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 Always tell your audience how long you’ll be speaking for – and stick to it!

Always tell your audience how long you’ll be speaking for – and stick to it!

24/11/2022

I was at a presentation a few weeks back. I was invited to attend by a client. There was no agenda for the function. The first speaker opened her presentation. The speaker said, a few minutes [...]

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 Q&A is not the time to make a speech

Q&A is not the time to make a speech

17/11/2022

A few weeks ago I went to Stanton Library in North Sydney to hear author Alexandra Smith give a presentation about her recently published book,

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 Here’s how to ‘own’ and occupy physical space when communicating

Here’s how to ‘own’ and occupy physical space when communicating

10/11/2022

In a Talks at Google clip Professor Rajagopal Raghunathan (RR) demonstrates how to 'own' and occupy the physical space. To observe this demonstration please view the 47-14 - [...]

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 Ask this question after every senior exec meeting

Ask this question after every senior exec meeting

03/11/2022

One of the way to score yourself, after you've delivered a presentation to a group of senior executives, is to ask yourself this question:

"Have I instilled [...]

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 Sunak’s statesmanlike performance in PM speech

Sunak’s statesmanlike performance in PM speech

27/10/2022

On 25 October, Rishi Sunak delivered a pitch-perfect, statesmanlike speech in assuming the role of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In times of crisis citizens want - above all else - a [...]

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 How to confidently ask a senior exec for help

How to confidently ask a senior exec for help

20/10/2022

Imagine this ...
There is a senior executive in your organisation that you know and who knows whom you are.
How would you confidently ask [...]

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 How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”

How to stop ending your speaking turn, with “Yeah”

13/10/2022

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 [...]

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 Dropbox founder Drew Houston on what to do with feedback

Dropbox founder Drew Houston on what to do with feedback

06/10/2022

A number of years ago on a podcast** I heard Dropbox founder Drew Houston say something memorable [...]

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 Analysis of Optus CEO’s response to cyber attack

Analysis of Optus CEO’s response to cyber attack

29/09/2022

First, let me acknowledge, that with last week's cyber attack on Optus, Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Bayer-Rosmarin faced an unprecedented, extremely difficult event. Against the benchmark [...]

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 Eckhart Tolle’s secret for speaking without fear

Eckhart Tolle’s secret for speaking without fear

15/09/2022

To reinforce one point from last week's post -  Measured believable speaking from Union [...]

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