Delivering an effective presentation to 20 or to 200 people is difficult. Because listeners have better access to information since the internet became commonplace, audiences expect more content from speakers today. In addition, because of the entertainment slant of most media today, audiences want a presentation delivered with animation, humour, and pizzazz. If you would […]
Tomorrow, When the War Began (The Tomorrow Series #1) by John Marsden Australian teenager Ellie and six of her friends return from a winter break camping trip to find their homes burned or deserted, their families imprisoned, and their country occupied by a foreign military force in league with a band of disaffected Australians. As […]
"Action makes more fortune than caution." Luc De Clapiers1715-1747, Essayist
Natural gestures are basically the aim for any public speaker. If you are not a natural gesturer, it may be that with enough practice, you can develp gestures. Nevertheless if you speak with passion - for your subject and for your audience's outcomes - your body will support your message. Even if you make no […]
"We cannot achieve more in life than what we believe in our heart of hearts we deserve to have." -- James R. Ball ………………………………………………………… Are you stuck in the destructive habit of procrastination & indecision? Do you feel like you are "spinning your wheels" and no matter what you do you just can't get yourself […]
Can a country be run in a similar way to running a business? Does corporate leadership equate to political leadership? It would be possible to find examples in support of both these questions and as much evidence to counter them but the contextual difference is important to note when considering leadership in general. Read more ...
Publius Terentius Afer said: "In fact, nothing is said that has not been said before." Hmmm. Have we learnt nothing new to communicate? Or is communication more about what is of relevance in the new things we learn? I would like to think that we are continually learning new things as a species. And yet […]
From The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle A beggar had been sitting by the side of the road for thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. "Spare some change?" mumbled the beggar. "Nothing, " replied the beggar. "Just an old box. I've been sitting on it for as […]
"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." Edward Abbey
Give Participants Something to Flip Over Let me start off by saying that I do NOT like toys or other distractions in training. I’m NOT one to provide little widgets to keep participants’ hands occupied or provide cutesy pens or such trinkets. I’ve always viewed them as distractions that shouldn’t be necessary if your training […]
