Whether you are going to stand up to give a speech, evaluation or topic, take a couple of deep breaths before you rise from your seat and a couple more as you walk to the stage. Make sure the stage is set how you want it so that you will be comfortable in front of… Continue reading Hints and Tips – Take a Breath
Month: April 2017
HOW TO! – Use the Flip chart
Should you wish to use the flip chart during a presentation, ask the Sergeant at Arms to bring this along to the meeting. It is good to prepare in advance so you will both need to get to the meeting in good time. Once it has been prepared, close it down so that the contents… Continue reading HOW TO! – Use the Flip chart
Hints and Tips – Practise in front of a mirror
Once you have your speech ready, practise in front of a mirror and record yourself. It may sound silly, but when you listen to your delivery you can hear where you can give more voice enhancement to bring your speech to life. You will also see how the timing is, if you are well over… Continue reading Hints and Tips – Practise in front of a mirror
Exceptional Evaluations Workshop – April 10th
It was a great pleasure to welcome Freddie Daniells to ESC to deliver his “Exceptional Evaluations” workshop on Monday 10th April. This was the 139th time he’s given this workshop. His aim is to help us become more effective and exceptional evaluators, because, as he says: “When you give feedback, you have the chance to… Continue reading Exceptional Evaluations Workshop – April 10th
The F Word – April 3rd
What four letter word, beginning with F, comes to your mind when you think about speaking in public? Yes, FEAR. Yet everyone managed to talk about “What fear have you faced and learnt from?”, for no more than the allocated 20 seconds as part of the Warm Up session, led by Phoebus – quite possibly… Continue reading The F Word – April 3rd