Naked Presenting

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and We’re…

QueenOfDiamonds — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:09 +0000

Your audience doesn’t think in words. They instantly convert the words you say when you are speaking and presenting into pictures. That’s just how it works. This works to your advantage if you can deliver words that create powerful, vivid images that will stick in your audience’s minds for months [...]

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What Seeds Are You Planting Today?

QueenOfDiamonds — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:06:04 +0000

Every word, every image, every colour and font when you are speaking and presenting will plant seeds in the minds of those listening. If you choose to talk of problems, of the poor economy, of troubles and downturns, then the seeds are of doubt, of fear even. A few years [...]

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Sometimes A C Grade Is The Best Thing to Aim For

QueenOfDiamonds — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:55:29 +0000

One of the things that stops experts and people with great information from sharing it through speaking and presenting is their need or desire to get it perfect first time. So they procrastinate, they prevaricate, they do the ironing and tidy the garage, and their valuable Diamonds never see the [...]

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The Greatest Gift to Your Audience Is To Be Fully Present

QueenOfDiamonds — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:27:45 +0000

Young children can teach public speakers and presenters about the most important thing in being a great presenter: being in the moment. Toddlers don’t think about what happened ten seconds ago, they have no hangups over how long it took them to master walking or eating with a spoon, they [...]

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Can A Flipchart Up-Stage A Presenter?

QueenOfDiamonds — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:49:26 +0000

As a presenter or public speaker, you are no doubt all too aware of the vagaries of technology – from projector bulbs that blow on your first slide, to missing leads, to fonts that go haywire… After all pretty much anything that can go wrong, does go wrong, one time [...]

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Are You Putting Lipstick on a Pig?

QueenOfDiamonds — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:53:29 +0000

Have you ever found yourself worrying about something that isn’t really the most important thing when you are presenting or putting on an event? You’re not alone. That was me last weekend. We had a huge party planned to celebrate our forthcoming new family, and there I was on Friday [...]

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Are You Selling Yourself Too Cheaply?

QueenOfDiamonds — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:56:02 +0000

One of the most difficult areas when you are running your own business is the issue of price – what you charge for your services or products. You can look around the see what other people are charging (even if you have no idea of their overheads, how many hours [...]

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Y is for You: The A-Z of Naked Presenting

QueenOfDiamonds — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:25:09 +0000

Your presentation is not about YOU. It is NEVER about YOU. Go back to A is for Audience and start again if you think it is.

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If You Promise the Earth, You Better Deliver The Earth

QueenOfDiamonds — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:44:28 +0000

First impressions count. Before you’ve even opened your mouth, you have influenced your audience – with your posture, your clothes, your title slide, from the room layout, whether you welcomed them or not, whether you are smiling or nervously mumbling to yourself. But one of the biggest influences of all [...]

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Know Like and Trust is Not Enough

QueenOfDiamonds — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:24:38 +0000

It is often said that people buy only when they when they know us, like us and trust us. And whilst that is partly true, it’s not enough! There’s something missing in those three phrases. Something that means that thousands of people could know, like and trust you and get [...]

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