What not to wear for women when presenting: Dangly pendants or necklaces. Bangles which rattle when your hand moves. Ear rings which swing as your head moves. Any clothing which will distract from your professionalism. High heeled shoes which cause
The power of wearing red
Red is back in fashion this season. The colour’s long been associated with power, but running alongside that is also a current of danger, as Lisa Jardine explains. What should the stylish woman be wearing this September? The answer, according
What to do with your hands when presenting
What to do with your hands when presenting. A common question we get on our presentation skills training is ‘what do I do with my hands?’ The point about all body language questions is that we want this non verbal
Presentation skills training feedback
It’s always great to receive positive feedback from clients, especially when it is unsolicited feedback from a participant: “I just wanted to say thanks for organising the presentation skills training over the last couple of days. It was
Why is it important to stand relatively still when presenting?
Why is it important to stand relatively still when presenting? Some people are natural wanderers when making a presentation, they naturally walk from side to side, or forwards and backwards. Whilst being animated and passionate in our body language can
Presenting your proposal – What if your client/colleague interrupts with a question?
When presenting an idea either informally around the table in a meeting, or more formally standing up with slides, what do you do if the client interrupts your flow with a question? At first it’s easier to think what
Presentation skills tip for those who need to turn up the volume
Some of us find presenting quite daunting and speaking loud enough can be a challenge. But if people cannot hear us they will disengage, so we need to make sure we turn the volume up, but how? We all tend
What is the role of slides in a presentation?
When we prepare to make a presentation, we often start with thinking about the slides we’re going to use. But what is the role of slides in a presentation? One way of thinking about this is to consider presentations
Presentation Skills – tip on what to say
When we need, or we’re asked to make a presentation, our first thought after ‘oh no’ might be, ‘what am I going to say?’ The content of the presentation is of course important, but where do we start? A
What is the key to the planning of an engaging presentation?
When we are asked to, or need to make a presentation, it is quite typical for us to become anxious. We want to do a good job, get our point across, but the very fact that it is a presentation