Presentation Skills

How to handle questions and interruptions during a presentation (without losing focus).

Presentation Skills / admin / October 29, 2025

Questions and interruptions during a presentation can feel unsettling, especially if you’re already nervous about public speaking. Some people worry they’ll be thrown off track or asked something they can’t answer. That worry can lead to self-doubt and a loss of momentum. The good news is that with a bit of preparation and some simple […]

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How to rehearse without sounding rehearsed.

Presentation Skills / admin / September 24, 2025

If you run a business, you’ll probably find yourself presenting more often than expected. Whether pitching to investors, updating your team, or talking to potential clients the way you present makes a real difference … good presentations build trust while poor ones do the opposite. Rehearsal is key to feeling confident, but too much practice

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How do the best communicators stay calm under pressure?

Presentation Skills / admin / March 17, 2025

We’ve all been there … standing in front of a room full of people, our heart racing, palms sweating, and words threatening to tumble out in a rush or refusing to come out at all! Whether it’s a presentation, a high-stakes meeting, or an important conversation, staying calm under pressure is essential for effective communication

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How to master the art of presenting online.

Presentation Skills / admin / March 4, 2025

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to students and older job seekers about how to make the best first impression at an interview. Lots of questions have ensued, but one of the key areas of concern was how to make sure you come across as professional and engaging during a

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Why you should pause more than you do?

Presentation Skills / admin / November 1, 2024

Whether you’re delivering a presentation, asking questions of others, speaking to a customer or just having a chat, I’m pretty confident that you don’t pause often enough. Many people find silence really difficult to deal with, so fill it as quickly as they can. They speak very quickly, ask a 2nd or 3rd question before

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How hard is giving and receiving feedback?

Presentation Skills / admin / September 30, 2024

We’ve recently started our Presentation Club. An opportunity for members to stand up in front of the room and deliver a short presentation. All the attendees create written feedback on how the speaker came across. You then get to keep all the sheets of feedback to digest in the comfort of your home. In can

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How to make the most from a potential disaster

Presentation Skills / Lee / July 27, 2024

I recently spoke at an online presentation. Nothing unusual about that, I get asked to speak a lot and it’s one of our core routes to market. I show you what we do and then you might remember me when you’re looking for training on that topic. However, this was slightly different as the person

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Have you checked there’s nothing distracting your audience?

Presentation Skills / Lee / June 27, 2024

On 22nd May 2024 the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, stepped out of the door at 10 Downing Street to a wall of journalists and photographers to announce that he was calling a general election. A moment of great importance; his opportunity to show his leadership skills and authority to the world. I know he

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Are you preparing a wedding speech? Three tips to help you to prepare for any presentation

Presentation Skills / Lee / May 27, 2024

We’re coming up to wedding season and many grooms, brides, best men and parents of the happy couple will be preparing for a speech that fills them with dread and yet they desperately want to do well. Those feelings aren’t so different from those of us who have to present for work … we don’t

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How to present confidently, every time you stand up to speak

Presentation Skills / Lee / April 27, 2024

For many of us just being able to stand up and speak coherently would be amazing, let alone being confident! I know when I first started having to do sales presentations, I would have done anything to stop myself showing how scared I was, both physically and vocally. My first boss could see how scared

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