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YOU might have to address a gathering this week. Remember that top-class speakers are interactive. As a good speaker you will already have a rapport with your audience. Never use notes. Just tell stories and listen to the feedback. And learn from it. Now, to be top class, add that you will: 1. Be in…… Continue Reading
Please add your comments at the bottom… many thanks. Time to Read: 52 secs Time to Listen: 1 min 29 secs Show up – this is always a good start – the more people, the greater your chance of a hijack. Wait for people who are late, before you begin (it would be discourteous not…… Continue Reading
HAVE a business plan. Anybody wanting to survive in business has to have a vision, a plan. It is an essential tool for thriving and moving forward as a company. Make sure you have one. When you go on a car journey, if you’re sensible, you will have mapped out your route. You know where…… Continue Reading
IN a world in which human capital is more than ever the most important raw material, there is now compelling evidence that businesses or countries that fish in only half the talent pool are handicapping themselves badly,” – Cherie Blair in the London Evening Standard of 07/03/12. Coaching for a diverse workforce – Rosalind Taylor, CEO Naked Leader Cherie…… Continue Reading
IT was 1970s rock band 10cc who came up with the lyrics Art for Arts sake. Well, Events for Events sake are part of a bygone era too. We’ve all heard of the business ‘jolly’ and most of us have more than likely been on one. Ensuring staff have a jolly good day out when…… Continue Reading
IF you would like to connect with children, pass on your experience and help large numbers, one of the most effective ways is to speak at a school. Most schools in our area will welcome an external speaker such as yourself. It’s usually easy to find a slot, then the challenge comes when you actually…… Continue Reading
WE’LL meet again, I know exactly where and precisely when! Not quite the lyrics Dame Vera Lynn conjured back in the 1940s, although close enough. Do those words strike a chord? Perhaps you are in a company where this sounds familiar, an organisation where meetings are held for meetings’ sake. A company where your boss…… Continue Reading
MAKE your big idea a killer proposition. Write it out, in language a 10-year-old would understand. Explain the pain (problems overcome) and pleasure (benefits) which will come from your big idea. Combine the two, ie, it needs to appeal to a problem being solved and an opportunity being achieved. Then, the killer part, add the…… Continue Reading
HOW to win friends and influence people? Easy. Prepare your case. In business, you need to think through what should be done, why it is needed and also think how people might react. Only then can you decide how to make your case. What is the proposal, the benefit, the cost? Why should change occur…… Continue Reading
PREPARATION, preparation, preparation. A title for a new TV programme perhaps? Well, possibly, although more pertinently, this is what you need to concentrate on before making a presentation. Anybody who has stood in front of a gathering having to make a speech will appreciate how daunting it can be. The key is to be yourself.…… Continue Reading