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Speaking in Colour
We can be very precise with our words. Black and white. We are conveying the facts. But by speaking in colour we can convey emotion, feelings; we can help our reader or listener to visualize the scene...
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The Apostrophe
The apostrophe is surely the most abused of punctuation marks. Here’s a short guide updated from one I wrote some years back to help an employee who suffered from confusion of possessives and plurals –...
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Speaking to You
I’m speaking to you. Just you. You are important to me. Or that’s how I want you to feel even if there are a few, or even a few dozen, other people in the room. I’ve used this quote from Alastair...
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Presenting Complex Information
In commenting on my previous post, Helen Coldicott posed the question of how to convey complex information to a group of people without over-reliance on PowerPoint. I’ve pondered this for quite some...
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PowerPoint or PowerPointless Presentations?
PowerPoint – WMD? Ask someone to deliver a presentation and the majority will switch on the PC and fire up PowerPoint. And often that’s as fired up as the presentation will get. PowerPoint should be...
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Brief Words
I’ll be brief. As was Abraham Lincoln. You may not know the detail of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address but you’ve probably heard of it. It is reckoned to be one of the great speeches in history. It had...
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Public Speaking Fear
I remember a lady who was invited to stand up to say a few words. “Hello. My name is Mary and I’m here to represent the terrified.” Mary is typical of many people who suffer public speaking fear. The...
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I Didn’t Know I Was That Good!
I didn’t know I was that good! No, of course you didn’t. But why not? I am no longer surprised at the frequency with which people tell me that they aren’t any good at speaking in public. Of course,...
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Presenting The Shipping Forecast
The shipping forecast is an object lesson in presenting complex information with clarity. It follows exactly the same format day in, day out. There are no confusing charts or manic presenters, just...
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Lost In Translation
When I started using Twitter I was surprised at the friendliness of virtual strangers who sent me lots of love. Until I discovered that LOL means Laughing Out Loud. Good grief, I’ve had enough problems...
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