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How to Improve Your Presentation Skills

How to Improve Your Presentation Skills

When it comes to improving your business presentation skills, practise is not the only thing that makes perfect (and you could be practising the wrong things)!  There’s a lot more to it than just becoming a more confident speaker and whizzing up a few jazzy slides. And with presenting online much more common nowadays, there’s […]

What is Presentation Training?

What is Presentation Training?

Presentation Training is an umbrella term covering a wide range of skills that fall into 6 pillars. Learn more about the 6 pillars of presentation training.

How to Pitch a New Idea at a Business Meeting

How to Pitch a New Idea at a Business Meeting

It could be a new project, service, a form of funding or even the idea that closing at 3pm on a Friday would benefit the company as well as employees. Pitching a new idea at a business meeting is all about being clear, credible and compelling.

25 Persuasive Power Words to Use in Your Next Sales Pitch

25 Persuasive Power Words to Use in Your Next Sales Pitch

It’s no secret that words are powerful – and nowhere is this more evident than in the world of sales and marketing, where power words rule. It takes more than an in-depth knowledge of your topic to deliver an engaging and compelling sales pitch. Your level of competency and expertise is often judged by the […]

How to Prepare for Speaking at an Industry Panel Event

How to Prepare for Speaking at an Industry Panel Event

If you’ve been invited to speak at an industry panel event, you have a great opportunity to share your knowledge and experience, while also enhancing your professional reputation. But the key to success, like so much in life, lies in the preparation and planning. For many, presenting at a panel event can seem less intimidating […]

What Makes a Good Keynote Speaker?

What Makes a Good Keynote Speaker?

It’s not easy being a keynote speaker. When you’re sold as the highlight of a business conference and your job is to set the tone for an entire event, there’s a lot of pressure to do well. And for that very reason, a keynote address needs to be memorable. But the good news is, it […]

The Best Data Visualisation Methods for Your Next Presentation

The Best Data Visualisation Methods for Your Next Presentation

Including data in a presentation is often unavoidable. And it can also present a problem: The more data-heavy your slides, the less your audience is likely to retain. And as we all know, slides crammed with just numbers can quickly put an audience to sleep. So what’s the answer? Data Visualisation!

Expert Presentation Tips for Business Conferences

Expert Presentation Tips for Business Conferences

You’ve probably been to one of those business (industry) conferences where the speaker is cowering behind the lectern, fidgeting nervously on stage, or even struggling to read their speech notes. When presenting at a business or industry conference, projecting confidence and authority is crucial for establishing initial credibility, for maintaining the attention of the audience […]

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