by Trish Springsteen | Dec 13, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
…All shiny and new and wide awake! Isn’t language wonderful? Who hasn’t sat and listened as a consummate storyteller wove mental pictures for us with wonderful words?Have you ever wondered why language evolved the way it did – after all we are told that “a...
by Trish Springsteen | Dec 6, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
My granddaughter is twelve years old, and is going to an all-girl’s school next term. I asked her if she was looking forward to it. “Oh, yes” she sighed “Boys just never listen!”Welcome to the real world honey; and as any woman will tell you, neither do men!We’ve all...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 26, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
Trish and I have just finished a One Day Public Speaking Workshop where the focus was on creating clear communication; and when I came home and found this in my In-Box.It’s from the blog of Simon Roskrow, the Owner & Managing Director of Training Reality Ltd and...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 19, 2009 | Business, Public Speaking, Training
When thinking about visual aids to assist our presentations we too often forget about the flipchart. I was at a presentation the other day and it was great to see the presenter using a flip chart or butcher’s paper as it can be commonly termed.The greatest advantage...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 17, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking, Training
When we are doing presentations and looking for a visual aid the most popular one chosen is PowerPoint. There are many reasons – its easy to use, has lots of templates, it’s the latest technology.One of the first pitfalls occurs right here – we become so enamoured of...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 15, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
Have you listened to a presentation that seems to be going nowhere? Perhaps you have struggled to understand just what is important in all this mass of information? And I bet if you have, you have given up the task!If only the speaker had understood the importance of...
