John Zimmer

John Zimmer is an international speaker, trainer and lawyer. He has worked at a major Canadian law firm, the United Nations, the World Health Organization and is now a full-time speaker. A seven-time European Champion of speech contests, John writes an internationally recognized blog about public speaking, Manner of Speaking. He is also the co-creator of Rhetoric – The Public Speaking Game™.

Posts By John Zimmer

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Authenticity
How to build your credibility in public speaking (and how to lose it instantly) – Lessons in shame from Boris Johnson
Credibility is everything. Here’s how to your build credibility in public speaking. It’s easily won – even by less experienced speakers, and...
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Message
A Good Presentation Needs Structure
When you deliver a presentation, you know what you want to say but your audience doesn’t. It’s like you are on one...
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Build Your Skills
More Lessons from Stand-up Comedy
Kudos to my friend and co-founder of Presentation Guru, Jim Harvey. Jim recently took the plunge and jumped into the world of...
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Build Real Impact
The Power of the Pause
A story from Spain I teach public speaking and presentation skills at a few Executive MBA Programmes in Switzerland and Spain. A...
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Build Your Skills
Five Resolutions to Make You a Better Speaker in 2019
As 2018 draws to a close, many people turn their minds to the year to come and what they hope to achieve....
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Performance
Fear and Nerves Are Normal – Here’s How to Deal with Them
On 3 June 2017, professional rock climber Alex Honnold accomplished something that few people thought could be done. He climbed the 3,000-foot...
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Build Your Skills
5 of the Best Books for Public Speakers
The best way to become a better speaker is — wait for it — to get up on stage and speak. We...
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Performance
7 Reasons Why You Should Always Arrive Early for Your Talk
Delivering a speech or presentation is a stressful enough experience for most people, and anything we can do to reduce those anxiety...
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Understand your Audience
Sawubona: ‘See’ Your Audience
According to the popular adage, “seeing is believing.” In other words, if you see something yourself, you will believe it to be...
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Build Real Impact
Using Humour in a Presentation – It’s No Laughing Matter
How do great speakers connect, engage and entertain their audiences? The French author Victor Hugo said, “Laughter is the sun that drives...
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Visuals
Rethinking Final Slides
All good things must come to an end, but how? As your presentation draws to a close, how should you wrap it...
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Rethinking Title Slides
The title slide is prime presentation real estate. You can either choose to invest in it or miss a great opportunity to...

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