Confident, composed, clear & convincing. My analysis of RBA Governor’s 1st press conference
Did you believe the messenger? My analysis of the Optus CEO’s response to the outage
Against the benchmark of a credible, believable, self-assured CEO of a major enterprise in a media regarding a significant crisis – conveyed through their affect, body language, speech and words [...]
Analysis of Qantas CEO update
Against the benchmark of a credible, believable, self-assured CEO of a major enterprise delivering a presentation to the public regarding a significant loss of trust in the leadership of the [...]
Does status make you stupid?
Michael Vassar once suggested: "Status makes people effectively stupid, as it makes [...]
Use AI to create a hook for your presentation
One good way to hook an audience to listen to you presentation at the start of your presentation is to say "Consider this, what if..." and then share ideas with good opportunities in [...]
Learn from Morgan Freeman’s gravitas
The gravitas of actor Morgan Freeman is on full display in this 50 minute interview with Charlie [...]
Passion sells – How to engage and excite your listeners
My perennial message - that I repeatedly remind my clients of, is - Perceived genuine passion 'sells'. That is, if your audience perceives you to be passionate about [...]
How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”
In my view, it is easier to start speaking, to start a presentation, to start a mission et al - than to stop speaking, stop a presentation, stop a mission. Are you guilty of finishing an [...]