presentation

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 […]

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

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

How to rehearse without sounding rehearsed. Read More »

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

How do the best communicators stay calm under pressure? Read More »

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

How to master the art of presenting online. Read More »

It’s my birthday!

Communication Skills / admin / December 2, 2024

Well, Partners With You’s birthday … we’re 24! Entering our 25th year … a quarter of a century! I set the business up with the strap line “helping companies to stop annoying their customers” and over the years that’s exactly what we’ve done. Whether we’re helping you to present your plans to others, your salesmen

It’s my birthday! Read More »

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

Why you should pause more than you do? Read More »

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

How hard is giving and receiving feedback? Read More »

How not to give feedback and what to do instead

Communication Skills, Leadership & Management Skills / admin / June 1, 2023

If you had some negative feedback to impart to a colleague, we were told to dress it up with something pleasant. So, you would find a couple of positive elements and then sandwich the negative comment in between. Imagine you thought a team member’s presentation was pretty good but that the slides they had created

How not to give feedback and what to do instead Read More »

Five ways to ruin your presentation and what to do instead!

Presentation Skills / admin / May 1, 2023

As regular readers will know, I attend a lot of networking events, at which business owners and representatives can take the opportunity to give a short presentation. The topic usually relates to an overview of their business, the market they work in or some top tips for the audience to take away. As the speaker,

Five ways to ruin your presentation and what to do instead! Read More »

How comfortable are you in a TV studio?

Presentation Skills / admin / March 31, 2023

Some years back I was invited to be a guest on Business Connections Live The UK’s leading online business television channel. And I won’t lie … I was nervous! Over the past few months, a couple of our clients have been presenting in studio for programmes to be aired in- house and for TV channels with

How comfortable are you in a TV studio? Read More »

Sign Up to Hear From Us!