Resources
Tips, advice, and resources from our experienced presenters, to help you become more confident when public speaking, and polish your powerpoint presentations.
Sometimes the words aren’t the problem. It’s the way we deliver them. Our tone, energy and body language can completely change how a message lands — even when the message itself is perfectly sensible.
10 June 2026
Your content may be strong and the slides may be polished, but if you are bored by your presentation – your audience will feel it. Here’s why reconnecting with your purpose matters more than trying to look confident.
3 June 2026
Many presenters start by listing their qualifications, experience and achievements. It seems logical. After all, don’t people need to know why you’re qualified to speak? Maybe. But your audience is usually far more interested in whether listening to you is
13 May 2026
Most business presentations are trying to do too many jobs at once. A presentation is not a document. And when slides become overloaded with detail, people stop listening.
21 April 2026
This weekend, in an Irish pub, I watched a better performance than most boardrooms see all year. Here’s what most presenters get wrong- and what a karaoke queen gets right.
15 April 2026
Most people sit when they present. It feels easier. More natural. But it often makes it harder for your audience to listen, stay engaged, and remember what you’ve said. Here’s why standing makes a difference—and how to make it feel
18 March 2026
When we feel intimidated speaking, most of us go one of two ways. We shrink. Or we puff up. I’ve done both. I would recommend a different approach
27 February 2026
A shaky voice isn’t the real problem. What we do with it is. When nerves show up mid-presentation, it’s easy to panic and disappear into your head. But there’s a calmer, more effective way to handle it.
10 February 2026
When time is tight, most presenters make the same mistake. They try to squeeze everything in. This post explains why saying less is often the most effective move.
29 January 2026
Most report presentations fail not because the work is poor, but because the presentation is treated like a walkthrough of the document. If you want your recommendations to lead to action, the role of the presentation needs to change.
27 January 2026
Presenting effectively online is much harder than presenting in person. Why? Because your audience is multi-tasking. To deal with this build in regular moments to reset your audience’s attention
10 December 2025
A lot of public speaking advice is written for the stage, not the boardroom. But they are different environments. So we need to think about them differently.
23 October 2025
What happens when confident speakers suddenly start feeling nervous – and what to do about it.
