What to wear for public speaking (and what absolutely positively not to wear) before your next speech
What to wear. What to wear. What to wear for public speaking. What to wear for public speaking is a much more important question than even I used to think. In my practice as a barrister, the options for clothes were pretty limited. Dark Suit, white shirt, dark tie,...
The definitive head to toe guide to awesome public speaking
Head, shoulders, knees & toes; knees & toes. Watch children speak and you’ll notice that they instinctively use every inch of their bodies to convey their message to the audience. And yet by the time we get to adulthood, that natural expressiveness (that...
The Ultimate Speech Preparation Checklist
You’ll have heard it all before”Fail to plan. Plan to fail””Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance””Success is what happens when opportunity meets preparation”There are lots of pithy pretty quotes that big talking...
Speech ready! Now, what do I do with my hands?
You know what you’re going to say. Slides are done; notes typed; and you’ve practised til you know your speech almost by heart. But the question still nagging at the back of your mind is: What do I do with my hands? Surprisingly, this remains one of the...