The benefits of having a high impact presentation culture at work extend way beyond how your team present to colleagues, clients and stakeholders. Contrary to popular belief, a presentation isn’t just a formal speech or talk where you present an idea, update or product to an audience. It’s not isolated to having to prepare and[...] Read More The post How to create a high impact presentation culture at work appeared first on Mindful Presenter ..read more

If you are terrified or even just a little scared of public speaking and presenting you are not alone. For more than a decade we have met and helped countless people who are terrified of public speaking and presenting. For many people it is a very distressing and disabling fear. A YouGov survey suggests that ‘15% of Britons admit to having an overwhelming and debilitating fear of having to stand up and speak in front of people.’ From the 85% of people who don’t admit to an ‘overwhelming and debilitating fear’, our own (Mindful Presenter Ltd) survey of over 200 people told us that: ‘Regardless ..read more

Medical professionals may be highly trained and qualified experts in their field but can often benefit from some important communication tips too. When a patient visits a medical professional in pain or distress, they want far more than information. They want empathy, compassion and understanding. As a public speaking coach, most of my time is spent sharing communication tips and advice with professionals in the business world. Through a recent health concern myself, it occurred to me that just like the corporate world, being a highly intelligent and experienced professional in any field does ..read more

In his first speech as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer made the bold statement that ‘Our country needs a bigger reset…’ Whatever your political views are, I believe it’s a perspective that a great number of people will share, not just in the UK but across many parts of the world today. This isn’t a political blog, it’s a review of Sir Keir Starmer’s first speech as Prime Minister. I’d like to share some thoughts purely from a public speaking perspective. Did Sir Keir Starmer’s first speech reset the standard for public speaking? You would expect the leader of any nation to be able to speak w ..read more

Our next public speaking master class in London on the 27th June 24 is the perfect opportunity to learn how to present with confidence, presence and impact. Book your place now through: https://mindful-presenter-ltd.cademy.co.uk/high-impact-presenting-public-speaking-one-day-workshop-june https://mindfulpresenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mindful_Presenter_Masterclass_1080p-1.mp4 The post Public speaking masterclass appeared first on Mindful Presenter ..read more

  Mindful Presenter is hosting a one day, high impact, public speaking masterclass and presentation skills workshop on 25th April. We have one place still available if you’d like to book directly HERE: Public speaking and presenting is often a challenge for a great number of people. Regardless of age, knowledge, position or even experience it’s a skill many people still struggle with. There are of course people who are not only very confident and comfortable giving a presentation, some enjoy it and are very good at it too. If you’re not one of them, don’t worry, this workshop will help y ..read more

There is growing awareness of the impact our energy can have on our results both personally and professionally; that includes our presentation energy. Everyone is familiar with that fact that energy can be either positive or negative. It can help or hinder our achievements, relationships, well-being and every aspect of our lives. What about our presentation energy? Public speaking and presenting is something that anyone can do isn’t it? If you believe the old saying, “Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them. Tell them what you told them”, it’s easy. All you have to do is gather y ..read more

Sometimes the most novel public speaking ideas can be found in the most unexpected places. Some would suggest that everything you need to know to develop your public speaking and presentation skills has already been written about. The internet and book stores are filled with tips, techniques and ideas to become better public speakers. I like to think that there is always something new to learn in any skill and public speaking and presenting is no exception. As an avid reader I have found some of the most novel public speaking ideas in books which are totally unrelated to the topic itself. 10 ..read more

Here at Mindful Presenter we believe that everyone has a secret presentation genius inside of them waiting to be unleashed. If you have a fear of public speaking and presenting it’s unlikely that you will share our view at the moment but please stay with me for a while. You may be one of the countless people we help every week who believe that the idea of being a presentation genius is nothing more than a pipe dream. It’s hard to imagine being a presentation genius if you are telling yourself: ‘I can’t do it, I’m a terrible presenter’ ‘I get too scared, I just don’t have the confidence’ ‘I’ll ..read more

The expression ‘capturing the hearts and minds’ is one we are all familiar with. It’s stood the test of time because it’s one of our greatest human needs when connecting with others. Creating an intellectual understanding of something is all well and good but real and lasting change comes with an emotional connection. The idea was presented to us 2500 years ago when the philosopher Aristotle, shared his belief that what determines the connection of hearts and minds is: Ethos, Pathos, Logos Ethos relates to the human appeal to moral principles. Logos refers to logic and reason. Pathos relates ..read more