Why adrenaline is your friend when it comes to Presentation Skills.

Posted by Chris Grimes on Apr 27, 2012
in Communication Skills, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Stress Management, Voice Coaching “The human brain starts working the moment you are born – and only stops working the moment you stand up to Present to an audience!” Sir George Jessel A really nice quote about Presentation Skills and the pit-falls of same. And admit it – come on, we’ve all been there – at least (and even if only) the once: Standing there, mouth agape, like a landed guppy –...
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The Art of Articulation

Posted by Jennifer Logue on Mar 21, 2012
in Communication Skills, Voice Coaching Part of being a great communicator is “clarity”. Part of achieving clarity is articulation. Part of improving your articulation is practising your diction. We forget that the voice is a muscle. We call it an articulator. Just like any muscle, the more you work it, the stronger it will be. This clip shows one of my favorite exercises for the voice: the tongue twister. (We here in the US...
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Ed Milliband – Monthy Python – and the Dangers of Being Upstaged by your Tie!

Posted by Chris Grimes on Jan 24, 2012
in Communication Skills, Personal Brand, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Voice Coaching I read an interesting article recently on the BBC News about Ed Milliband and his qualities – or more precisely his shortcomings – as a Leader. In an article for “The New Statesman” picked up by the BBC, Ed Milliband is being strongly criticised by Lord Glasman (the founder of the “Blue Labour Group” and often an outspoken critic of Labour strategy) for having...
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It’s Good to be Memorable When You Speak – But NOT for all the Wrong Reasons!

Posted by Chris Grimes on Jan 4, 2012
in Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Stress Management, Voice Coaching This is a fascinating clip of how definitely NOT to present, that has been doing the rounds on YouTube. It features an Ohio Councilman – Phil Davison – who is giving what could definitely be described as an extremely “memorable” Stump Speech, in pursuit of the Republican Nomination to become Stark County Treasurer. But, as you will quickly notice, Phil is...
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The Dreaded “Err…” Virus! Don’t succumb to becoming an “Err Zombie”!

Posted by Chris Grimes on Dec 1, 2011
in Communication Skills, Personal Brand, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Voice Coaching It’s absoultely staggering when you tune in to the sheer number of our fellow human beings who have all contracted the dreaded “Err…” Virus! “Err, hello, my name is err, and err – what I’d like to err, learn – is how to err, communicate more err-ffectively…” Erm, anyway you get the point! During our Presentation Skills and Personal...
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