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Don’t Know What To Do With Your Hands When Presenting? Follow These 10 Powerful Rules To Maximise Your Impact
The biggest problem many presenters have – experienced as well as newcomers – is knowing what to do with their hands. They worry endlessly about whether they’re gesturing too much or too little, and ...
Read morePitching to the C-Level – Do You Know the Secret to Selling to Executives?
Pitching to CEOs, CFOs and COOs can be daunting, because senior executives take no prisoners. Here are five powerful tips, tactics and techniques to help you maximise your success.
10 essential elements to communicating with people from other cultures
Culture is a fascinating thing. We all have one, we’ve all grown up in one and some of us have even grown up in several different ones. The environment, values, experiences that form the basis of ...
10 Assertive Tips to Standing Your Ground and Speaking Your Mind
Assertiveness is essential if you’re to get what you want – but you don’t want to come across as pushy or aggressive. Here are 10 practical tips from Speak First for how to be effective in a range of ...
‘Dead Fish’ or ‘Bone Crusher’ – What Does Your Handshake Say About You?
Everybody’s talking about Donald Trump’s handshake. Because it’s often the only time in business we touch another person, the handshake is a crucial element in making a positive impression. Here are ...
Why Conflict is Important
There are three types of conflict (Jehn and Mannix)
10 Powerful ways to open a presentation with impact
The first 30 seconds of a presentation is crucial – so don’t waste it. You need to grab the attention of your audience and engage their interest from the start. Many speakers begin by giving their ...
Get Some Work Done! – 10 Killer Tips for Taming your Procrastination
Do you suffer from procrastination? Do you put things off? Do you start but then get stuck? Is procrastination holding you back from achieving what you want? Try these tried and tested ...
10 Ways to Make Yourself More Likeable
Likeability is at the heart of impact and influence. The more someone likes you, the more likely they are to say ‘yes’ to you – in virtually any situation.