A new approach for this episode. I speak with Denise about her ideas to be a speaker and how she feels running a seminar may help her business. This episode is ideal for anyone who may be considering starting public speaking to help their business.

Confidence. You have it... or you don’t... and one thing most new speakers lack is confidence in their presentation skills. In this episode Graham talks about confidence and gives you a powerful process to help build your own confidence.

If you are younger, older, dressed differently, have an alternative viewpoint or in any way “challenge” your audience (all of which is fine, by the way) you may need to consider your credibility for your audience. A simple way is to have a “credibility pitch” to use when you need it. This episode tells you the how and why of how to make the pitch.

Episode 30 !!! Many will avoid this episode of Be A Better Speaker because Graham David is talking about rehearsing.... and most presenters do NOT like to rehearse! But, if you want to improve you have to start videoing your efforts and watching with a critical eye. In this episode Graham tells you some key areas to look out for.

Too many “wannabe” speakers record average and worse videos to advertise their self belief that they are professional speakers. Start making better videos and putting your name out to people who may want to hire you.

Many people would rather follow a poor speaker, than a great one, reasoning that they won’t look so bad in comparison. This episode will help you whether you follow good, bad or indifferent speakers and teach you a simple way to maximise your starting from their energy.

Most new speakers start with what they want to say and then start messing about with content and with their PowerPoint slides. Expert Speaker Graham David suggests you start instead with “Why” are you presenting? This episode will ask you to consider events you have coming up to make the best use of your time.

Many people like the idea of being a better presenter, but don’t want to stand out! The fear of colleagues giving us their views on our presentation often holds us back from presenting how we want to.

If you have seen conference speeches that seem to have endless amounts of ideas you probably also noticed that you couldn’t recall much of the detail after. This episode will help you to understand why you need to focus on one single priority and build both your speech and ideally the entire conference out of that single idea.

How to stop is simple right? Just stop speaking?? Well.. not quite. Too many speakers have not planned how they will finish their “big speech” which is why you see speakers sabotage their own efforts and are unsure who follows them, whether they should take questions and whether to bow or not! This episode offers a powerfully simple three part process you can replicate for your very next presentation.

The Holy Grail for many... how to make a presentation more engaging. It’s actually quite simple if you take on board the simple and actionable ideas in this episode.

You may not know, but the first few minutes of your speech are when your audience is most likely to be able to retain and recall what you tell them. It is this “golden window” that you can use to really compel their engagement and to find techniques to have them interact and “tune in” to your message. So how well do you currently make use of the start of your presentation? This episode will give you simple actionable points to capture your audience right from the start.

What would happen if you started to present and speak without using slides? An impassioned plea from Graham David

Should you try to be funny? Even if you aren’t? What if no one laughs? What if someone is offended? What if people think you are just a joke and they no longer listen to what you have to say? This episode will help you.

Should you stand still? Walk about? Use key areas on the stage? Use the podium? This episode answers your questions about how to use movement to improve your conference presentation.

Simple and powerful. This one technique will replace your “Any Questions?” ... normally met with silence, and will instead almost “force” your audience to want to ask questions

Many new speakers dread the apparent hostility of some people in the audience. Should you challenge them? Have a quiet word? Should you try and joke your way out of it?

Assuming you understand why you should make use of stories in your meetings and briefings, this episode offers some guidance for how to actually get started.

An episode all about Pattern Interrupt. Learn the how and why and what for interrupting your own presentation style to see greater levels of engagement from your audience.

Ever made a mistake during a speech? Of course you have! Ever seen another speak flip the wrong slide, or have a major wardrobe malfunction? I bet you have. But.. have you ever considered DELIBERATELY making mistakes as part of your presentation? What? Why? This episode tells you why!