Organisations and leaders are coming to realise that there are considerable upsides to virtual presenting: saves time and money wider reach more participants available audience typically more relaxed easy and straightforward to record and share presentations reduces the increasing amount of carbon in the environment. It is of course quite…
May 19, 2020
12 key habits for presenting in any scenario
12 habits of exceptional presenters There are demonstrable, subtle and consistent differences between presenting virtually and presenting in-person. However, it would be wrong to assume that the emphasis switches to the technology and that takes precedent. Whilst mastering the technology is a pre-requisite of well-honed virtual presenting skills, it is…
May 6, 2020
Engaging a virtual audience in 2020
Practical tools to nail your 2020 online presentations Thanks to Covid-19, video conferencing has gone viral. Now we are all jumping on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx and other online platforms and many of us are, in addition, delivering online presentations. When so much of your success in business hangs on…
April 28, 2020
Practical tools to nail every 2020 video conference
Master video conference calls Thanks to the virus, online presenting has gone viral. When so much of your success in business hangs on your ability to present effectively, knowing how to deliver at video conferences is now key. Think of this blog as a ‘how to’ blueprint of the fundamentals…
March 12, 2020
Engage the audience as much as possible
10 simple things you can do to engage the audience How often have you been distracted or disengaged when in the audience at a presentation? We love to poll our audiences at Jeremy Cassell Coaching. Recent evidence suggested 48% of the respondents admitted to doing something other than listening during…
February 12, 2020
Deliver a compelling start and finish
It’s my birthday and I was married 3 weeks ago. There we are – that’s a start! Most coachees or participants on my training programmes say a version of this to me often: "...as long as I can get through the first 2 minutes of a presentation, then I tend…
January 22, 2020
Articulate a burning platform
Articulate a burning platform - NOW! Over 30 years ago now, a terrible tragedy hit the UK North Sea oil industry - The Piper Alpha disaster. You may have heard of it or remember what happened. At nine-thirty on a July evening in 1988, a disastrous explosion and fire occurred…
November 21, 2019
Present with authenticity
What does ‘Present with authenticity’ really mean? In an increasingly sceptical world, authenticity is critical. Authenticity allows your audience to trust you as the presenter and trust that your content is real and valuable. Statistics show that only one third of us believe ‘most people’ can be trusted, so how…
September 27, 2019
Structure every presentation
You persuade through reason; you motivate through emotion. That’s the nub of it. You will be persuasive if you: have an easy to follow structure for every presentation signpost (tell audience what is going on) regularly articulate and repeat a small number of clear messages Regular dollops of evidence help…
June 24, 2019
The Voice – Why It’s Crucial To Your Leadership Success
Do you enjoy the sound of your own voice? Most leaders do not. To be an effective speaker you need to be heard, to be understood and to have variety in your voice. So, if the voice is such a critical tool, what do you need to focus on, remember…