Category: Top Tips
How to deliver a great 5 minute presentation
Posted on5 minute presentations at business events are increasingly popular so here are some tips and ideas to make the most of your 5 minute opportunity. Rule One : Don’t go over on time. A 5 minute presentation should be just that. Not 6 minutes or 7 minutes or 10 minutes. 5 and only 5. So […]
Presentations and Kitchen Sinks
Posted onOne of the dangers when presenting is thinking you need to cram in everything about your organisation and its products and services. I witnessed an example of this at a business event last week. The upshot? Firstly the presentation ran way over time – a 10 minutes allocated slot became a 19 minute presentation. We, […]
Make sure your presentation kit works!
Posted onI attended a couple of business events last week, both of which emphasised how important smooth running equipment is to delivering a great presentation. At one event the intro ‘impact’ video refused to play and at the other the screen was in a recess in the wall making it difficult for those on side tables […]
Sales & Marketing Transformation
Posted onTwo questions to ask yourself: Question One: Does your marketing have the right people, structures, processes and tools to attract and retain customers, drive growth and help you stand out from your competitors? Question Two: Is your sales activity good at starting conversations with potential customers, building relationships (rather than handling transactions), spotting and seizing opportunities? A freshened up and […]
Engage your audience if you want to deliver a successful presentation in 2018
Posted onEngaging presentations – focus on your audience by delivering what they want to learn from you, not what they already know or could easily find out. If you want to deliver engaging presentations you have to engage your audience so why do so many presenters start off with loads of information about the company and […]
Presentation and Pitch Tips
Posted onMaking the most of your presentation and pitch opportunity If you have a presentation coming up you will want to make the most of the opportunity that it offers. So here are some tips to help you deliver an engaging, confident, knowledgeable and competent presentation that will win you business. Big Start Next time you attend […]
How to avoid delivering a boring presentation
Posted on‘Death by Powerpoint’! We’ve all experienced it! So how can you avoid delivering a boring presentation? Here are some thoughts and ideas: Immediately engage your audience Your audience will be making a decision within the first 30 seconds of your presentation as to whether they think you are worth paying attention to so you need […]
Things I have learnt during 5 years in business
Posted onMonday September 18th marked the start of my sixth year in business so I thought I would share some of the things that I’ve learnt during the first five years. Hang on in there: After the initial surge of work from a mix of people I knew and my previous company my ‘order book’ came […]
Business learnings from Mo Farah’s 10,000m win
Posted onIf like me you were glued to your screen for 27 minutes on Friday night as Sir Mo Farah produced what the experts have subsequently described as his greatest ever 10000m major championship win you would no doubt have been enthralled by the tactical battle and the ultimate determination to win. The race itself and […]
