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The Presentational Styles of Two Presidents … and a Wannabe
I have been asked two questions during my coaching and training sessions over the past month: What do I think of Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, as a public speaker, and have I seen the video clip that went viral of the Swiss President, Johann Schneider-Ammann?...
WIIFT The Secret to Successful Presenting
Recently, I was invited to a presentation at a lakeside hotel by a private Swiss bank. It had many of the ingredients for a successful public presentation - attention getting opening music, memorable visuals and three senior bankers with considerable financial...
How to Write an Executive Summary
Psychologists have proven that we make major decisions about one another in the first seconds of meeting. This means you do not get a second chance to make a positive first impression. This is also valid for your report or business plan. The executive summary is where...
Communicating in a Crisis
The emissions scandal continuing to engulf the German carmaker Volkswagen shows that no company, however large or well established, is immune to a crisis. How a business or organization responds and communicates when things go wrong can mean the difference between...
Presentation Skills The STAR Moment
We all overestimate how much people remember of what we say. Studies show that when people are asked what they recall immediately after an evening's broadcast, very few spontaneously remember more than two news items. And these are newsworthy stories presented by...