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Overcome the fear of making presentations

Published on in book review. Closed Tags: .

It is really great to hear back from people who have enjoyed The One Minute Presenter, it’s even better when these kind people leave a review on Amazon. I am open to feedback – good and bad – as it helps me improve and get better. Here is a review from Vern Burkhardt, Author for IdeaConnection

Warwick John Fahy provides a wealth of useful tips on how to make a great presentation to groups of any size or composition. For example, `”Don’t present like your audience has an unlimited amount of time, attention or energy.” They don’t.’

The author has been willing to share his secrets for making presentations to groups irrespective of size. His advice is useful, practical and based on his own approach to making excellent presentations. Warwick John Fahy should know–he was inducted into the Toastmasters International Hall of Fame in 2007.

I had the privilege of interviewing the author in September 2010. He has a lot of valuable advice to share based on his extensive experience making presentations to groups in China, other parts of Asia, and the Middle East.

To read an indepth interview between Vern and Warwick, click here.

To buy The One Minute Presenter e-book here, see here.

To buy The One Minute Presenter on Amazon, click here.

Why Invest in Face-to-Face Meetings? Look to Neuroscience.

Published on in Attention spans and Events. Closed Tags: , .

Based on a recent research report, three business goals that are best met through face-to-face gatherings:
1. Capturing attention
2. Inspiring a positive emotional climate
3. Building personal networks and relationships

Learn more with a summary of these findings at Corporate Meetings & Incentives or ask me for a copy of the original whitepaper.

New article: Cutting the Coaching Confusion by Warwick John Fahy

Published on in Resources. Closed Tags: , , .

You can download my article on Cutting through the Coaching confusion at my web site here.

Scroll down to the section ” Published Articles” to download the article and see many other articles on the topics of speaking with executive presence and developing talent.

IdeaConnection interviews The One Minute Presenter

Published on in Resources. Closed Tags: , .

The article is called “The Happy Ending” and can be read here.

What type of learner are you?

Published on in digital immigrants and digital natives. Closed Tags: , .

How do you learn?

Are you a “just in case” learner?  Who likes to research without a clear specific purpose, who cuts and pastes information into a word document that never gets used. Who has a large pile of dusty conference notes unorganised in your office, a pile of books not finished. Do you enjoy knowledge for knowledge’s sake? Chances are you are using a digital immigrant learning strategy.

Are you a “just in time” learner? Do you only look for information when there is a clear end-goal or outcome? Do you turn to your network of peers and friends to search for this information? Who cuts-pastes, shares, gets feedback and refines before the end product is complete. Who is comfortable using a variety of sources including informal and crowdsourced (eg wikipedia) references. Who is impatient when there is no specifc purpose? You could be employing a digital natives learning strategy.
Not all young people are learning like digital natives and not all “older” people confine themselves to speaking digital as a second language. The good news is that if you continue to work on a second language, it improves. Today, you need to be nimble and adapt to new technologies and find a way to integrate them into your learning. Find a way that makes sense for you.
What is your learning strategy?