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...
“You can use your words to achieve great things in life … all you need is a little help.â€Â 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...
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,...
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...
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...
