Costly Mistakes to Avoid in Your Business Pitch Presentation
When you deliver a business pitch presentation, preparation is just as important as the product itself. This is a lesson we can learn from Alex Hall’s experience on Dragons’ Den. Alex Hall goes on Dragons’ Den (the UK equivalent of Shark Tank) to pitch her olive snack business. While the product seems to fill a […]
Communication is the new leadership superpower in 2025 – who says so and why?
The holiday season is such a great time for catch-up business reading lying on the couch, on the beach, on the sun lounger around the pool or even in bed on lazy mornings. And sometimes, with the good old hard copy newspapers! So, you can imagine my absolute delight when article after article started to […]
How to Open Your Executive Presentation with Presence and Power
Watch this video and see how you can captivate people this year from the start of every executive presentation or speech you do. Our video shows you the best ways to open a presentation for instant attention and engagement. First impressions matter, make yours unforgettable! For 16 tips on crafting a powerful presentation opener, email […]
Which Aspect of Online Presentation Do You Find Most Challenging?
Online presentations come with their fair share of challenges, and our recent poll highlights the top two: mastering on-camera presence (33%) and managing the technical side (33%)! Keeping your audience engaged and creating clear, varied content aren’t far behind, each with 17% of the votes. Struggling to keep your audience hooked during an executive presentation? […]
Is Your Audience Not Engaged in Your Executive Presentation?
The opening moments, in just a few seconds or minutes, set the tone for your executive presentation and determine whether your audience leans in or tunes out. It is easy to fall short of capturing immediate attention, as we noticed in this video of a clearly knowledgeable man of authority and expertise as an example. […]
Start the Year 2025 Strong by Sharpening Your Executive Presentation Skills
As the year 2024 draws to a close, many of us reflect on our accomplishments and set new goals for the year ahead. One area that often goes overlooked is the art of effective communication—especially the ability to deliver impactful executive presentations. Whether you’re speaking to your team, pitching to clients, or addressing stakeholders, strong executive presentation skills are a cornerstone of professional success.
Mastering Virtual Presentations: Are You Ready to Impress a Potential Client?
Meet John, who leads a team in a virtual presentation for a city council exploring innovative waste management solutions. Joining him are the heads of the engineering, finance, and IT departments. John concludes the presentation by highlighting how the proposed project aligns with the council’s sustainability goals and invites questions. Impressed by the team’s expertise […]
Virtual Online Meetings and Presentations – Best Ways to Use Your Hands, Facial Expressions and Body to Create Maximum Attention and Engagement
Does your mind mess with you when you need to do a presentation?
Do you ever find yourself feeling nervous, anxious, or unsure of yourself before a presentation? Do you feel like you are not going to make the right impression and even stuff it up? You may even feel like you are not the person to do the presentation and worse, you may feel like a fraud […]
Many CEOs are not alone in having weaknesses and fear of public speaking. Do you have any of these?
CEOs and senior executives put a lot of pressure on themselves to be expert at everything to gain the respect and admiration of their stakeholders. But CEOs, like anyone else, can have different weaknesses and fears when it comes to public or stakeholder speaking. Some common weaknesses and fears of CEOs we have helped many […]
Billionaire Buffett Says This One Skill Will Boost Your Career Value by 50 Percent!
Imagine working on a skill in 2023 that, once mastered, could raise your value by 50%… that one skill is public speaking! In Warren Buffett’s office, he has only one Diploma on display. It’s not his business degree. It’s a certificate he earned after completing Dale Carnegie’s public-speaking course. Buffett says it’s the most valuable […]
International Keynote Speaker Kylie Bartlett on Changing Minds
Public Speaking is no Longer a ‘Soft Skill’ – It’s Critical to Your Future Career Success The hard data shows ‘soft skills’ are in high demand. In a recent LinkedIn study, “persuasion” was one of the top skills “most worth learning”. According to the study, “strengthening a soft skill is one of the best investments […]
International Keynote Speaker Kylie Bartlett on the Power of Public Speaking
What research says about presentation skills that could be holding executives back in their careers. A survey published by Forbes (and conducted by Prezi) found that 70% of executives surveyed ranked presentation skills as a critical component to their career success. And 75% of them indicated they would like to improve their presentation skills further. […]
