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Life’s too short for dull presentations part 5 Anxiety

29/06/2009

Life’s too short for dull presentations part 5 Anxiety Anxiety – What can we do so we are not a quivering wreck when we stand up to speak? Firstly let me bust a common myth – everyone gets nervous. Even professionals – its just that some people get used to it with experience and others […]

Life’s too short for dull presentations part 4 Delivery

22/06/2009

Life’s too short for dull presentations part 4 Delivery You’ve probably heard that people retain information like this: 7% Verbal, 38% Vocal, 55% Visual (this is probably an underestimation by the way). But even so, it means that if we say some great stuff with a dull voice and bad body language our message is […]

Life’s too short for dull presentation part 3 the balancing act!

15/06/2009

Life’s too short for dull presentations part 2 Preparation

08/06/2009

Preparation – If you can’t say it in a minute, you can’t say it in an hour… Start with the end in mind…sounds cheesy, but its easy to skip this bit and carry on regardless, ending up planning a talk that isn’t anything to do with what you were meant to do. Ask: Who am […]

Life's too short for dull presentations part 1 The Wedding Speech

01/06/2009

Life’s too short for dull presentations

June is speaking tips month

26/05/2009

On every Monday in June this blog will publish a part of my five-part article called “Life’s too short for dull presentations” – ideal for anyone who wants to present / speak even better! Subscribe now so you dont miss out 🙂 It’s free! Lee

Soothing words and stiff upper lips – is this the best ever motivational poster?

04/02/2009

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Soothing words and stiff upper lips Lee Jackson www.cuttothechase.co.uk

Apple introduces Keynote '09 the ultimate tool for speakers and trainers. Compare this to Powerpoint and realise why I am a convert!

06/01/2009

Oh yeah and did I mention you can use your Iphone or Ipod Touch to move the slides on and view them via Wifi! WOW! Apple – iWork – Keynote – Presentations with amazing effects. Lee Jackson www.cuttothechase.co.uk

Are your presentations more Gordon Brown than Barack Obama? – 01 Oct 2008

02/10/2008

Are your presentations more Gordon Brown than Barack Obama? At times of economic uncertainty, voters look to strong leaders to guide us out of our troubles. So with the eyes of the media and the nation on Gordon Brown’s recent keynote speech in Manchester, why did he deliver the presentation equivalent of the curling British […]

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