Archive for the 'Presentation skills' Category

Paul
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Last Night’s Dragon’s Den: Answer The Question!

Posted in Presentation skills, Sales Skills by Paul

July 15th, 2010

A recurring theme on last night’s Dragon’s Den was people avoiding the questions. Sales expert Paul Owen shares his insights.

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Greg
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Presentation Success: Watch How Others Do It!

Posted in Presentation skills by Greg

June 22nd, 2010

Here’s a great secret to taking your presentations to the next level…

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Barrie
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Prepared Answers To Questions? Be Mindful of the Natural Pause!

Posted in Presentation skills by Barrie

June 21st, 2010

Before a recorded interview most interviewees like to ask for the questions to be sent over.  The theory is that it gives you the interviewee a chance to prepare, making for a richer set of answers.  This makes a lot of sense.
However it can fall down when the interviewee comes across as too prepared, or “canned”. 
This [...]

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Mary
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Even Steve Jobs Has A Presentation “Down Day”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

June 13th, 2010

Steve Jobs’ latest presentation shows that money and experience can’t always buy a smooth presentation!

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Greg
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Halve Your Selling Proposition (Then Halve It Again!)

Posted in Presentation skills, Sales Skills, Telesales Skills by Greg

June 10th, 2010

Sales Coach extraordinaire Greg introduces you to an activity we use in our sales training to sharpen the selling proposition and help sales people have more communication impact.

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Matt
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Presentation skills tip: Hope, Believe, Know

Posted in Presentation skills by Matt

June 5th, 2010

Here’s a simple little structure for your spoken communication to add authenticity – and engage your audience. Includes an audio grab!

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Mary
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“PowerPoint Makes Us Stupid”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

May 30th, 2010

OK – here it is. The world’s most complicated PPT slide! I wonder what it would look like as a duvet cover…

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Barrie
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The Natural Presenter Series: #1 David Blane

Posted in Presentation skills by Barrie

May 16th, 2010

The first in a series, The Natural Presenter showcases video footage of individuals who are comfortable with presenting in their own natural style. Presentation skills coach Barrie has selected David Blane – it is surprising footage and different to the normal showman!

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Do It Naturally, Or With Style?

Posted in Presentation skills by Barrie

May 7th, 2010

Just came across this article on Martin Lewis’ blog which you can also read here.
Halway down Martin talks about presenting naturally – and we couldn’t agree more!
From philanthropy to MPs’ expenses: kids say the cleverest things
by Martin Lewis
It always amuses me when you see ‘vox-pops’ on US TV that everyone there seems a born communicator [...]

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Mary
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Winning Pitches – What Do Clients Look For? (PART TWO)

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

March 4th, 2010

As part of our 2010 Pitching Season series, Mary takes a look at the second set of criteria that clients look for when pitching. This will serve as a useful checklist prior to your next pitch.

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