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How to Have Better Public Speaking Presentations in Under 3 Minutes.

July 2nd, 2014 |no comments

Public speaking is all about getting your message across and NOT the length of time for which you speak

This video on public speaking will show you have to add impact, believability and conviction to your next foray into public speaking – in under three minutes.

G’day. Darren from Executive Speaking here.

I want to give you one public speaking secret that’ll help you lift the style and the quality of your presentations so they’re easier for you to listen to and they’re easier for your audience to engage with and understand.

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Three Causes of Boring Public Speaking

March 26th, 2014 |no comments
Company Culture

The three causes of boring presentations

There are three main reasons why people give boring presentations or any form of public speaking. They are:

  1. No Systems – They have no systematised process for creating presentations to use when public speaking
  2. No processes – They lack a structured sequence for remembering their message

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Whom Do We Follow – Public Speaking Courses?

February 12th, 2014 |no comments

Business people2

We no longer follow people based on their titles. Just because you’re the boss does not mean others will follow you. We are looking for something more. We are increasingly looking for employers/supervisors/managers to lead us on a journey that means something. It doesn’t have to be a journey that changes the world, but has to align with our personal values. That’s why public speaking skills taught through a public speaking course are so important.

This is being driven by three factors:

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Forget Likership – I want Leadership – Public Speaking courses

December 11th, 2013 |no comments

HOLDEN

It is frustrating to hear the arguments about Holden pulling out of Australia. Every single word of it is a lie, and every single word of it is true. Public speaking courses can sort this mess out.

It is true to say that labour costs are high. They are and they have to be. Australia is a high cost country. If we have low wages in one sector, one of two things happens. The Government (you and me as tax payers) will have to support the workers through increased social security. This is bad for all of us. The other and more likely problem is the working poor – people who work hard, but don’t have enough to live. This creates social

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Don’t treat me the way you’d like to be treated!

November 13th, 2013 |2 comments

Understanding your audience is important for selling anything. Presentation skills training helps you do that.

Understanding your audience is important for selling anything. Presentation skills training helps you do that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we were young, our parents told us to treat each other in the way we would like to be treated. It made sense. In essence it was about being nice to each other.

But I don’t think that works well as adults. (We should still be nice to each other, but in a different way.)

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The Quarterly Bonus is the Price of Entry

October 9th, 2013 |1 comment

Many companies use bonuses as the carrot to drive performance. It makes sense. Money is the common denominator across society – we need it just about everywhere. It is also easy to compare. If you do twice as much work as I, it’s fair that you get twice the bonus.

But money is not what motivates people. It never has.

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The Ability to Speak Right Now.

September 29th, 2013 |no comments

The more the world changes, the more it stays the same. It’s the same in the work place.

With ever-increasing ways to communicate – social media, online videos, snap-chats – the more powerful face-to-face communication has become.

We want to be able to look people in the eye, ask them the tough questions and see how they react. People who master this interaction will be the ones that dominate the market.

When we meet face-to-face, three things happen.

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The Problem of Perception

September 11th, 2013 |no comments

The Problem of Perception

It can be difficult to gauge how others perceive us.

We believe we are acting in one way and others see us acting in another. This is the basis of most workplace communication issues. It is the problem of perception.

Perception is driven from a reference point. The easiest reference point for us to use is our own.  After all, we have immediate access to the knowledge we need to justify our position, behaviours and motivations.

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Take Your Influencing Skills to the Next Level

April 11th, 2013 |no comments

Looking for simple solutions to win over clients? There are thousands of business books that can help you design a new strategy. But if you really want to influence customers and inspire employees, take a trip to the Self-help section.

There are three books I highly recommend to help you open your mind and get to the next level of communication. The information in these books will help lay the groundwork for effective speaking skills; so you can get your message across in a way that is informative, entertaining and influential.

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Tribal Instinct: Why We Have Meetings and Why We Won’t Stop Them

April 10th, 2013 |1 comment

Why we have meetings and will never stop them

When was the last time you attended a meeting where decisions were made, business was accomplished and it wrapped up early with everyone smiling? Chances are it’s been a while.

Most people seem to know that meetings can waste a lot of time and effort for everyone involved. Most of us would like to have fewer, shorter meetings — but nonetheless, meeting after meeting seems to just keep happening! Why is that? There is a good reason why we have meetings. It comes down to the way that we are wired. We are social creatures. We like to get together and have social events, and that’s what a meeting is. A meeting is a social function that (should) enable us to achieve a particular outcome.

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