On 24/11/2009, In Presenting, Speaking in public, by Colin
Professional actors will do it as a matter of course. Musicians and athletes too. Why won’t the business world? Rehearsing, in real time and out loud, not just in your head, is the hardest thing to find time for, in my experience. The big event, the vital pitch, the career-enhancing conference speech .. planned, designed, [...]
On 10/11/2009, In Presenting, Speaking in public, by Colin
Of all the things that audiences value most their time has to be the most precious. We need to recognise it, we’re all time-poor; there’s just never enough, is there? Well it’s definitely true for your audience. You may know (it may even be in the day’s programme or up on screen behind you) that [...]