]
3 Tricks to Tame Your Anxiety Before and During a Presentation
Anxiety is a killer. Your presentation doesn’t stand a chance against it. The more anxious you are about your presentation the closer to disaster you are. You see, anxiety feeds on itself. As your anxiety builds, you focus on what could go wrong and the anxiety gets stronger. The anxiety snowball gains momentum until it’s […]
How to Be a Confident Public Speaker (Even When You’re Scared Out Of Your Mind)
…Imagine the audience naked. Just kidding! That’s perhaps the stupidest advice ever given. You’re already nervous, a million thoughts running through your mind. The last thing you need to add to your already full plate is an image of a naked Derrick from sales or a naked Janice from accounting. Blurrghhh! So how do you […]