The Three Planning Steps That Will Make Your Presentation Persuasive
Start Here: The Three Planning Steps That Will Make Your Presentation Persuasive This is the call I fear: “Hi, I need help with my presentation. I already have my slide deck sorted.” What you need to know is that poor pre-planning will result in a bad presentation....
From Boring to Brilliant
Mark was worried. He had worked his way through the organisation over 20 years and was now in a senior role in the Workplace Health and Safety team. He called me because he had to deliver a presentation to more than 60 team leaders, and he had never presented formally...
The Goldilocks Triangle
I applied for a TEDx talk. 🙂 I got shortlisted 😃 I didn’t make the final cut. 😕 But this idea? It’s too good not to share. Introducing The Goldilocks Triangle, a framework for communication that’s not too soft, not too hard, but just right. Passive is too...
From Panic to Persuasion
Matt was not happy. He was stepping in for a business partner to give a presentation at a leadership forum on his area of expertise — wills and succession planning. But I could see it. He was spiralling into anxiety before my eyes. “Matt,” I said, “Are you any good at...
How to Persuade in 5 Minutes Using the SCQA Framework
Convince Me You have 5 minutes and your time starts now! You have worked on this proposal for weeks; you know it inside out and have prepared a 15-page report. You finally manage to get an appointment with the key decision maker, and you are told: “He hasn’t read the...
Sharon Ferrier, through her business ‘Persuasive Presentations’ consults to organisations and individuals who have a need to improve their communication, presentation skills and confidence in public speaking.