by Trish Springsteen | Aug 29, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
One of the pleasures of working in communication training is that you receive exciting invitations to attend, or even judge, speaking events across the nation.I was privileged to be invited to such an occasion recently, where there were a number of speakers on display...
by Trish Springsteen | Nov 15, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
Have you listened to a presentation that seems to be going nowhere? Perhaps you have struggled to understand just what is important in all this mass of information? And I bet if you have, you have given up the task!If only the speaker had understood the importance of...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 29, 2009 | Public Speaking, Training, Women in Business
At a recent personal coaching session I was amused to hear that the main thing the client wanted was to “Startle, Dazzle and Amaze them!” – Oh! Don’t we all!!She was very happy with the body of her speech; she felt that she had the ideal arguments to convince her...
by Trish Springsteen | May 1, 2008 | Public Speaking
Well the hard work is done and the Body of your presentation is complete – all that needs to be done now is to “Tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em” and of course “Tell ‘em what it was you told ‘em” – in other words the opening and the conclusion. Let’s look at some...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 25, 2007 | Communication, Public Speaking
There is an urban myth that says you only have 30 seconds to make an impression. Whether that is true or not, when you start your presentation you will need to grab the audience’s attention.You need to start with a big enough bang to say “Listen to me, I have...
