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...
How Not to Speak Like a Politician!
We’re nearly there, It’s nearly election time! It will soon be over and we can all get back to what we need to do! Unfortunately Australia has had more than it’s fair share of elections over the past five years and I have become a jaded voter. I am...
Public Speaking 101 – How to Use Notes
Public speaking 101 – Are you still delivering a speech the way you were taught at school? During the Easter holidays my sons organised popcorn movie night with their friends to watch the movie Minions (91 minutes of my life I won’t get back) the trailer is...
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.