Tips for presenters

Last week I trained in Dublin!  How exciting was that. I trained a sales team from a large American printing company. Each person had their own presence. One was extremely charming and disarming, the other professional and sharp, another came across as trustworthy. While another had a real talent for storytelling. What do these gentlemen……… Lees verder >

If there is one thing you need to understand as an Expat and Dutch professional about effective presenting, it is that in essence it is all about connection. There are 3 key elements that you can play with when you present to achieve this: STORY. PERFORMANCE. DESIGN. So, how do you connect with these elements?……… Lees verder >

How to get the quality up and your nerves down, when you present as an Expat and Dutch professional? The way to do this is to practice out loud before your presentation. How so? When you practice out loud, you lay out the track in your mind, metaphorically speaking. It is less new, so less……… Lees verder >

“Mastering Focus: How to Politely Ask Your Audience to Stow Their Phones” Do you get distracted by the audience, when they check up their mobile phones while presenting? Does it make it harder to focus on your story, when you see people being engaged with their phones? You are in good company. This is a……… Lees verder >

Are you a newsreader or a guide? That is the question! In the beginning of January, a friend and I decided to supp along the Amsterdam canals during the Amsterdam Light Festival. It was magical, the dark water, the lights on the boats having their reflection in the water.Although the atmosphere was magical, the art works did……… Lees verder >

How to make your presentation your own, so that you experience freedom and flexibility when you speak? Is it possible to learn a 1-hour presentation by heart? This was the question of one of my trainees. In fact, she did not believe it could be done. And she was right. It is an enormous task……… Lees verder >

Figuratively or contentwise  by asking yourself first, how your information is going to help your audience, before diving into your content. How is your information going to make a difference for them? What message do you have for them? If you do not put yourself in your audiences’ shoes, before you dive into your content,……… Lees verder >

Navigating the Expectation of Instant Triumph to unshackle potential.   Last weekend I was reading one of my favorite magazines, in which philosophers are asked to explain the times in which we live. This time there was a paragraph that really resonated with me. It said: “We totally accept that artists practice for years on……… Lees verder >

How a Bold Decision led to my journey as a Presentation Skills Teacher. On one particular night in 2008 I was twisting and turning in my bed. Thousands of questions popped up in my mind. How could I have put myself in this postion? What will happen tomorrow? Will I fail desperately? Not knowing back……… Lees verder >

“Whisking Up Excellence: how Julia Child’s Approach Applies to mastering Presentation Skills as an Expat and Dutch professional” Take a chance, be bold, get help, persevere, and do not take yourself too seriously. This is the message that I got from watching the lovely HBO series “Julia”. A biopic of the life of the famous……… Lees verder >