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Five steps to help you present with impact

by Ann Wright, November 26, 2023

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Do you want to present with impact? Do you want people to remember what you have to say – and take action as a result of it? The best and most effective presenters use a whole range of techniques to capture the attention of their audience and to make their points, many of which can […]

Filed Under: General, Presentation Skills Tagged With: Presentation Skills, Presenting with impact

Radio interviews: techniques to improve delivery

by Ann Wright, September 25, 2023

It may sound obvious, but when you do a radio or podcast interview, the listener can’t see you. They can’t see your expressions, your body language, your smile or frown, so all they have to judge you on is your voice. And generally, the listener is doing something else. Only part of their brain is […]

Filed Under: All posts, Media Training, Presentation Skills Tagged With: Delivery, Media Training, Presentation Skills

Lessons in public speaking

by Ann Wright, May 5, 2022

Recently, there was a thread on Twitter about public speaking by an academic called Dr Nicholas Coles. He’s a Research Scientist at Stanford University and one of his friends had critiqued a talk which he had given.  These are the lessons he learned: A year ago, a non-academic friend listened to a talk I gave. […]

Filed Under: General, Presentation Skills Tagged With: Presentation Skills, Public speaking

Planning a presentation: key questions to ask yourself

by Graham Fitzgerald, April 9, 2021

Planning a presentation

When planning a presentation you need to think about your audience and ask what you want them to learn and take away from it. Our presentation trainer Sue Carruthers says that knowing your objectives will give you clarity and enable you to see how much potential content you can discard. For example, if you want […]

Filed Under: General, Presentation Skills Tagged With: Presentation Skills

9 steps to perfect your conference panel performance

by Ann Wright, February 14, 2020

If you’re an academic, an expert, or an entrepreneur, you may well be asked to be part of a conference panel. Here our trainer Paul Curran explains nine steps to making sure you give a good performance.  Being invited as a guest on a discussion panel is a great way to boost your profile, and […]

Filed Under: All posts, Guest posts, Presentation Skills Tagged With: about, panel facilitation, Presentation Skills

Good communication skills: using the right words

by Ann Wright, February 21, 2016

Communication skills

There is an oft-quoted statistic that the words you say make up just seven percent of successful communication skills. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t think about them carefully. Here are three quick tips: The art of listening The first key to communicating well is to learn the art of listening. This is really the […]

Filed Under: General, Media Consultancy, Presentation Skills, Public Relations Tagged With: Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public speaking

Communicating well as a CEO

by Ann Wright, June 19, 2015

“For a business leader, building reputation and trust IS the day job, which makes communications the day job too.” That quote is by the former head of Marks and Spencer, Stuart Rose, who knows a thing or two about the importance of good communicating well, and how it can protect and enhance your reputation. It […]

Filed Under: General, Presentation Skills, Public Relations Tagged With: CEOs, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Steve Jobs

Slideshare: Communication skills for CEOs

by Ann Wright, May 24, 2015

Nelson the PR expert

If you are a senior leader, or CEO, the way in which you communicate can make the difference between shared vision or a fractured vision,  a happy team and a discontented team, and an enviable reputation and a question mark. It is an integral part of your role to communicate effectively. This week I gave a […]

Filed Under: General, Presentation Skills, Public Relations Tagged With: Communication Skills, Presentation Skills

Presentation skills: the 6 Ps

by Ann Wright, June 13, 2012

Several of our recent blogs have focused on the importance of your voice during radio interviews, but it’s not just when talking to the media that it is important to use your voice well. Here our presentation skills expert Sue Carruthers lets us into the secret of the six Ps of performance – and how […]

Filed Under: General, Guest posts, Presentation Skills Tagged With: Presentation Skills, Sue Carruthers, Voice

The secrets of great client communication

by Ann Wright, April 15, 2012

Rough House team presentation skills trainer Sue Carruthers

The ability to communicate well is vital in all spheres of life – and for those in business, the way you communicate can be the difference between success and failure. In the first of a series of occasional blogs, our presentation trainer, Sue Carruthers gives the inside track on the secrets of great client communication – how […]

Filed Under: All posts, Guest posts, Presentation Skills Tagged With: Client communication, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Sue Carruthers

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