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™.

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Four Lessons from the Mountain for Every Public Speaker
A few weeks ago, my friend Timo Sorri came to Geneva for a visit. Timo is an expert in presentation design. You...
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How to “Prop Up” your Next Presentation
What is a prop? The word “prop” comes from the term “theatrical property”. If you watch a play, props are objects used...
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Spice Up Your Speeches with These 3 Rhetorical Devices
Many of the greatest speeches in history have influenced their audience on an almost subliminal level. John Zimmer has written about Rhetoric...
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Book Reviews
How to Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
It has been said that there are no new stories; there are only new ways of telling the old stories. The same...
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The 10 Things Steve Jobs can Teach Every Public Speaker
Steve Jobs was one of the greatest and most influential businessmen of his generation. He took an idea from a humble garage and...
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The 4 Most Important Steps When Preparing Your Speech
Preparation is the key to a good speech or presentation The best speeches and presentations – the ones that are delivered effortlessly; the...
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The Guru’s Big Five Questions – John Zimmer
John Zimmer is one of the founders of Presentation Guru and is well known as an international speaker, trainer and lawyer. He is a...
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The 4 Most Important Things to Remember When Using Quotations in Speech
I am a big fan of quotes From Mark Twain to Marcus Aurelius, from Bruce Lee to Eleanor Roosevelt, from Nelson Mandela...
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Lessons from a TEDx Event
TED and TEDx are must-have masterclasses for anybody wanting to learn how to present well. John Zimmer, one of the core members...
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos – The Three Pillars of Rhetoric
John Zimmer is a well known writer, speaker and coach in the art of speaking well. He’s also a founder of Presentation-Guru.com...

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