Powerful Presenting For Leaders

<p>When non-professional speakers can memorise a speech and deliver it without notes, that puts them in the top 1%. But Jamie Oliver won 2010 TED speaker of the Year while clutching a pile of notes a mile thick all the...

<p>Want to smash that next presentation? Put your content in the right order.</p> <p>There is one structure that is perfect for every single presentation whether that is a keynote speech, a sales pitch or 1-2-1...

<p>A presentation with only education in it is like a Xmas tree without baubles. Boring and forgettable. Stories, humour and entertainment are the baubles, tinsel and lighting that bring every presentation alive.</p>...

<p>There are three things that EVERY presentation should have - education, inspiration and entertainment.</p> <p>Problem is, most presentations are 99% education and that makes them a lecture. And no-one wants to hear a...

<p>David is not just a presentation skills coach, he is out there banging out talks in front of audiences every week.</p> <p>In this episode, he outlines 12 different lessons he learned from 12 different events, one...

<p>David recently watched a fantastic interview with the creator of DeepTomCruise, a TikTok channel. He thought it would be a frivolous (ish) conversation about creating fun videos.</p> <p>But it was way different than...

<p>'Death By Powerpoint' has been a well worn phrase that shows just how horrifically bad most presenters use this application.</p> <p>But in this episode, David explains how Powerpoint - and more specifically what we...

<p>Being the MC of a conference is a job that can make or break a fantastic event.</p> <p>David was recently asked to coach a client to perform this role who had volunteered to do it but had never done it before.</p>...

<p>All David's presentation skills coaching clients tell him the same thing. That 'their' speaking/clients/products/service is unique and different to everyone else's.</p> <p>But in reality, the basic principles behind...

<p>David's tagline is Making Leaders Presentation Rockstars and when presenting, it is brilliant to feel that way. The audience laughing at your jokes and clapping you off stage.</p> <p>But sometimes the reason behind...

<p>As a leadership presentation skills coach, David is always approached to help leaders improve their speaking in the business world first.</p> <p>But in this episode, David explains how it is even more important to...

<p>Even as an experienced 25 year speaker, David understands one thing - speaking is a live event.</p> <p>Every presentation and speech he gives has the ability to teach him something because every one is unique.</p>...

<p>David was ill over Xmas and had to cancel everything. His mate reframed it by saying that Xmas was just a refence point and he could see all the people at some other time over the coming weeks.</p> <p>David was not...

<p>David recently got asked to do somethng unusual - rewrite someone's LinkedIn profile.</p> <p>In this episode, he shares how this came about through a presentation skills coaching class he delivered and how, by...

<p>David recently did a coaching session with a client who said his boss did not treat him with the respect he deserved. But this client turned up late to see David and didn't apologise.</p> <p>Almost every leader gets...