by Trish Springsteen | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
Panel discussions can be an effective communication tool or a disaster fostering boredom and miscommunication. Which do you want it to be? As a speaker you may find yourself being asked to be on a panel as a speaker more often than being asked to be a...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
“You can use your words to achieve great things in life … all you need is a little help.” Bryan Toder When I ask this question at workshops, expos, with my clients, or when speaking to introverts I often get blank looks. In fact, many of the introverts I speak with...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
What has balance got to do with speaking? Whilst it is a good idea to keep your balance when walking up to the stage, tripping is not good for your credibility, poise and confidence, the balance I advocate is when you are putting together your speeches,...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 29, 2011 | Uncategorised
So; you have a presentation to give, and you are not sure where to start. The temptation is to switch on the computer; create a new PowerPoint document and stare at the blank screen; – and what’s wrong with that?Well, it’s like deciding you want to go on...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 22, 2009 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Uncategorised
There is something about the confines of an aircraft that can bring down the barriers between people. Flying up to Port Moresby I sat next to a mining executive who was travelling to the Highlands for some interviews.My immediate assumption that he was going to be...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 21, 2009 | Uncategorised
We live, I have been told, in a ‘communication saturated world’. With information immediately available at our fingertips; with email; facebook, twitter, mobile phones and access through them to the world wide web, it appears that we must be drowning in effective...
