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17. Communicating Your Personal Brand with Petra Zink
Here we are at episode seventeen of the Presentation Boss Podcast! Thomas’ birthday is on the 17th! This episode we have a conversation with Petra Zink who is from right here in Brisbane and interested in the future of work. She’s a speaker, consultant and super knowledgeable about personal branding. Kate has followed her work…
Read More16. Speech Breakdown: Phil M Jones’ Keynote “Exactly What To Say”
G’day and welcome to episode 13 of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are experienced not only as speakers, but as presentation coaches. They love finding the strengths and weaknesses in a presentation and explaining why they work or need to be considered. We’re excited to bring you this speech breakdown of…
Read More15. The Simple Structure for Almost Every Presentation
We’re excited that it’s already episode fifteen of The Presentation Boss Podcast! All presentations need a structure. Simply standing and talking will rarely achieve much comprehension or communication at all. Preparation is always needed. And that preparation in part should be dedicated to the order and framework in which your words, thoughts and content will…
Read More14. The Skills You Need to be an Outstanding Facilitator with Leanne Hughes
<d Let’s kick off episode 14 of the Presentation Boss Podcast, a conversation with a fellow communication specialist! Today we have a conversation of a fellow Brisbane Podcaster, host of the First Time Facilitator, Leanne Hughes. We both listen to a lot of Leanne’s podcast and Thomas has even been on the show. We see…
Read More13. Speech Breakdown – Tracey Spicer: The Lady Stripped Bare
G’day and welcome to episode 13 of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are experienced not only as speakers, but as presentation coaches. They love finding the strengths and weaknesses in a presentation and explaining why they work or need to be considered. And here we are with another speech breakdown, brought…
Read More12. How to Deal with Difficult Audience Members During a Q&A Session
Here it is! episode twelve of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Unfortunately not every time you present, not every audience member is going to act perfectly by you. Sometimes you get a tricky audience member who has something to say and you’re going to get emotional. While we have a few stories and examples ourselves, we’ve…
Read More10. Speech Breakdown – Tina Fey’s Acceptance Speech of the Mark Twain Award
For episode ten of The Presentation Boss Podcast, it’s another speech breakdown! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are experienced not only as speakers, but as presentation coaches. They love finding the strengths and weaknesses in a presentation and explaining why they work or need to be considered. Here’s one of Kate’s favourite speeches. Kate has…
Read More09. Jeff Bezos Banned PowerPoint at Amazon. This is How Everyone Reacted.
Let’s talk about PowerPoint! It’s episode nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Visual communication is an important consideration for any presentation. So naturally we’ve been drawn to this (at times heated) conversation about whether or not this headline about Jeff Bezos banning PowerPoint in Amazon Management meetings is admirable or a potential mistake. Having listened…
Read MoreE06. Five Actionable Steps to Reduce Nervousness When Speaking
Who’s a bit nervous? Let’s talk about that, on episode six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Glossophobia is the irrational fear of public speaking. We may not be able to treat that, but for those who feel nervous before speaking, we know how to help. There are plenty of bandaids you can read about online,…
Read MoreDeath by PowerPoint?
We’ve all been there: wishing for death’s cold embrace as we endure a PowerPoint that should never have been created. While a lack of design or even too many slides may be forgivable, the biggest problem is far too much content. How do we go about making sure we keep the content down? Simply put,…
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