Is it Time to Ditch the Pitch
Is it Time to Ditch the Pitch? I read an article recently that suggested it was time to ditch the pitch. Their argument was that in today’s world people have already googled the product, read the reviews and the pitch has become redundant. There are a couple of myths...
Are Great Presenters Born or Made?
During the school holidays I was watching cricket on TV with my 13 year old son Samuel and I commented on how the bowler, while walking back to start his run up, was absentmindedly throwing the ball into the air and catching it without looking. “Thanks easy mum!” and...
Stand and Deliver – How to be a cracker MC
Last month I had the pleasure of being the Master of Ceremonies (MC) at the Australian eChallenge awards dinner. It was a HUGE night. There were eight different streams, each with three to seven finalists, pitches from the finalists, live voting, past winner...
Don’t read that speech!
One of the things I love about my job is the incredible variety of people and subjects I am exposed to on a daily basis. Whenever I am helping someone write a speech though, the questions are very similar: How am I going to present all this information in my 20 minute...
How To Engage Like a Rock Star
In 1973 the top selling album in Australia was Neil Diamond, Hot August Night. It stayed there for 29 weeks and was the #1 charting album in Australia during 1970’s. In 1982 it resurfaced again in the Australian top ten. During this time it was estimated that one in...
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.