Monday, 16 March 2009
Have You Been Found Out?
Writing stuff on the internet and blogosphere can expose certain things about you as speaker Kare Anderson explains here.
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Geoff Burch Writes About The Economy
This is a fun story from Geoff Burch:
LIVING ON THE EDGE
THE STORY OF A CREDIT CRUNCH
By Geoff Burch
There was a land that was on the edge of the highest of high cliffs. The people of this land toiled and worked and struggled to make a living. They made things and they grew things. They lived by the strength of their backs and the sweat of their brows.
This life made them strong and resilient and they were proud to tell outsiders that they lived on the edge. They were very competitive with each other and always tried to better one another. Despite this they considered themselves close-knit, probably because they were united by their dislike and suspicion of outsiders.
So, you can imagine their consternation when a strange, silent young stranger occupied a deserted cabin in their land. They decided to check this guy out and it didn’t exactly put their minds at rest to discover that he was exiled from his previous land for treason and sedition. Apparently when he was a young boy, the king of his land had ordered a fabulous magical suit from some internationally renowned tailors. The enchantment of this fabulously expensive bejeweled garment was that if you were stupid, the suit became invisible to you. The king subsequently appeared naked to this boy who was therefore clearly stupid and instead of quietly admitting his disability, went around shouting that the king was “in the altogether!” Fortunately, despite rumours and fairy stories to the contrary, this disgraceful behaviour ceased when the heartbroken tailors gave him a good kicking and the king exiled him. Everyone watching acknowledged their own intelligence and admired the fine suit.
Now, this boy – older and somewhat wiser – lived among the people on the edge and they weren’t happy. Sometimes they would challenge him to say anything critical about them, but he had learned his lesson and said nothing – which gave them no excuse to get rid of him.
Then one day there was a miraculous event. The people awoke one morning to discover that from the top of the cliff, a small bridge had grown. At the other end of the bridge was a small pink fluffy cloud. For weeks people came and viewed the bridge but no one dared set foot on it, but the one day two intrepid young men crossed the bridge into the pink cloud. In there they found a sunlit land with blue birds, rabbits, and trees laden with luscious fruit. On the ground were a scattering of precious gems and metals. The young men picked fruit and treasure and returned across the bridge a lot wealthier than they had been before. Soon more people crossed the bridge to harvest the bounty of the pink cloud. The people celebrated their luck and the only sour note was that the path to the bridge had to pass the strange young man’s cabin – and when he stood outside and watched them, they felt he knew something they didn’t. Sometimes folk would challenge him to tell them.
“OK, what? Go on, what? What’s your problem?”
He would pull a face, shrug his sad shoulders and disappear back behind his front door.
A strange thing about the bridge and the cloud was that the more they were used, the bigger they grew. The bridge became a magnificent sight to see and the cloud was huge and so was the land inside it. In the land was a very beautiful kind of tree that had been in blossom ever since the place had been discovered. The people had wondered what fabulous fruit it would bear. Finally the tree produced large pods which before anyone could pick them erupted into coloured fans. On closer inspection it was clear that these fans were wads of money! Everyone laughed. Their parents had always said, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” Well now it did. People surged across the bridge with barrow loads of cash, treasure and fruits. Again the only downside was that young man just watching.
With so much wealth literally falling from the trees, why break your back in the fields, wear your fingers to the bone at the lathe, or sweat your life away in a kitchen. People in far-off lands who mainly survived by growing stuff and eating it wanted a share of this wealth. So they either sold their crops to the people on the edge or they started making things for them or they moved to the edge themselves and did the toiling for a handful of the cash.
The people on the edge realized that all this success could be attributed to their superior intellect and that physical effort was far beneath them. They also knew that they never wanted their children to toil with their hands. Intellect brings better rewards. So they built schools and colleges where the young could get intellect from the people who had chosen themselves to be professors.
One of these mighty brains prepared mathematical formula which would show birds how to fly. He crossed the bridge and as the young bluebirds hatched from their eggs, he strutted about holding his lapels reciting this formula to them.
A few weeks later, amazingly, the bluebirds flew. He was carried shoulder-high back across the bridge and given a big gold cup and his own university to be in charge of. Another professor watched the bridge grow and could predict its size each day. The people would gather under his balcony at his university and he would say things like,
“I predict bridge growth to be between 12 and 16%”
And the next day, when it was clearly 15% bigger, he got a cup too!
Another amazing event happened. One day a man harvesting money in the fluffy cloud-land, dropped a bundle down a rabbit hole. He didn’t notice until he got home and realized that he was short a bundle of money. He went back the next day and searched about the tree. Putting his hand down the rabbit hole, he realized that not only was the bundle of money there, but it had doubled in size. For a while he tried putting the odd wad of cash in the rabbit holes and overnight they always doubled. He shared this secret with a very few friends and out of those few friends, this phenomenon only worked for some of them but that didn’t matter because those with the gift could double anyone’s’ money. These men declared themselves bankers or barons of the bridge. Soon the traffic had reversed and everyone was bringing home loads of cash back over the bridge to the cloud.
The young man just watched with that funny annoying puzzled look on his face.
The people from the foreign land were soon handing their cash to the bridge barons to have it doubled. The money doubled, the bridge doubled, and the pink fluffy cloud just grew huge. The more cash they piled into the rabbit holes, the bigger the cloud grew.
Then the people woke up one morning and the bridge had completely collapsed. It had cracked and crumbled and hundreds of pieces had tumbled into the gorge below. The people watched as the pink cloud, now not anchored to anything, started to drift with the wind, which tugged and blew as little wisps and tendrils like candy floss disappeared into the turbulent air. Before their very eyes it was pulled into smaller bits until it was gone as if it had never existed.
“We are ruined!” the horrified crowd cried.
“All our wealth was in that cloud”.
“And so was ours” the people from the foreign land cried angrily, “We will have to go back to growing stuff again.”
The cry went up, “Why did the bridge collapse?”
The professors didn’t know despite their intellect. Then someone said,
“I bet that sly kid knows why the bridge collapsed”
A huge mob went to the young man’s cabin. When he came out they cried,
“Alright smartarse. Why did the bridge collapse?”
The young man sadly replied, “You foolish people. You are asking the wrong question. The question I have been asking myself every day, and what you should have asked yourselves is not why it collapsed, but why it stayed up. What was holding it up in the first place?”
LIVING ON THE EDGE
THE STORY OF A CREDIT CRUNCH
By Geoff Burch
There was a land that was on the edge of the highest of high cliffs. The people of this land toiled and worked and struggled to make a living. They made things and they grew things. They lived by the strength of their backs and the sweat of their brows.
This life made them strong and resilient and they were proud to tell outsiders that they lived on the edge. They were very competitive with each other and always tried to better one another. Despite this they considered themselves close-knit, probably because they were united by their dislike and suspicion of outsiders.
So, you can imagine their consternation when a strange, silent young stranger occupied a deserted cabin in their land. They decided to check this guy out and it didn’t exactly put their minds at rest to discover that he was exiled from his previous land for treason and sedition. Apparently when he was a young boy, the king of his land had ordered a fabulous magical suit from some internationally renowned tailors. The enchantment of this fabulously expensive bejeweled garment was that if you were stupid, the suit became invisible to you. The king subsequently appeared naked to this boy who was therefore clearly stupid and instead of quietly admitting his disability, went around shouting that the king was “in the altogether!” Fortunately, despite rumours and fairy stories to the contrary, this disgraceful behaviour ceased when the heartbroken tailors gave him a good kicking and the king exiled him. Everyone watching acknowledged their own intelligence and admired the fine suit.
Now, this boy – older and somewhat wiser – lived among the people on the edge and they weren’t happy. Sometimes they would challenge him to say anything critical about them, but he had learned his lesson and said nothing – which gave them no excuse to get rid of him.
Then one day there was a miraculous event. The people awoke one morning to discover that from the top of the cliff, a small bridge had grown. At the other end of the bridge was a small pink fluffy cloud. For weeks people came and viewed the bridge but no one dared set foot on it, but the one day two intrepid young men crossed the bridge into the pink cloud. In there they found a sunlit land with blue birds, rabbits, and trees laden with luscious fruit. On the ground were a scattering of precious gems and metals. The young men picked fruit and treasure and returned across the bridge a lot wealthier than they had been before. Soon more people crossed the bridge to harvest the bounty of the pink cloud. The people celebrated their luck and the only sour note was that the path to the bridge had to pass the strange young man’s cabin – and when he stood outside and watched them, they felt he knew something they didn’t. Sometimes folk would challenge him to tell them.
“OK, what? Go on, what? What’s your problem?”
He would pull a face, shrug his sad shoulders and disappear back behind his front door.
A strange thing about the bridge and the cloud was that the more they were used, the bigger they grew. The bridge became a magnificent sight to see and the cloud was huge and so was the land inside it. In the land was a very beautiful kind of tree that had been in blossom ever since the place had been discovered. The people had wondered what fabulous fruit it would bear. Finally the tree produced large pods which before anyone could pick them erupted into coloured fans. On closer inspection it was clear that these fans were wads of money! Everyone laughed. Their parents had always said, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” Well now it did. People surged across the bridge with barrow loads of cash, treasure and fruits. Again the only downside was that young man just watching.
With so much wealth literally falling from the trees, why break your back in the fields, wear your fingers to the bone at the lathe, or sweat your life away in a kitchen. People in far-off lands who mainly survived by growing stuff and eating it wanted a share of this wealth. So they either sold their crops to the people on the edge or they started making things for them or they moved to the edge themselves and did the toiling for a handful of the cash.
The people on the edge realized that all this success could be attributed to their superior intellect and that physical effort was far beneath them. They also knew that they never wanted their children to toil with their hands. Intellect brings better rewards. So they built schools and colleges where the young could get intellect from the people who had chosen themselves to be professors.
One of these mighty brains prepared mathematical formula which would show birds how to fly. He crossed the bridge and as the young bluebirds hatched from their eggs, he strutted about holding his lapels reciting this formula to them.
A few weeks later, amazingly, the bluebirds flew. He was carried shoulder-high back across the bridge and given a big gold cup and his own university to be in charge of. Another professor watched the bridge grow and could predict its size each day. The people would gather under his balcony at his university and he would say things like,
“I predict bridge growth to be between 12 and 16%”
And the next day, when it was clearly 15% bigger, he got a cup too!
Another amazing event happened. One day a man harvesting money in the fluffy cloud-land, dropped a bundle down a rabbit hole. He didn’t notice until he got home and realized that he was short a bundle of money. He went back the next day and searched about the tree. Putting his hand down the rabbit hole, he realized that not only was the bundle of money there, but it had doubled in size. For a while he tried putting the odd wad of cash in the rabbit holes and overnight they always doubled. He shared this secret with a very few friends and out of those few friends, this phenomenon only worked for some of them but that didn’t matter because those with the gift could double anyone’s’ money. These men declared themselves bankers or barons of the bridge. Soon the traffic had reversed and everyone was bringing home loads of cash back over the bridge to the cloud.
The young man just watched with that funny annoying puzzled look on his face.
The people from the foreign land were soon handing their cash to the bridge barons to have it doubled. The money doubled, the bridge doubled, and the pink fluffy cloud just grew huge. The more cash they piled into the rabbit holes, the bigger the cloud grew.
Then the people woke up one morning and the bridge had completely collapsed. It had cracked and crumbled and hundreds of pieces had tumbled into the gorge below. The people watched as the pink cloud, now not anchored to anything, started to drift with the wind, which tugged and blew as little wisps and tendrils like candy floss disappeared into the turbulent air. Before their very eyes it was pulled into smaller bits until it was gone as if it had never existed.
“We are ruined!” the horrified crowd cried.
“All our wealth was in that cloud”.
“And so was ours” the people from the foreign land cried angrily, “We will have to go back to growing stuff again.”
The cry went up, “Why did the bridge collapse?”
The professors didn’t know despite their intellect. Then someone said,
“I bet that sly kid knows why the bridge collapsed”
A huge mob went to the young man’s cabin. When he came out they cried,
“Alright smartarse. Why did the bridge collapse?”
The young man sadly replied, “You foolish people. You are asking the wrong question. The question I have been asking myself every day, and what you should have asked yourselves is not why it collapsed, but why it stayed up. What was holding it up in the first place?”
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Jonathan Gabay On Barbie's 50th Birthday
Jonathan Gabay was on CNN earlier this week talking about the brand that is Barbie:
Saturday, 7 March 2009
Jennifer Aniston At Film Premiere
If you're into celeb spotting this clip which features Jennifer Aniston will interest you:
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Jennifer Aniston In Leicester Square
Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson were in London's Leicester Square on Monday evening for the UK Premiere of Marley & Me.
Photos courtesy of Leicester Square Television
Photos courtesy of Leicester Square Television
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Top Political Blogs Of The Week
From the USA, Alan Caruba asks whether it's all a conspiracy.
Harry's Place on Chavez
Guido on Wall Street going below 7000.
and finally.............
Shane Greer on those "City types"
Harry's Place on Chavez
Guido on Wall Street going below 7000.
and finally.............
Shane Greer on those "City types"
Sunday, 1 March 2009
March On!
In The First Week:
Sunday 01 March
Football: Carling Cup Final, Wembley
St David's Day
Thursday 05 March - Sunday 08 March
Crufts Dog Sow, NEC, Birmingham
Thursday 05 March - Sunday 15 March
Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland
Friday 06 March -
Liberal Democrats Spring Conference, Harrogate
Friday 06 March - Tuesday 10 March
Cricket: W. Indies v England 4th Test, Trinidad & Tobago
Saturday 07 March
Football: FA Cup Quarter Finals
Football: Scottish FA Cup Quarter Finals
Sunday 08 March
Arts: The Laurence Olivier Awards, London
Sunday 01 March
Football: Carling Cup Final, Wembley
St David's Day
Thursday 05 March - Sunday 08 March
Crufts Dog Sow, NEC, Birmingham
Thursday 05 March - Sunday 15 March
Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland
Friday 06 March -
Liberal Democrats Spring Conference, Harrogate
Friday 06 March - Tuesday 10 March
Cricket: W. Indies v England 4th Test, Trinidad & Tobago
Saturday 07 March
Football: FA Cup Quarter Finals
Football: Scottish FA Cup Quarter Finals
Sunday 08 March
Arts: The Laurence Olivier Awards, London
Friday, 27 February 2009
Gordon Brown On The Warpath
The Prime Minister is angry over the "Fredgate" pension row. This on the BBC website
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Iain Dale and Sir Fred Goodwin
In his latest blog post, Iain Dale has made a strong attack on the former head of RBS, Sir Fred Goodwin. Dale's comments are centred on the scandal about Sir Fred's pension which is reported to be in the region of £650,000 per year for life.
Wendy Richards Dies at 68
British TV star, Wendy Richards has died from cancer. Read this from the BBC Website
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
On This Day In 1964
1964: Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston in one of the greatest shocks in boxing history.
Source: BBC
Source: BBC
Monday, 23 February 2009
Iain Dale On Setanta Sport
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Iain Dale Speaking On BBC TV
Geoff Burch Speaking In Barnet
Last December, Geoff Burch spoke at Communicate With Clarity at Barnet FC. The event was called "Cold Calls To Hot Leads" and explained how one gets business appointments by phone.
Saturday, 21 February 2009
The Brit Awards
Here's some footage from The Brit Awards which were held in London earlier this week. Here's K T Tunstall arriving
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Ways To Calm Down Before Making A Speech
Life Hacker is a wonderful resource for all manner of things. This was posted last year about how to calm down before speaking in public.
Ed. I recommend deep diaphragmic breathing, like this
Ed. I recommend deep diaphragmic breathing, like this
Know Your Audience
This was first published at Corporate Presenter last year. As a speaker, corporate host or presenter, it's so important to know your audience and to be tactful.It highlights two "Golden Rules" of public-speaking.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Know your Audience
2 things not to do when public-speaking
Trevor Phillips, who chairs the Commission for Racial Equality was left with egg on his face after making a terrible gaffe whilst attending a function on the Queen’s official birthday on Saturday. His was a guest speaker at the Imperial College London’s Centenary Ball when he made a joke about the Queen Mother and her colostomy bag. Guests were shocked and disgusted at his ill-considered joke.
I’ve heard Trevor Phillips speak before and he doesn’t strike me as someone who would make such a basic error. If you are asked to entertain an audience with a joke or funny story then make absolutely sure you won’t offend anybody. Ask beforehand if necessary and if in doubt cut it out. The other golden rule is KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Know your Audience
2 things not to do when public-speaking
Trevor Phillips, who chairs the Commission for Racial Equality was left with egg on his face after making a terrible gaffe whilst attending a function on the Queen’s official birthday on Saturday. His was a guest speaker at the Imperial College London’s Centenary Ball when he made a joke about the Queen Mother and her colostomy bag. Guests were shocked and disgusted at his ill-considered joke.
I’ve heard Trevor Phillips speak before and he doesn’t strike me as someone who would make such a basic error. If you are asked to entertain an audience with a joke or funny story then make absolutely sure you won’t offend anybody. Ask beforehand if necessary and if in doubt cut it out. The other golden rule is KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE.
Monday, 16 February 2009
Morris Dancing
Morris - A Life With Bells On is a new comedy film about Morris dancing. Check out the promo video. It seem like fun. Top UK Blogger Theo Spark has placed it on his successful site and it's receiving rave reviews.
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Iain Dale Makes Sunday Times Top Bloggers List
Iain Dale's Diary is listed in the Sunday Times top bloggers list.
Friday, 13 February 2009
Speaking Badly
This short article appeared in today's e-zine from The Media Coach, Alan Stevens:
HOW TO GIVE A REALLY BAD SPEECH
As Yogi Berra used to say "You can learn a lot from watching". Well I've been watching people make speeches for over thirty years, and many of them were fantastic. Some were just average. A few were - well, utterly dreadful would not be too harsh a description. So I've come up with a checklist of how to give a really bad speech. Here it is.
Start badly
Not know how to use the microphone or other technology
Have a confusing message (or no message at all)
Patronise the audience
Read from a script
Turn your back on the audience
Try to tell jokes
Use jargon or technical language
Run out of time
End poorly
No prizes for guessing what you have to do to give a really good speech.
"This information was written by Alan Stevens, and originally appeared in "The MediaCoach", his free weekly ezine, available at www.mediacoach.co.uk."
HOW TO GIVE A REALLY BAD SPEECH
As Yogi Berra used to say "You can learn a lot from watching". Well I've been watching people make speeches for over thirty years, and many of them were fantastic. Some were just average. A few were - well, utterly dreadful would not be too harsh a description. So I've come up with a checklist of how to give a really bad speech. Here it is.
Start badly
Not know how to use the microphone or other technology
Have a confusing message (or no message at all)
Patronise the audience
Read from a script
Turn your back on the audience
Try to tell jokes
Use jargon or technical language
Run out of time
End poorly
No prizes for guessing what you have to do to give a really good speech.
"This information was written by Alan Stevens, and originally appeared in "The MediaCoach", his free weekly ezine, available at www.mediacoach.co.uk."
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Orlando Cachaito Lopez.............
.from the Buena Vista Social Club passed away yesterday. You can read about him here. And here's something for you to enjoy.
Monday, 9 February 2009
That Speaker - Aileen Bennett
An Englishwoman doing rather well over there in the States is Aileen Bennett. She has one of the most funky speaker websites you are likely to see. It's called That Speaker
Sunday, 8 February 2009
The Week Ahead
Sunday 08 February
Grammy Awards, Los Angeles
British Academy (BAFTA) Film Awards
Monday 09 February - Friday 13 February
Church Of England General Synod Spring Meeting
Tuesday 10 February
Israel: Parliamentary Elections
Wednesday 11 February
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Georgia, Dublin
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: San Marino v N.Ireland
Thursday 12 February
Abraham Lincoln born 200 years ago
Charles Darwin born 200 years ago
Thursday 12 February - Monday 23 February
Houses of Lords & Commons rise for Half Term Recess
Friday 13 February - Tuesday 17 February
Cricket: W.Indies v England 2nd Test, Antigua
Friday 13 February
Unlucky Day: Friday the 13th
UK Film Release: Pink Panther 2
Saturday 14 February
Football: FA Cup Fifth Round
Rugby Union: Wales v England
St Valentine's Day
25 years ago: Torvill and Dean won Olympic Gold
Grammy Awards, Los Angeles
British Academy (BAFTA) Film Awards
Monday 09 February - Friday 13 February
Church Of England General Synod Spring Meeting
Tuesday 10 February
Israel: Parliamentary Elections
Wednesday 11 February
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: Rep of Ireland v Georgia, Dublin
Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifier: San Marino v N.Ireland
Thursday 12 February
Abraham Lincoln born 200 years ago
Charles Darwin born 200 years ago
Thursday 12 February - Monday 23 February
Houses of Lords & Commons rise for Half Term Recess
Friday 13 February - Tuesday 17 February
Cricket: W.Indies v England 2nd Test, Antigua
Friday 13 February
Unlucky Day: Friday the 13th
UK Film Release: Pink Panther 2
Saturday 14 February
Football: FA Cup Fifth Round
Rugby Union: Wales v England
St Valentine's Day
25 years ago: Torvill and Dean won Olympic Gold
Public Speaking Resource Blog
Six Minutes is one of the best public speaking resource blogs around. Worth dipping into from time to time.
How To Look Professional When Speaking
This piece is taken from the website of Simply Speaking, a London-based consultancy who offer voice and presentation training.
Look Professional: Body Language Speaks
Body language is just as important as words when it comes to getting a message across. But what should you do with your hands when you're talking in public? And how should you move your body?
Do you ever feel physically uncomfortable not knowing quite what to do? Should you gesticulate frequently or keep gestures to a minimum? Should you wander around or stay stock still?
A convincing speaker uses powerful body language, including strong, defined movements and stillness. But unless you are taught to use your personal body language effectively, it can be really hard to know what to do.
For your speech to have impact, your body language must reflect your words, and vice versa. We will teach you to match these comfortably so that your audience can simultaneously see, hear and understand what you mean.
"Won't I feel uncomfortable changing my body language?"
We try to make the process as pain free as possible. We will take you out of your comfort zone a little, but you will be in a safe environment where it doesn't matter if you make a mistake. We are here to support you.
The body speaks very loudly, but many people don't know exactly what their non-verbal communication is saying to their audience. We will give you expert feedback on your body language and gently encourage you to try new techniques.
However, we realise that your body language is part of your personality and as everyone is different, the body language that works for you will be very individual and we won't suggest doing anything uncomfortable or unnatural.
Making eye contact
Another vital part of public speaking is making eye contact with your audience. This draws people in and makes them listen because they feel you are addressing them personally.
But although it sounds simple, lots of people find it difficult to make appropriate eye contact, particularly with a big audience. There are lots of misconceptions about what to do, and we will clear these up for you. We will show you how to make effective eye contact, increasing your authority and audience rapport and establishing a professional presence.
Look Professional: Body Language Speaks
Body language is just as important as words when it comes to getting a message across. But what should you do with your hands when you're talking in public? And how should you move your body?
Do you ever feel physically uncomfortable not knowing quite what to do? Should you gesticulate frequently or keep gestures to a minimum? Should you wander around or stay stock still?
A convincing speaker uses powerful body language, including strong, defined movements and stillness. But unless you are taught to use your personal body language effectively, it can be really hard to know what to do.
For your speech to have impact, your body language must reflect your words, and vice versa. We will teach you to match these comfortably so that your audience can simultaneously see, hear and understand what you mean.
"Won't I feel uncomfortable changing my body language?"
We try to make the process as pain free as possible. We will take you out of your comfort zone a little, but you will be in a safe environment where it doesn't matter if you make a mistake. We are here to support you.
The body speaks very loudly, but many people don't know exactly what their non-verbal communication is saying to their audience. We will give you expert feedback on your body language and gently encourage you to try new techniques.
However, we realise that your body language is part of your personality and as everyone is different, the body language that works for you will be very individual and we won't suggest doing anything uncomfortable or unnatural.
Making eye contact
Another vital part of public speaking is making eye contact with your audience. This draws people in and makes them listen because they feel you are addressing them personally.
But although it sounds simple, lots of people find it difficult to make appropriate eye contact, particularly with a big audience. There are lots of misconceptions about what to do, and we will clear these up for you. We will show you how to make effective eye contact, increasing your authority and audience rapport and establishing a professional presence.
Friday, 6 February 2009
BBC Presenter Jeremy Clarkson In Trouble
BBC presenter and corporate host Jeremy Clarkson landed himself in hot water this week by calling Prime Minister, Gordon Brown a "one-eyed Scottish idiot". Jeremy later apologised.
Iain Dale has blogged this about the situation an draws parallels with "Thatchergate"
Iain Dale has blogged this about the situation an draws parallels with "Thatchergate"
Storytelling In Public Speaking
Jason Peck wrote a very interesting blog post on this subject just a few days ago. Many successful speakers and presenters tell stories when speaking.
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Iain Dale on BBC Radio 4
Iain Dale was on the Today programme this morning. He was asked his opinion about Carol Thatcher whose been axed from The One Show. She was reported for making an off-air "racist" remark.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
How To Speak About The Weather
The UK has been hit in the last 48 hours with the worst snowfalls since the late 1980's. Speaker Nick R Thomas says that adverse weather is no excuse not to give a talk!
Sunday, 1 February 2009
Understanding Your Audience
Professional speakers will know their audience ahead of any speaking engagement. Speaking coach Lisa Braithwaite from California, highlights this in one of her recent blog posts.
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