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 | Sep 29, 2009 | Public Speaking, Training, Women in Business
At a recent personal coaching session I was amused to hear that the main thing the client wanted was to “Startle, Dazzle and Amaze them!” – Oh! Don’t we all!!She was very happy with the body of her speech; she felt that she had the ideal arguments to convince her...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 27, 2009 | Business, Personal Development, Training
Communication training is a wide ranging subject; and while we have specific courses which are designed to achieve specific goals, sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way.Our public speaking course aims to address the issues of those who, while nervous, need to...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 6, 2009 | Communication, Training
I am preparing for a full day’s training, and I mentioned that fact casually to a neighbour over the weekend. “Goodness” she said, “how on earth do you keep them awake for that long?”A valid question. If, of course, the training was delivered in one solid continuous...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 28, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Training
At a recent meeting of an engineering consultancy it was passionately said “We do not own oil fields, we do not manufacture, we derive our income from our people. Without Good people we cannot succeed”I am not sure who said that, but whoever it was has a real...
