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Presentations and speeches
Posted by: Stephanie Joy Hubbard
27 / 01 / 22
Presenting a marketing proposal is like putting a little bit of your soul out there for critique. When you show your thinking to a client, you want them to see themselves in the challenges you lay out and you want them to be excited by your ideas. Ultimately, you want them to buy into it […]
06 / 07 / 21
It’s easy to imagine that stories are for bedtime reading, not business writing. But there’s good reason to challenge that assumption. Using some of the classic elements and structures of storytelling will appeal to an intrinsic and emotional part of your audience’s minds, and make many things you write or present at work more effective […]
Posted by: Gary Woodward
25 / 02 / 21
Being able to sum up the value you can offer in a succinct and compelling way is one of the most important skills of your professional life. It could be the deciding factor in getting your dream job, winning that next contract or making a connection that means success down the road. When you think […]
Posted by: Doug Nel
25 / 11 / 20
Presentations are known for striking fear in the hearts of many. But, for some, the terror of presenting is surpassed only by having to field questions from the audience. If that’s true for you, it’s understandable. You could be worried about saying the wrong thing or being hit with hostile or left-field questions that you […]
Posted by: Jack Elliott
13 / 11 / 20
You’ve been asked to give a presentation. Chances are, your response will be roughly one of the following: 1. It’s a subject you’re passionate about and you’re a confident speaker. You’re pleased to have the opportunity. 2. You secretly worry that your style is flat and unengaging. You’re not looking forward to it. 3. At […]
Posted by: Rob Ashton
19 / 07 / 19
Fifty years ago today, three men were sitting on top of a missile, hurtling up into the inky void, travelling the 240,000 miles (384,400 kilometres) to the moon. The Saturn V rocket propelling them had contained almost 2,000 tonnes of fuel when it left the launchpad in Florida just three days earlier – a volatile […]
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