public speaking

Powerful presentation

by Cellobella on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 · 5 comments

…has NOTHING to do with PowerPoint. Oh the agonising sessions I’ve been to! I once had to sit through a presentation of 82 slides! 82! Madness. Boring and irritating. I’m thinking about good old PowerPoint because of Cromley – who points out that people sometimes get PowerPoint confused with Word. Well that would explain some [...]

Six tips for great public speaking

by Cellobella on Saturday, May 24, 2008

Here’s what I learned from giving last night’s speech to 138 members of an exclusive men’s club. It was ladies night so I was speaking to the members and their wives. I was keen to do well as I was speaking in front of my parents and many of their close friends… not to mention [...]

How do you react to deadlines?

by Cellobella on Thursday, May 22, 2008

Me, I love deadlines – and a daily deadline is the best. Long term projects I end up doing at the last minute anyway so they feel like a daily deadline. Take this speech I am giving tomorrow night. I’ve known about it for weeks. And I’ve been gathering bits and pieces to put in [...]