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Tell stories with evidence for maximum impact

Your audience is looking for insights and a deeper understanding of the topic you are presenting- it is the reason you are speaking. Insights take many forms including opinions, beliefs, theories, descriptions, facts, definitions, inferences, evidence and claims, to name just a few. The Cambridge Dictionary defines a Claim as ‘to say that something is …

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Global Human Services Software Client Diona Technologies Limited

Diona provides innovative systems of engagement solutions to government Health and Human Services, Social Care, and Social Security agencies and NGOs around the world. Diona’s family of social program engagement solutions turn mobile devices — such as smartphones and tablets — Into tools to achieve better outcomes by helping agencies serve people more effectively while …

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Realise your potential

The Cambridge dictionary cites ‘dominance’ in a psychological sense as having ‘natural authority’, which we all strive for when we formally communicate and especially when presenting. In their 2010 seminal research paper titled ‘Estimating dominance in small Group meetings’, Aran and Gatica- Perez concluded that a combination of audio and visual cues is necessary to …

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Why explaining to a six-year-old really works

In the early 1980s, Richard Petty and John Cacioppo developed a model called Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) describing how persuasion alters attitudes. Without delving into too much detail, ELM proposes that if your audience possesses both the motivation and requisite skills to understand your message, they are influenced ‘centrally’ or by what you present. On …

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Presentation Skills | Your perceived effectiveness

Research published in the Journal of Business Psychology in February 2009, concluded that clear and meaningful agendas are a critical design characteristic of productive meetings leading to greater perceived effectiveness in meetings. Agendas set expectations and agendas facilitate valuable communications. Your opportunity to establish a compelling agenda is in your speech introduction. While this sounds …

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Talk Big 2020 Public Speaking Training Course Survey

We are pleased to announce the finalisation of the Talk Big 2020 Public Speaking Training Course Survey. Invitations to participate went out to over 200 professionals in the US, UK, Europe and Australia in a range of professions including Software, Technology, Finance, Insurance, Accounting and Management Consulting. We are grateful for a huge 23% response …

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What’s the link between Public Speaking Stress and Vitamin C?

Picture this, you are approaching the stage to deliver your presentation and you notice how dry your mouth is – it’s parched. A dry mouth is just one of the symptoms associated with Public Speaking Stress, and other symptoms include sweating, increased heart rate and anxiety. A 2019 research study published in the Journal of …

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