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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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The Ricky Gervais Lesson – If You’re Going to Offend, Do It on Purpose
Ricky Gervais, the overexposed English comedian, writer, and actor, hosted Hollywood’s Golden Globes for the fifth time. His four previous appearances as...
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The Powerful Speakers Who Show You How to Wow a Crowd
It has been a great decade for speeches, as more individuals have taken the stage to deliver some of the most compelling,...
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Improvise to Improve Your People Skills
Most people don’t spend their lives giving presentations. Many people spend NONE of their lives giving presentations. Lots of leaders I’ve met...
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Malcolm Gladwell on Connecting with an Audience
You know who he is. He’s the zeitgeist-shaping author of such popular classics as Outliers, The Tipping Point and Blink. He’s popularised...
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Radio Is a Great School for Presenters
What can business presenters learn from radio presenters? Simon Raybould, who has written for Presentation Guru several times, recently found himself in...
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How to Make Sure Your Accent Won’t Ruin Your Career
If English isn’t your first language and you feel less confident about your presentations, what should you do? Change your accent? Give...
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Fixed with Gold – the Painful Lessons That Help the Presenter Grow
If you want to grow as a speaker, you can’t learn if you don’t fall, and it’s not whether, or how far,...
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Oprah Winfrey and How to Give the Best Acceptance Speech Ever
No-one can have escaped the ballyhoo surrounding Oprah Winfrey’s acceptance speech at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony earlier this week....
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Inspire your audience with these proven verbal hacks
If you want to stand out as a speaker, to inspire your audiences every time you stand up to speak, this article...
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The Small Changes to Your Speech That Will Have a Big Effect
So if you have read Jim’s earlier piece on how to become a more charismatic speaker, you will know what you are...
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5 Amazing Music Performances That Will Make You a Better Public Speaker
What’s your favourite song and can you remember the first time you heard it? As both a professional singer and a speaking...

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