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The Presentation Boss Podcast is all about the art and skill of presentations. Kate Norris and Thomas Krafft share and discuss tips, tools and strategies from their own, professional experience as well as interview other experts to help you present with clarity and confidence.
Whether you're tasked with your first-ever talk, interested to extend your current knowledge or looking to refine and broaden your skills, this is the podcast you need to plan, design and deliver your best presentation.
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Celebrate episode one-hundred of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We’ve made it, folks, all the way to our goal of 100 weekly episodes of our podcast. A commitment to sharing the best skills, speeches and experts with you for nearly two years. And in this triple-digit episode, we are bringing some flair, ninja skills and hidden features of PowerPoint that will impress your audience (without distracting from your effective preparation).Thomas spends a fair amount of time staying up-to-date with PowerPoint and finds a use for features that most don’t even know about. This episode is best listened to if you can play along with PowerPoint in front of you while we walk you through seven secret PowerPoint tools that will make your presentation look creative, professional and have your audience asking you how you did that!100th Episode Celebration Details:Kate and Thomas will be inviting the guests from the show and having a little gathering in Brisbane. We understand travel is hard, but if you’re a listener from Brisbane, we’d love to meet you.Lock into your calendar the evening of 9 April. Join us for a drink in the beer garden of The Plough Inn, Southbank between 5:00pm and 7:00pm.In This Episode:• Kate and Thomas briefly discuss our milestone of reaching the centenary of episodes• The best transition available that is under-used and makes slides not look like slides• Where to natively find a massive resource of stock icons, photos and unconventional shapes• How PowerPoint is implementing features from Canva, Google Slides and Prezi• Adding and using 3D models to your slides• The internal AI that will build your slides for you – in one click!Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s the last of the double-digits here on episode ninety-nine of the Presentation Boss Podcast! This week we had a conversation with an expert from New Zealand on presentation skills, audience engagement and facilitation. He reached out to us after listening to the show, promising he had something to offer. And Johnny Quinn, the presentologist has loads to offer.As it turns out, this conversation made immediate change to how Kate and Thomas present their workshops and masterclasses. We cover a lot of ground in this show, delving deep into not just why audience engagement is important, but what it means, and some actual tools to achieve it. Plus, how this translates to the online medium, and some techniques around the use of PowerPoint. It really tickles all our favourites!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestRaised and educated in Ireland, Johnny Quinn arrived in Dubai in 1996 determined to make the difference between presentations that fell flat, and those that sealed the deal. After several years with Philips Middle East he started AudienceAlive Dubai, and then in 2015, expanded the operation to beautiful Queenstown, New Zealand.In 2015, Johnny added audiencealive.com to his worldwide portfolio and expanded his business to cover Australia and NZ. He understands you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, so wants your presentation to realise its full potential.Since 2001, Johnny has provided custom presentation services for over 500 local and international clients resulting in over 25 000 slides and too many bullet points to count! Johnny’s creativity and professional design experience will result in an effective presentation with impact.What You’ll Learn:• What does ‘audience engagement mean’ and how to tell if you have it• The techniques you can use to engage your audience and build interaction• How to check you have your audience listening if your presenting online• How we can use ‘the wisdom of the room’ to work smarter, and improve learning outcomes• That one thing about PowerPoint, that if everyone knew, would do Johnny out of a job• The biggest mistakes people make when it comes to presenting data and slides• Some of the tools to build interaction into online meetingsMentioned In The Show:• Johnny Quinn’s Website AudienceAlive.com• James Surowiecki | The Wisdom of Crowds• Presentology and Audience Engagement Solutions Download• The Ultimate PowerPoint Guide DownloadContinue the Conversation:• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Hold on for episode ninety-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Here we’re listening to a talk from the internet and pausing as we go to evaluate, make comment and highlight what the presenter does. We’re looking at a new type of speech; the Ignite Talk. A 5 minute speech where every 15 seconds the slides (which are prepared by the presenter) automatically advance. And we’re familiar with this talk, as Thomas has given one himself.This is a fast-paced style of speaking. And this particular example is a beautiful execution of the style. In fact, it’s such a clear message and concise delivery that Thomas and Kate both use the message in their vocabulary and training. And both of them think it’s one of their favourite talks of all time. It’s not without flaws though, and comments are made about pace and language choices. Lots to learn and listen to here! And spoiler alert, the talk isn’t really about eating bananas.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• Exactly what an Ignite Talk is, and that time Thomas presented one too• How opening with a story builds interest and grabs attention• The difference in preparation between a 10-minute talk, and a 5-minute talk• Being careful to align language and humour use to the audience• Use of explicit language in a talk; if and when it is ever appropriate• Why your conclusion should be the most powerful part of your speech, and how.Watch It Yourself:• Mark Cohen | How to Eat a BananaResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Let’s kick off episode ninety-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast! A few weeks ago, Kate had a conversation at a social function and spoke to two individuals who confessed they avoid speaking and presenting at all costs, even though they know it holds their careers back. Naturally, she asked some deeper questions and found the reasons, fears and excuses they have that have them avoiding speaking up.That list of fears is five common reasons both Kate and Thomas hear frequently. And while they are real in the mind of some people, we know that they are constructs, and sometimes just an excuse. Speaking can be hard, but holding your career back is hard too. Let us help you identify what may be going on in your head and sort out what’s real and what’s not.In this episode we walk through those five speaking fears, and how to crush them with a little mindset shift. No more avoiding public speaking and presentations; here’s the tools to really get you over the hump of sweaty palms and sleepless nights!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossThe Five Biggest Fears:2:11 - “What if I’m not good?”The worry that your audience will judge you and/or you’ll look unprofessional.3:57 – “What if someone criticises me?”The fear that you’ll receive negative comments and be made to feel awful.7:17 – “But it’s not necessary for me to speak; I have nothing unique to share”The idea that you need to create new and exciting ideas before you can speak at all.10:14 – “I’m not at all qualified to speak; what right do I have to take time and attention?”The concern that you’re unworthy to share your thoughts and knowledge on a given topic.12:07 – “What if I go entirely blank when presenting?”The anxiety around not knowing how to ensure your talk is clear enough in your mind.Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Have a laugh on episode ninety-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We have another guest expert interview discussion. And today it is with a name that has sat on Kate’s bookshelf for years, and a Queensland local too. Marty Wilson is the author of More Funny, More Money all about how to incorporate humour into your business speaking – and why you should do it.He’s a past pharmacist, stand up comic and now a speaker on resilience in change. In this enjoyable conversation, Marty re-affirms loads about what we already thought of speaking with humour, but also drops some fantastic new tools that both Kate and Thomas will be employing as soon as possible! This episode is all about getting serious about humour!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestMarty Wilson is a resilience expert who has spoken to over 1000 inspirational people about how to live well – through the good times and the bad. Marty is a pharmacist turned award-winning advertising copywriter turned stand up comic turned bestselling author and speaker. He has spoken to over 500,000 people since he first leapt up on stage in 1997. Within 12 months Marty appeared on The Footy Show and travelled to the UK to become a full time standup. He returned home in 2008 and now lives in Noosa. He is the author of More Funny More Money which is about using humour in business to get more influence, more engagement, and more sales.What You’ll Learn:• A way of using the stories you already know and tell in a business setting• The psychology of why audiences will love you for using humorous stories and jokes• Why being serious isn’t the opposite of humour.• How to mentally prepare yourself for humour that doesn’t work• How to recover if your joke goes really well, or not well at all• When you should separate yourself from your presentations, and how• Three reasons you need to be including humour in your presentations.Mentioned In The Show:• Scott Dikkers’ Books• Marty Wilson’s Book; More Funny, More Money• Marty Wilson’s speaking websiteContinue the Conversation:• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
We’re in the charts for episode ninety-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this episode, we took another look at the most-watched TED Talks of all time, where we’ve played before and today chose to tackle the number four on that list. Brené Brown has become a worldwide-known speaking name with a PhD, Netflix special and known for her message of vulnerability, authenticity and courage.This talk is her original TED Talk and has recently turned 10-years old. You’re about to listen in to a masterclass in storytelling, data presentation and self-reflection. It’s a talk to make you think and feel good. One of Kate’s favourites, you’ll learn much about careful word choice, pacing and using stories to present research. Listen in as we play the talk and pause to make comment on noteworthy examples of what Brené Brown demonstrates in this warming talk.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• Use of conversational, accessible and un-complexed language• Disguising ethos and credibility inside narrative• The constructive use of filler words such as ‘um’• Why it’s important to be extremely selective about what data to include in a talk• An important phrase to never use if you don’t want your audience to feel they’re missing out• Which topics you should create humour about in your presentation• How use of some memorisation techniques manifests during a presentation• Whether or not you should signpost the segments of your talk• If visuals make sense without a roadmap, and what slides add to a presentation.Watch It Yourself:• Brene Brown | The power of vulnerabilityResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s a battle on misinformation in episode ninety-four The Presentation Boss Podcast! Kate and Thomas hear a lot of advice about speaking. Some of it is awesome. Some of it is average. And some of it is between entirely wrong and toxic. No doubt this advice and ideas are shared with the best of intent and comes from the right place, but we just know it to be wrong and unfortunately, unhelpful to recipients.So, in this episode, we list the five scariest myths when it comes to speaking and presentations and discuss why they don’t work. And we also discuss the best alternatives you should be doing instead. And we totally have a good giggle along the way; this is a fun episode!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossThe Myths We Bust:00:46 – “Practice in front of a mirror”03:17 – “You should only have 20 words per slide” and “You shouldn’t have more than 10 slides”06:54 – “Just be authentic”09:41 – “Imagine your audience naked”12:07 – “One day you’ll no longer be nervous at all”Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
This is a show to remember. Episode ninety-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Today we have back Anthony Metivier, who you may remember from when we did a breakdown of his TED Talk (that Thomas coached). He is known as The Memory Guy, for being an expert in memory, recollection and observation techniques.We know one of the greatest public speaking fears is going blank on stage, so it only seemed right to have an expert in not forgetting share his wisdom and tools on the microphone. We have a great in-depth conversation that clears up what a memory palace is and how to use it, what you can do to internalise the flow of your presentation and exactly what it takes to practice these techniques.Plus, it’s a fun show because Thomas has worked with Anthony before, but this was the first time Kate had met him. We get in depth, have a laugh and learn loads. You will too!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestAs a bestselling author, Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, dreams, names, music, poetry and much more in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun.Anthony writes his books and creates video courses for a variety of people who need help with a number of different memory needs.What separates Anthony from other authors on memory skills and development is that he doesn’t focus on long strings of digits or training for memory championships. He offers simple techniques for memorizing the information that will change your daily. There’s no hype in his training, just techniques that work.What You’ll Learn:• How magic, study and mental illness lead Anthony into a life passion of memory techniques• Why most people struggle with ‘having a bad memory’• Exactly what the first step is when it comes to boosting what you see and recall• An explanation of the memory palace for dummies, and what most folks get wrong about them• What you can find in your own mind that aids with building memory anchors for when you need it most• How Anthony used memory techniques to flawlessly deliver his TED Talk• The daily habits that can help improve your skillsMentioned In The Show:• Anthony Metivier’s website: Magnetic Memory Method• Anthony’s explanation of Rhetorica Ad HerenniumContinue the Conversation:• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Prepare for discussions on episode ninety-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this episode, Kate and Thomas take a look at a TED Talk all about persuasion in presentations – yes it is a bit meta, but we love the double-whammy of knowledge you’ll see here. There is a lot to learn here, from excellent use of visuals, careful placement of humour and of course, how to be more persuasive in your communication.While Kate introduces a numerical rating system here, Thomas disagrees with the idea that this talk uses vocabulary that is less accessible than it could be. The simple message however, is clear and well communicated. These are the talks we love to see – great examples of presentations with discussion evolving from what we see and hear.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• A perfect time to use PowerPoint to help your audience visualise data• The value in starting your talk with a story and intrigue• Why sharing learning through storytelling is more entertaining and embeds learning• How having hypotheticals that are too similar can be difficult• Beginning your stories abruptly using a time and a place setting• Exactly where to add humour into a presentation• Embedding information and data within a narrative or story• Being super mindful of your choice of language and discourse depending on your audience• How to be more persuasive in your presentations.Watch It Yourself:• Niro Sivanathan | The counterintuitive way to be more persuasiveResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Set sail for episode ninety-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Kate and Thomas had a conversation about what makes a great speaker. And eventually agreed that there are a number of exercises they each consciously implemented (some many years ago) that became habits and have definitely improved their skills. In all the guest interviews, these same or similar habits have been mentioned too. It’s clear then, that even when not speaking, there are habits you could develop in this new year that would make you a more confident and comfortable presenter – no matter your skill level.There’s five suggestions in this episode. All are simple to implement. And honestly, doing any of them imperfectly would be a great start to building the habit and becoming a better presenter. We know though, with a little conscious effort and discipline, they’ll become an easy habit that is forever improving in the background. What’s not to love!?Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossResources mentioned in the show:• Matthew Dicks | Homework for Life• Steal the Show Podcast• SpeakUp Storytelling PodcastResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Time to reflect on episode ninety of The Presentation Boss. One of the proudest products of 2020 for Kate and Thomas was the quality of this podcast. And that was hugely driven by the fantastic guests who agreed to be on the show. Regardless where they were in the world, we managed to reach out, get connected and record. Each of them is an expert in their field, and most we’ve both followed for years.What an amazing opportunity to have these conversations where they’ve generously given their time and shared their priceless advice. Seventeen guests overall, and in this episode Kate and Thomas share their favourite snippets from some of them. The lessons that stuck the hardest or were most memorable. Kate, Thomas, a guest.. why not pull up a fourth chair and listen in as we listen back on the year.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossEpisodes we listened to:• Episode 40: Grant Baldwin• Episode 86: Vinh Giang• Episode 64: Nolan Haims• Episode 43: Andrew Tarvin• Episode 68: Colin Kinner• Episode 74: Scott Stratten• Episode 83: Chris Huet• Episode 49: Neen JamesResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It was a massive year for The Presentation Boss Podcast and we’re talking all about it in episode eighty-nine today. It’s convenient, as hindsight is always twenty-twenty! Kate and Thomas sat down to reflect on the year behind us, how the business changed, what the weekly podcast achieved and where we’ve pointed for the next twelve months. This is always the time of year to set goals and we’re sure some of our learnings will be valuable to you too.“If I asked you what was the biggest news story from 2019, or 2018, or 2017, or almost any other year, there’d be some debate. But not in 2020.”Covered in this episode:• 2020 was a year unlike any other, but it afforded us some great opportunity to change. We explain exactly what fueled that and what it has meant for you listening to the podcast• The world’s biggest working from home experiment affected us too, and while online isn’t the same as in-person, it gave us all a new skill and we share exactly how it’s best leveraged• What we have planned for the year ahead, both for this podcast and in the business. And it’s not all about us; we’re totally making stuff too!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossMentioned In The Show• Thomas’ Ultimate Guide to Online Meetings: How to Stay in Control OnlineResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s summer holidays on Episode eighty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In our last episode, we shared our best techniques for kids to get going with their public speaking. Today we chose to double-down by breaking down a TED Talk delivered by a child. And then we tripled down as we have Kate’s eldest daughter, Felicity age 6 also in the studio to share her thoughts of the talk too. Our first ever break-down guest!We know one of the best ways to become a better speaker is to watch other speakers. And today’s talk is short, super sweet and simple but still displays some of the core foundations of what makes a great talk. Plus we get to hear the insights from Felicity on what her young mind sees when she watches this TED Talk.Prepare to learn all about sea lions, protecting sea mammals and a lovely metaphor for turning a bad experience into positive action. All from a speaker aged just 8 years old. Should be a quick and easy listen while you enjoy your end of year break!And yes, Thomas knows he accidentally called this episode 89 in the recording. A resolution for him in 2021 is to learn to read spreadsheets better.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWatch It Yourself:• Senna | Lemons to LemonadeResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s the end of the year for episode eighty-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast! And with the world population of kids and students home for the holidays, Kate and Thomas figure it might be a good time to share the basics to help them get ahead in their speaking skills. The newest generation has such an advantage as they grow up in this connected world, but presentation and public speaking skills are just as critical, if not moreso than ever. And already, Kate is seeing how education around speaking is changing with her first-grader.Here’s what two millennials wish they knew when they were the age that Gen-Z is now.Kate and Thomas could not have had more different experiences in early life with speaking, which they share in this episode. Then cover the methods that are worth practicing to build the confidence and foundations for future speaking brilliance. Kids who speak better become adults who speak brilliantly. So, have a listen and if you have kids in your life, why not consider sharing this episode with them? Twenty minutes is a nice investment to feel great speaking, and do well in that next oral assignment.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossThe topics we cover:• Why the ability to speak with clarity and confidence is so important• The reasons Gen-Z will easily become the leaders and changers of our world• Our greatest fear, and why we ought to never mention it to kids around us• Four foundations to ensure every presentation from here until forever just rocks• The three habits to build so your speaking improves faster than those around youResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s an inspiring time on episode eighty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Kate and Thomas have been following the work of Vinh Giang for years, and earlier this year completed his online vocal course. He has a beautifully uplifting philosophy around your communication skills, but also the deep understanding to help you get there.After a year or so of trying to feature Vinh on the show, he’s our last guest for 2020. This episode is a true conversation and we reckon you’ll want to listen to it at least twice and take notes on the techniques he shares, steps you need to take and precisely what skills all of us need to work on to be able to communicate effectively.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestWith only 6 months to graduate, Vinh Giang left his degree in commerce and law to become an online magic teacher ultimately building a hugely successful online business, which now serves over 800,000 students all around the world. This earned him the award of Top Young Entrepreneur in Australia.He is now a motivational and inspirational keynote speaker and uses magic as his metaphor when he speaks – he’s found a way to make the medicine taste good!Vinh believes that presentation ability is the skill that often separates those that succeed from those that do not. Often underestimated, it is one of the core traits of all leaders and influencers, and is what gives them a key point of difference.What You'll Learn• Why Vinh Giang started life as a magician, and why he transitioned to speaking• The inescapable, and universal reason why the ability to communicate effectively is important• What skills you’ll need as a technical aspect to be able to make changes in your world, and change the world• How you incorporate a unique skill or lessons from another skill into your presentations• The three instruments a speaker plays, how to play them and why• How to think about your voice as an instrument and the five foundations you need to work on• Using a three-way mirror to get a good perspective of yourself, to know what skills you need to improve• Whether content or delivery is more important, and why• How does being an introvert or an extrovert change how we should communicate.Mentioned In The Show• Vinh Giang’s Workshops: STAGE Communication WorkshopContinue the Conversation:• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s just a nice time on episode eighty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this half hour together, we’re watching a TED Talk that was recommended to us by a listener and doing a live breakdown. Both Kate and Thomas love this talk for it’s effectiveness, efficiency and simplicity. You’ll hear the quote “This talk doesn’t waste any words”.Should you know of a speech that we should break down on the podcast, we’d love you to get in touch. But right now, listen in for how Dan Ariely keeps a talk moving, gets the audience involved and adds humour to his otherwise data-driven talk.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• How to call out distractions early in your presentations• The use of conversational, interactive questions early in a talk• Why repetition of a key point emphasises your message for the audience• Being aware of generic pronouns and how the use of them can lead to confusion• Metaphor use and why it is so powerful for reducing friction• Building humour by setting up expectations and not ruining surprise• If you don’t have time for detailed transitions, what you can do instead• When a simple slide can assist when you’ve got a few ideas activeWatch It Yourself:• Dan Ariely | How to change your behaviour for the betterResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Warm yourself up for episode eighty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This entire episode was inspired by a single comment Thomas made when he noticed in a business presentation some beautiful slides. Kate inquired what the differences are in the design of average slides compared to awesome slides. And the answer is some surprisingly simple techniques that will take you no time at all to implement.In this episode we cover exactly what those few steps are that you can start doing right now and make sure your slides look different (and better) than the next guy’s and have that bonus ‘wow factor’! It’s a few clicks in the set-up, a small mouse wiggle and careful addition of some storytelling techniques. It doesn’t get any better than this.We discuss what to do with your hands when you:00:50 – The genesis of this entire discussion and why we asked what makes a great PowerPoint01:44 – Where to start, the basic set-up of your slides to keep you out of simple design traps08:25 – Two simple design tips to make you look professional and deliberate15:27 – A simple philosophy to make sure your audience stays with you in your presentationResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Strap yourself in for episode eighty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today on the show we have a guest and all round cool dude from Canberra, Chris Huet. If you could imagine a Venn diagram where ‘fighter pilot’, ‘poet’, and ‘communication consultant’ all overlap, then you’ve got a good idea where Chris lives. Kate and Thomas have known Chris for some time and followed his content which is always valuable. He even appeared in their live storytelling show!And of course he is bringing a load of value to another conversation. His direct answers don’t stray too far from entertaining and gripping too. We cover the use of creative language, analysing audiences and lessons learned from a career in aviation and how those apply to public speaking. And you'll hear Kate learn a new word too!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestChris Huet is a communications coach with over thirty years' experience in public and private sector leadership and technical and creative communication. He draws on practical knowledge and the latest research to help leaders speak more effectively.He believes that everyone can be confident speaking in front an audience. We can all improve the way we connect with other people and get our messages heard.Chris has led a fighter jet squadron, negotiated billion-dollar contracts and performed his poetry on stages around the world. As well as being a fighter pilot, successful consultant and business development manager, he is an award-winning spoken word artist and two-time TEDx presenter.His unique combination of experience with technical, business and creative communication has taught him the power of words in all their forms to inform, excite and persuade others.What You'll Learn• The biggest roadblocks to effective communication, and what you can do about them• How the rhythm and word choice of poetry makes it so emotionally powerful• Exactly how you can use poetic devices to make your presentations more memorable• Where to draw the line between too abstract and attractive language• Why knowing your audience should change your language choices, and how• The one time Chris came close to losing his life in the air, and what he learned that day.Mentioned In The Show• Chris Huet on LinkedIn• Chris’ consulting website: Understood Consulting Services• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and SwitzlerContinue the Conversation:• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s another big one in episode eighty-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Thirteen years ago the late Steve Jobs introduced the world to a revolutionary new product, the iPhone at MacWorld in January 2007. In an 80-minute keynote he presented some of the most iconic techniques and skills in the speaking word, and the product launch world.We’ve made reference to this talk in a few recent episodes, and it has been requested a few times too. Time for a speech breakdown right here! As usual, Thomas has seen the talk before, and you’ll hear the speech for the first time with Kate. From a full-length keynote, we take a look at just the first 15 minutes and extract so many fantastic skills and clever strategies employed by Apple’s biggest launch.And total disclaimer, both Kate and Thomas are android users (but also not apple haters)!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• The benefits (and risks) of expressing emotion in your opening sentence• What to do when you make a mistake or stumble over your words in a presentation• A non-intrusive method for sharing company history and your personal credibility• Using lists in the ideal order to build interest and tension• How to allow your audience to make discoveries for themselves• Choosing between holding physical props, or slides to display key visuals• Avoiding technical detail, and knowing what your audience needs to hear• The power of the issue/solution contrast structure• Where metaphor can help to anchor ideas in the minds of your audience• Like, a zillion other beautiful techniques.Watch It Yourself:• Steve Jobs at MacWorld 2007 | Introducing the iPhoneResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Put your hands together for episode eighty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! In this episode we give you the answer to one of our most asked questions; “What do I do with my hands when speaking?”We get it, as you speak and nervousness kicks in, nothing feels comfortable and natural and you become hyper-aware that every movement seems strange and unnatural. What Kate and Thomas discuss in these few minutes is what you should be doing when you don’t know what to do with your hands.As you become a more comfortable speaker, either over time or throughout the presentation, you’ll become comfortable. But here we share where to start, exactly where to put your hands so you don’t have to worry about looking like an awkward octopus!We discuss what to do with your hands when you:• Have empty hands, and are just speaking au naturale,• Need to hold something like a whiteboard marker or PowerPoint clicker,• Are handed a microphone and have to hold it the entire time, and• End up needing to speak from behind a lecturn.We also laugh at how Kate finds it impossible to use her left hand with a microphone!The Promised Links:• Join the community in our new facebook group: Presentation Bosses• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s your lucky day! Episode eighty of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Joining us today is Irish author, speaker trainer and stand-up comic, David Nihill. His philosophy around hacking public speaking, combined with his leverage of using Stand-Up techniques means he has a grounded, sensible but effective approach to what works in presentations.The interview starts with a bit of fun, but soon settles into a conversation with loads of stories and a huge amount of great advice. David wouldn’t let us move on until he’d made sure he shared all the tips and techniques he had prepared to talk about. Can’t argue with that dedication to service!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestDavid Nihill is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? and the Founder of FunnyBizz Conference. His work has been featured in Inc., Lifehacker, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Forbes, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Irish Independent, Newstalk, TED and The Irish Times.“One of the best speaking coaches out there” according to Forbes.com, David’s Hacking Public Speaking program has had over 34,000 students. His book was listed by Book Authority as the #1 public speaking book of all time and his speechwriting company is used by some of the world's leading CEO's.A sought after international business speaker, David also performs stand-up. He has over 40M views on his comedy videos. As a lecturer he has taught at Stanford Graduate Business School, UC Berkeley, University of Oxford and University College Dublin.A graduate of the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School he calls San Francisco home, and was named on the Irish America 100 List, which recognizes the accomplishments Irish-American and Irish-born leaders.What You'll Learn• How a simple online course launched David’s speaker coach career• The vast difference between the importance of content compared to delivery• Exactly how to use joke structure and comedy patterns in business presentations• Three techniques to make even the most boring and dry content come alive• Why you might use slides to boost the entertainment value of your presentation• What the difference is between ‘speaking slower’ and ‘pausing’, and why one is more effective• The benefits of memorising your talk the right wayMentioned In The Show• David Nihill’s website: https://davidnihill.com/• David’s course: hackingpublicspeaking.comContinue the Conversation:• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Time to sit down and listen in to episode seventy-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this breakdown, we tackle something a little bit different. This talk was suggested to us by a listener and we’ve hesitated to have this detailed look at it for months. It is an acted marketing piece for a UK organisation which made Thomas feel inauthentic about it, but as Kate rightly mentions, the scripting and performance is still full of great lessons.It should be said, Kate and Thomas do get into some detailed discussion around the legitimacy of this talk, but do also address the merits of it’s information delivery, persuasive content and still some techniques they’d otherwise avoid.Remember to write to us and let us know what you think of this talk! But do have a listen and learn a little more from this persuasive talk and our thoughts on it!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• The difference in expectation around an actor delivering a presentation• How to make your structure super clear by roadmapping the entire talk• What adding humour can achieve, even if in super small doses• The importance of simple visuals, and juxtaposed imagery• Why you should make your audience feel emotion, rather than demand emotion• The power of dissonance to create discomfort, leading to the audience listening even more closely• A stand-up comedy technique you can use in persuasion to build tension• Exactly how to use signposting to keep your key points clearly delineated• The benefits, and the dangers of using repetition in a presentationWatch It Yourself:• CiWF | The Secrets of Food MarketingResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Episode seventy-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast and in this short time together, Kate and Thomas tackle that problem of where do you even start when you need to prepare for a presentation. Whether you have a head full of ideas and content all swimming around untamed and need to implement the Brain Dump method. Or, you have a topic but just have a mighty mental blank and need to understand the Brain Build method.What You’ll Learn:• How to identify which method is best going to suit the situation you’re in• What you need to get started in your preparation• Exactly how to know which method you’ll use• The questions you need to ask yourself• A detailed explanation of the Brain Dump method and how to work through it• A detailed explanation of the Brain Build method and how to work through it• What comes next, after you have your thoughts tamed, a message refined and your structure outlined.The Promised Links:• Join the community in our new facebook group: Presentation Bosses• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Strap in for episode seventy-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Over the past few months, Thomas has had some conversations with Todd Cherches about all things presentations. Given he has just released a book about visual communication, you can imagine those conversations were quite animated and aligned.As is often the case with all professional communicators, the same advice and tips are shared. But Todd manages to drop out phrases that sound exactly like Kate and Thomas, but with a different accent. In this episode we discuss how you can become more visual in your presentations (even without slides), why it’s so important to do so plus a raft of book recommendations.Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossAbout Our GuestTodd Cherches is the CEO and co-founder of BigBlueGumball, a New York City-based consulting firm specializing in leadership development, public speaking, and executive coaching. He is also a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, and a Lecturer on leadership at Columbia University. Todd is also a TEDx speaker, and the author of "VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life" published in May 2020.What You'll Learn• What the connection is between communication and leadership• Why it is so important to use visual language when communicating• How slide design can help, and how bad slide design tortures your audience• The experience of applying for, and presenting a TEDx Talk• About a hundred book recommendations!Mentioned In The Show• Todd Cherches’ Website: toddcherches.com• Nancy Duarte – ‘Slideology’• Garr Reynolds – ‘Presentation Zen’ and ‘The Naked Presenter’• Chris Anderson – ‘TED Talks’• Carmine Gallo – ‘Talk Like TED’Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
This should be memorable; episode seventy-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In January Thomas had the pleasure of coaching Anthony Metivier here in Brisbane for a TEDx Talk to be delivered in Melbourne. It was a fun process (that might be outlined in a future discussion episode) that resulted in the talk that Kate and Thomas are going to break down on the show here.Before we do, Thomas recorded a conversation with Anthony about the process of getting ready for, and finally delivering an actual TEDx Talk. Maybe it’s on your bucket list too? He is known colloquially as ‘the memory guy’ and in this talk, walks us through the process he used to save his mental health and keep it in control to this day. It’s a bit less hard-data-and-science- than our usual, but the skills, competence and techniques are still on display. So, listen in for this interview and breakdown!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• Exactly what it’s like to be coached by Thomas for a TEDx Talk• The process to refine and distill many thoughts and concepts into a single presentation• How to internalise a speech by getting physical• What it feels like to open a presentation with a question• When pauses can create great contrast and comprehension in communication• Where a single visual could be helpful to aid recognition of a concept• The importance of the process to put together an effective talk, regardless of content• Being mindful of clothing to stand out from the speaking area’s backgroundMentioned In The Show• Dr. Anthony Metivier | “Two Easily Remembered Questions That Silence Negative Thoughts”Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It’s numbers and narrative on episode seventy-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Numbers don’t make sense outside of the context of the story they tell. And while we may have access to the best, newest and fanciest graphing software on the planet, the best graphs still need to be presented properly. Even the best graphs unfortunately don’t speak for themselves.And Data Storytelling is a bit of a confusing term, we know. However, Kate is a data analyst (and has worked as one for many, many years) so understand exactly how we can use a three-stage structure to bring our data to life; to encourage emotional investment, to control what our audience is looking at, and what they understand. Add in Thomas’ expert advice about how to leverage some PowerPoint hacks to make that happen and today you’re listening to the ultimate guide on bringing your data presentation to life!No more presenting your data without recommendation or without conveying the context that you deeply understand. Let’s get clear on the story your data tells, let’s get it smoothly visualised and take your next presentation from adequate to awesome!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossThe Promised Links:• Join the community in our new facebook group: Presentation Bosses• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss• Join our online community: Presentation Bosses Facebook Group• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
Take a swig of maple syrup for episode seventy-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we have the world-famous Canadian speaker, Scott Stratten. He’s famous for his man-bun, talks on marketing and ‘the millennial rant’. Anyone who listens to enough content in the world of presentations ought not to be a stranger to this guy’s work.Kate and Thomas always carefully plan out questions for each guest, and the same happened here. But when we jumped on the call, Scott began outlining how he has recently shifted some of his thinking about his own style and techniques and the conversation flowed away from the prepared questions.Turns out when you mix a Canadian and two Australians, good things can happen and conversation flows super easily. And this recording not only went longer than usual and had plenty of laughs mixed in with the gold, but it was deep, raw and vulnerable. And dang can Scott tell a brilliant story!About Our GuestScott Stratten is the President of UnMarketing. He has written five best-selling business books and was formerly a music industry marketer, National Sales Training Manager, and a College Professor.He ran one of the most successful viral video agencies in the world for nearly a decade before solely focusing on speaking at events for companies like Walmart, Pepsi, Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Cirque du Soleil and Saks Fifth Avenue when they need help navigating their way through the landscape of business disruption.Also, he is going to yell a lot. Enjoy.What You'll Learn• How talent and practice work together, and what combination you need• The role of humour and audience engagement in a presentation• Some of the big differences speaking online compared to in-person• Inside the creation and psychology of Scott’s signature story - the millennial rant• How to ask for, and even give, feedbackMentioned In The Show• Scott’s website and UnNewsletter Sign-Up: unmarketing.com• Book recommendation: Scott Berkun ‘Confessions of a Public Speaker’Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss
It’s a big moment for episode seventy-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. When Kate and Thomas first planned out the speech breakdown format, this was the first talk Thomas added to the list. Sir Ken Robinson’s famous TED Talk was only the sixth ever uploaded to the TED website and has since become the single most-watched TED Talk of all time. And, in so many ways it is brilliant and worthy of being so dang popular.Sadly, Sir Ken Robinson passed away in August 2020. And while Presentation Boss hesitated to tackle such a massive speech, to honour his passing, in this episode we break down this iconic talk. It is a masterclass in storytelling and humour to deliver a heavily-relatable message. Oddly, in a few ways, this speech is an example of how breaking the usual rules in the right way can have such a massive impact. And while it is a snapshot of a time before the smartphone and the popularity of TED Talks, join us to celebrate this fantastic example of what speaking can be!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossWhat You'll Learn• Why is can be powerful to acknowledge previous speakers from a conference• The use of thinking noises such as ‘um’• How careful crafting of stories keeps them fast and easy to understand• A tactic for laughing at your own jokes and how it gives permission to your audience• Using humour, so the audience is listening intently when a key message is delivered• Benefits of standing in a single place and delivering outstanding content over showmanship• Exactly why this is the most watched TED Talk of all time (hint: because it’s relatable)Mentioned In The Show• Sir Ken Robinson | “Do schools kill creativity”Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss
Grab a notepad for episode seventy-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast! To follow on from our last discussion episode, where we discussed the software options for slide design and presentation, this week Kate and Thomas talk about the non-electronic and physical alternatives to slides. We know there is a lot of tiredness around slide use (especially poor slide use) so here we cover the five best non-slide visuals available to you!Kate and Thomas discuss these five options, their perks, their drawbacks and of course, which they each recommend! Most of these should be available to you without too much drama, but we make sure we share what we know in case there’s options or ways of using them that you didn’t know about before!Show your support for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationbossThe Options We Discuss:• Whiteboards; flexible and simple• Flipcharts; can be prepared or spontaneous• Handouts; require preparation, but handy for the audience• Props; physical and tactile• Nothing at all; the simplest option!Some TED Talks That Use Props Well:• Cardboard boxes: Hans Rosling | Religions and babies• Paper towels: Joe Smith | How to use a paper towel• Mosquitos: Bill Gates | Mosquitos, malaria and education• A drone: Markus Fischer | A robot that flies like a bird• A human brain: Jill Bolte Taylor | My stroke of insightResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Show your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/presentationboss
All rise for episode seventy-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today on the show we have fellow Brisbane-boy Lindsay Adams. And if you’re wanting to hear from someone who has been there, done that and got the T-shirt when it comes to speaking, then listen in close today!Kate and Thomas first met Lindsay almost by chance at a Professional Speakers Association meeting, and soon after learned the magnitude of his accomplishment. Also, plenty of previous guests have made sure we never forget about him!Chatting to him was relaxed, authentic and full of lessons, stories and great tips (Thomas has already implemented some since the recording). A man who worked in the public sector, started his own business and has since become a global speaker on relationships in business. We know you’ll pick up plenty to make this listen very worthwhile.About Our GuestLindsay Adams is a practiced speaking professional, seminar facilitator and relationship marketing specialist. With over 20 years relationship marketing experience, Lindsay’s focus is on building effective relationships and generating more sales in less time by doing business by relationship.Lindsay is able to identify what stimulates staff. In his presentations he coaches his audience to help them achieve peak performance. Lindsay offers solutions to help increase sales and maximise an organisation’s ‘Relationship Building Power’.His customised keynote presentations and workshops are tailored to meet specific organisational needs and provide educational information in an entertaining way. He provides the tools to assist you to retain, re-train and relate to staff, and focus on teamwork and achievement.Lindsay was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the January 2020 Australia Day Honours for his service to the professional speaking industry. He was the 2009-2010 President of the Global Speakers Federation and is a Past National President of the Professional Speakers Australia (PSA).He holds the first ever Global Speaking Fellow designation. The Global Speaking Fellow is awarded by the Global Speakers Federation and the only internationally recognised designation for professional speakers.What You'll Learn• How Lindsay’s work uses a spin on the traditional DiSC to help create relationships• The history and transferable lessons that lead Lindsay from public servant to serving his industry• Why and how we should be investing in relationships in these slow economic times• A handful of actionable tips and steps to help you get ahead in communication and conversations• Exactly how much effort you should put into your professional relationships• Is constant contact annoying, being a pest or actually ok?• What the benefits are to looking at a professional speaking organisation such as the PSA or Toastmasters• How serving and being a leader can pay itself back to you tenfoldMentioned In The Show• Lindsay Adams’ Website• Lindsay is the CEO of Integrus Australia• Free Colour Assessment Tool• The Professional Speakers Association• Toastmasters International• Lindsay recommended 18 Minutes by Peter Bregman• The book he couldn’t think of was Building a Story Brand by Donald MillerResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Grab a shovel for episode seventy of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we’re going hunting for actual dinosaurs and along the way will learn about the science and maths of evolution and the morality of our ecosystem. In this breakdown, Thomas selected this Talk from the TED Talks Daily podcast and we play it for you while we make comment along the way about what works so well in this speech.Not only will you meet the recently discovered ‘Dreadnoughtus’, but will hear the beautifully scripted speech presented here. Kate and Thomas discuss the speech patterns, the use of visuals and the literary genius of this engaging talk. It’s a fascinating speech, well crafted and with loads to learn about presentation skills. Also, dinosaurs!What You'll Learn• A ‘through the front door’ approach to introducing the structure for your presentation• Building curiosity by asking questions of your audience; even if they’ve never considered them before• The power of simplicity, even in otherwise complex topics• Use of metaphor and anchoring in your presentation to crystallise ideas• How a well crafted script, and careful preparation can sound when done brilliantly• Why you should show your passion and love in presentations• Using PowerPoint and imagery to provide context and backdrop to your topic• Imagery animations to add visual interest• An easy and simple way to add humour and lightness to presentations• Being aware of repetitive speaking patterns and ensuring it doesn’t become distracting• The ‘sudden stop’ speaking technique for contrast and intensityMentioned In The Show• Kenneth Lacovara | “Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe”Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Grab a friend for episode sixty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We know there is a lot of tiredness around poor slide use. Unfortunately use of presentation software it is not taught as standard on any scale. And with PowerPoint being the ubiquitous term, there is always someone, somewhere thinking about how to avoid ‘Death by PowerPoint’. And often, the answer can be to move to another app, program or software to help ease that pain.At Presentation Boss, we see five big players in the presentation software world. These five hold either a big market share, or are often cited as good alternatives to the usual PowerPoint. In this episode we discuss the options, our experience with them, their features/benefits and where they each fall down.Plus, at the end Thomas outlines exactly which products he recommends and why. Spoiler alert: we point towards planning and designing above software choice! But, there are options, some are better at some things, so let’s talk about that! And next week, we'll discuss all the non-electronic alternatives to slides!The Options We Discuss:• Prezi• Apple Keynote• Google Slides• Canva Presentations• Microsoft PowerPointOur Ratings for Each Software/App:• Prezi: Ease of use, low. Features/flexibility, medium. Looks good, high.• Keynote: Ease of use, high (for Mac users). Features/flexibility, high. Looks good, medium.• Google Slides: Ease of use, medium. Features/flexibility, medium. Looks good, medium.• Canva: Ease of use, high. Features/flexibility, medium. Looks good, high.• PowerPoint: Ease of use, high. Features/flexibility, high. Looks good, highResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Step into episode sixty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Life’s a pitch. And today’s guest knows a thing or two about the art and science of the successful pitch. Sure, we’ve all seen the TV shows, trying to secure squillions of investment for a new business. But Colin Kinner reminds us that we are always pitching ideas. Whether we’re in sales, in a family or in a corporate team. Heck, you may even be pitching your side-hustle business! And that's why you should listen to this episode.Kate and Thomas have a great conversation with Colin who specialises not just in this aspect of entrepreneurship but also has a deep understanding of presentations too. They all learn something from this episode from practice techniques, to neuroscience and how direct we should be asking for what we want. If you ever need to share your ideas, don’t miss this episode!About Our GuestColin Kinner is the founder and CEO of Startup Onramp, a training and mentoring program for startup founders. Over the last fifteen years he has worked with over 300 startup teams, helping them to launch and grow globally scalable companies. He is a regular speaker on the topic of high-impact entrepreneurship, and has advised corporates and governments on entrepreneurship and innovation programs.Colin is also an experienced educator. He has trained hundreds of emerging entrepreneurs and is a strong believer that delivering convincing presentations is a skill anyone can learn. In his work with startups, Colin focuses on creating compelling pitches, ensuring that founders can communicate their company’s value proposition to customers, investors, employees and the media.What You'll Learn• What exactly is a pitch; and how is it designed to persuade• Where the pitch for an idea exists within a conversation• How to ask yourself the right questions to put together your best pitch• The main purpose and structure of a pitch• Exactly what Colin believes makes the difference between an average and an awesome pitch• A brilliant rehearsal method to ensure you internalise what you want to communicate• The differences in proposals depending on culture, and what we can learn from others• Some neuroscience around internal BS detectors and navigating your truth• The power of showing your presentation to lookalike audiences, and what you should get from themMentioned In The Show• Colin Kinner’s Startup OnrampResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Five presentation designers and co-hosts are in your ears for episode sixty-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We’ve got a collaboration episode today, where Kate and Thomas joined up with the three co-hosts from The Presentation Podcast. Yes, the similarity in names is half coincidence, and half telling that we are all about relatively similar things. We get to know each other a little better during this (slightly over one) hour, have some laughs and geek out over some presentation nitty-gritty too!Troy Chollar, Sandra (Sandy) Johnson and Nolan Haims are each PowerPoint MVP’s and each run their own successful presentation design studios. Their podcast (one of Thomas’ absolute favourites) is a fortnightly show with discussions revolving around all aspects of presentations, including design, technology and sometimes, guest specials. The five of us decided we could have a lengthy conversation about our journeys through the industry and with our podcasts. The episode will be released on each of our podcasts, so if you’re subscribed to us both, that’s why you’ll hear something similar. If you're not subscribed to both, you ought to be! For regular viewers here, this is a little bit of a different format and we hope you love this massive conversation!About The Presentation Podcast:The Presentation Podcast is a conversation among presentation design studio owners (across the USA) about presentation design, tools, tips, running a design studio and more. New episodes release on the first and third Tuesday of each month.What We Discuss:• The upcoming virtual Presentation Summit• Origin stories of how each group met and why we started our respective podcasts• Specific niches and specialisations of each co-host (and yes, we’re each different!)• Why this podcast rotates through the three formats• What benefits we each get out of the podcast experience (and some behind the scenes on individual roles)And we do talk about presentations, specifically:• The software we find is being most used and that we most work with (PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote, Google Slides or Canva)• Professional and Tech tips from each presenter (all links below)Mentioned in the Show:Episode 107 of The Presentation PodcastTroy Chollar (California): TLC Creative ServicesThe PowerPoint BlogNolan Haims (New Jersey): Present Your Story BlogNolan Haims CreativeSandy Johnson (Minnesota):Presentation WizThe Presentation GuildPro/Tech Tips:Troy: Synchronise AppSandy: Mmhmm AppThomas: Phil M Jones - Exactly What to SayKate: Headliner AppNolan: Hannah Gadsby - DouglasResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Time to walk and listen to episode sixty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. No really, if you’re not walking/jogging/running while listening to this episode, I can’t guarantee that you won’t feel bad by the end. We’re doing a speech breakdown where we play a talk from the internet and pause it to make comment about the presentation skills on display.In this weeks episode, we have another suggestion from our friend and previous guest, Tamsen Webster. This talk by Nilofer Merchant is both a classic we had forgotten about, and a brilliant example of sharing a simple idea in just three minutes. We discuss the clever tactics used by the presenter, but also discuss if maybe it should have been longer. Lots to learn and maybe a life and habit-changing idea coming your way in this super short episode!What You'll Learn• Choosing the right statement or fact to open a presentation with impact• The power of comparison between your topic and a known habit• Why data and information might not be important, and how to address that information• How to use pace to add contrast and emphasise pertinent points of the talk• Why you should rehearse a presentation in front of your intended audience or similar• Whether a super-short presentation is adequate to communicate an idea, or if it’s more a conversation starter• Making persuasion powerful using elements that are important to your audience• Awareness of shadows that hair, hats etc. can cast on your face, depending on venue lighting.Mentioned In The Show• Nilofer Merchant | “Got a meeting? Take a walk!”Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Join us for episode sixty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We work a whole lot with tech-based teams. Accounting, IT, engineering, academia, data analysts.. the type of deep thinkers who have a massive amount of knowledge and understanding in their topics. But can struggle to get that important information out of their mind. Especially when they are labelled as boring or involved with dry, boring information.Kate and Thomas don’t believe any subject worth talking about is boring, dry or not worthy of communicating. Let us walk you through five of the key aspects and philosophies we use with our clients to ensure they communicate their topic of brilliance (no matter the label) in an engaging and effective way.Mentioned in the show:• Previous episode: “Talk Nerdy to Me”What you'll learn in this episode:• The five key ways to boost your presentation of even the most seemingly boring content• Making sure that your audience does care about what you have to say• Using simple stories to preface hard data and information• Building a solid introduction to generate initial interest• Why you should leverage the Social Curiosity Driver as a presentation skill• Breaking through the stereotypes and fallacies around your topic and industry• Adding personality, humour and entertainment into your next presentation• The value of simplifying your language and discourse• How to create an anchor or metaphor to springboard your audience’s understanding• Whether you should get your audience a bit more involved in your presentation as a conversation.Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Hello there, it’s episode sixty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Way back when Thomas started listening to podcasts about presentations, he came across one called ‘The Presentation Podcast’ (Yes, the similarity of the name is noted). It has since become his most listened to podcast. Nolan Haims is one of the co-hosts of that show and is a master in presentations, data-visualisation and PowerPoint design.More recently, Kate has jumped on board the Nolan Haims fan-train and were both excited to have a conversation with him about this topic. There’s a load of valuable conversation about charts and graphs use, where design fits into presentation preparation, and how you can start to move from average data presentation towards something better for communication.About Our GuestWith more than 20 years of experience in the field of visual communications, Nolan Haims helps individuals and organisations tell better stories with fewer words. He has created thousands of presentations including keynote addresses for Fortune 500 CEOs, TED Talks and multi-million dollar winning agency pitches.In a past life, Nolan was an award-winning magician and juggler and performed with the Moscow Circus and Vermont's Circus Smirkus before turning to theatre. He directed and wrote professionally, creating stories on stages in New York and around the USA for a decade.As Vice President and Director of Presentation for Edelman, the world’s largest PR firm, he founded and ran a department dedicated to raising the agency’s bar on visual communication.He runs his own visual communications consultancy in Montclair, New Jersey. Nolan trains organisations to think visually, speaks at national conferences, writes about visual storytelling at PresentYourStory.com, and is a co-host of The Presentation Podcast. As one of only 35 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the world, he regularly advises the PowerPoint development team.What You'll Learn• What the difference is between using different graphing software to present your data• How using PowerPoint is exactly the same as using Prezi, Keynote, Google Slides or Canva• Why you should create graphs with quick comprehension in mind• How you can move your team/organisation from how they currently present data, to an objectively better way• How to build better data presentations• The debate around pie charts vs. bar charts• If you’re just getting started, how you can begin to create better designed slides• Loads more – seriously, you have to just listen in!Mentioned In The Show• The podcast that Nolan co-hosts (and Thomas loves): The Presentation Podcast• Nolan Haims’ blog: PresentYourStory.com• Nolan Haims’ corporate website: NolanHaimsCreative.com• Edward Tufte’s booksResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes from the Show• “No presentation has ever been made better by adding a bullet point”
Howdy! It’s episode sixty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We love hearing constantly how much you guys love our speech breakdowns. Just two weeks ago you heard us talk about the completeness and accessibility of TED Talks with Tamsen Webster. And after our recording, she suggested we take a look at this talk.We love short, concise, thoughtful speeches and this one clocks in at under five minutes! So, a shorter episode this time. However, not only is it a great example of speaking, especially the Plan, Design, Deliver model, but it’s also full of suggestions about how to present technical information to non-tech audiences. We’re aware how meta this feels.What You'll Learn• Starting a speech with context in storytelling• Being conscious of using positive, non-derogatory words to describe stereotypes• Relating a problem to an entire audience, rather than a select few• How your rate of speech and pause need to match and consider the audience.• Using PowerPoint to be visual and novel in explaining your message• How to use the three-point presentation structureMentioned In The Show• Melissa Marshall | “Talk Nerdy to Me”Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
We’re tackling the big issues in episode sixty-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Confidence in presentations and feeling authentic!You know what confidence feels like. The idea that you can do a task and do it well. And speaking in any capacity is the skill more than any other that people have no confidence in doing themselves. So we talk about exactly what confidence means when presenting, as well as exactly how to go about building that true, internal confidence for yourself.Then, authenticity. It’s the second-most desirable trait of ourselves when we speak (right behind confidence). The idea that we are giving an accurate, true and non-artificial representation of ourselves. Kate and Thomas talk about what authenticity means (and more importantly, what it doesn’t mean), how it affects speaking and of course, the best way for you to be an authentic speaker.Strap in, while we discuss these two powerful words. We share with you the same thoughts we share with our clients when they ask us to help them be more confident and more authentic.What you'll learn in this episode:• What leads to confidence and its two key components• How and why confidence is different to self-esteem• The dilemma of starting a new skill and being seen to be starting• Exactly how to get started building your confidence as a speaker• What authenticity means for you as a speaker• The excuses and mis-interpretations of authenticity• How authenticity gives a reflection of who you are, rather than your most transparent emotions• Exactly what you can do to ensure you present authenticallyResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Get in, it’s episode sixty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We’re joined today by another speaking genius from our big wish-list of experts we’re excited to have on the show. Today it’s Tamsen Webster of TEDx and The Red Thread fame. Kate has been following her work for years, and Thomas almost as long (you’ll have to listen to the episode to hear the story).In this conversation, she talks deeply about refining your message, what goes into making a great talk (TED or otherwise) and the power of introverts when giving presentations. We even have a great discussion about why 5-minute talks are often better than far longer. Tamsen’s comments are well articulated, succinct and packed with value. This is a big 49 minutes!About Our GuestAs a professional ‘Idea Whisperer’, Tamsen helps people find, build, and tell the stories of their ideas. She combined 20 years in brand and message strategy with four years as a TEDx Executive Producer to create The Red Thread®, a simple way to change how people see.. and what they do as a result. (Though as she'll tell you, everything she knows about people, speaking, and change, she learned at Weight Watchers.) Today, Tamsen is a globe-hopping keynote speaker who consults with enterprise companies like Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, and State Street Bank on how to get their big ideas to have the impact they deserve.What You'll Learn• How you can think of the difference between a big idea and a key message in a presentation• The three connections that are the secret to successful presentation messaging• What makes the difference between an average talk and a great talk• The two levels a presentation must succeed on in order to drive change• Some of the lessons we can learn from the shortest TED Talks• How introversion positively affects presentations skills as a speakerMentioned In The Show• Everything Tamsen is on her website: TamsenWebster.com• Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes from the Show• “You already have the resources you need to be successful; some folks just have to figure out what those are”• “So much of what people are looking for in delivery can be solved with content”
What’s going on? Here we are at episode sixty of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We know you’re probably still at home a lot, especially if you’re listening from the USA. And with so many students unable to have a graduation ceremony, NBC put on a special event for virtual graduation. The selection of speeches have been making their way around the internet and Barack Obama was one of them.Honestly, Kate and Thomas have been looking for an excuse to analyse an Obama speech, and this 7-and-a-half minute example is perfect. Every time we poll our workshop participants on examples of great presenters, Obama is mentioned every time. And honestly, how could you disagree? In this episode we play his speech to the class of 2020 and look at exactly how he delivers and why he is admired as a speaker.What You'll Learn• How having a personal brand is important, and important to bring to your presentations• The value of a clear, articulate voice• Building contrast into a presentation to help emphasise key points• Why you should incorporate empathy and respect to your audience as a leader• A beautiful three-piece structure, and use of headlines to delineate each segment• How using your hands when presenting can be indispensably powerful• The difference between inspirational and motivational speaking.Mentioned In The Show• Barack Obama's Virtual Commencement Speech To Class Of 2020: 'This Is Your Generation's World To Shape'Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Gather around for episode fifty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! The use of storytelling in any presentation is powerful. But never moreso than in the art of persuasive speaking. That is, giving a presentation to convince an audience of something. Whether you’re selling an item or an idea, asking them to make a decision or consider recommendations.While the stories we use could be about our own personal experience, they can also be of a previous client, from a customer experience or even just out of the data we’re presenting. Whichever we choose to use, there are three key aspects that we must consider to have effective and cleverly crafted stories that achieve the purpose intended. And that purpose is to appeal to the emotions of our audience and persuade them into a way of thinking.What You'll Hear About:Scenes: Creating a time and a place for your story to take place and allow your audience to ‘see’ what is happening.Stakes: This is the answer to the question “Why should my audience listen and remain interested”Message: A story is a vehicle to deliver a message, and knowing what the message is enables you to tell more crafted, considered stories.Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
On episode fifty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast, we are joined by the world’s number one presentation performance coach and co-founder of Heroic Public Speaking in New Jersey. Both Thomas and Kate have listened to hours of him in audiobooks, podcasts and speeches and had added him high up on the ‘one-day wish-list’ of guests. They didn’t expect to have him on the show so soon!But he was happy to join us when we reached out and the recording session went by quickly. Michael has a lot to share and gives much detail and example around authenticity, rehearsal and the art of public speaking. So join us for this recording between Presentation Boss’ Kate and Thomas and the worlds number one presentation performance coach!About Our Guest25 years ago, Michael Port earned his MFA in acting from NYU before working in TV, film, and theater. Now, at the Heroic Public Speaking Headquarters in NJ and for organizations around the world, he teaches non-actors what actors know about how to give better performances both onstage and off. Michael is the author of eight books including Book Yourself Solid and Steal the Show. They've been translated into 29 languages and been on the bestseller lists of the NY Times and Wall Street Journal among others. Clients include Disney, Best Buy, Guardian, Navy Seals, FBI agents, Astronauts and thousands of others who care deeply about making a difference in the world.What You'll Learn• How Michael transitioned from the world of acting into the world of speaking and then into coaching• The importance of proper rehearsal and what happens when you don’t rehearse for a presentation properly• Whether it makes sense to aim for authentic, natural or performative when speaking• His one piece of advice to anyone starting to speak as part of their job or careerMentioned In The Show• Michael Port’s Website: Heroic Public SpeakingResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Let’s get cracking on another episode of The Presentation Boss Podcast – episode fifty-seven! And we’re back with another speech breakdown. This TED Talk was recommended either by Kate or by a listener, that slight detail has been forgotten. But it is a topic close to both hosts, especially Kate who is a productivity and efficiency nerd (her words!). We listen to Rory Vaden’s talk and pause several times to highlight what he is doing that works in favour of his delivery and a couple things that we feel weren’t the best choice.Interestingly, Kate experiences a very different reaction not only to Thomas about this talk, but to how she felt about it the first time she listened many months ago. While the audio is a bit iffy at times, listen out carefully for the pacing and repetition choices displayed in this presentation.What You'll Learn• The importance of respectfully calling out obvious delays to an event’s agenda• A tactic of beginning a speech by stating and disagreeing with common assumptions• How to use a story to deliver an important point plus grab at your audiences emotions• The value of a purge or pattern break using humour• Why you might need a visual display, even for simple concepts• How niggled Kate gets when comparing the maths of money to the maths of time!Mentioned In The Show• Rory Vaden | How to Multiply Your Time• Episode 54 with Gerald PauschmannResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Hello bosses, it’s episode fifty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We all know that every human and their brain is effectively diluted water transmitting tiny amounts of electricity, flavoured with a few hormones. We can easily forget that other people think differently. One of the greatest mistakes we can make when communicating is to assume that others think the same way we think.But, there are trends that are common to most of us. They’re called ‘cognitive biases’. Some of these prevent us from performing well, especially during presentations. But we can acknowledge, deal with and overcome those cognitive biases. Today Kate and Thomas discuss the three cognitive biases (or, psychological phenomena) that they see most commonly affect presenters in a negative sense, plus how to overcome them.What You'll Hear About:2:59 – The Curse of Knowledge – this is why we see so many presentations that are a complex maze of content, detail and often, death by PowerPoint.10:56 – The Illusion of Transparency – this explains why when we feel nervous, we tend to get caught in a spiral of panicking about what the audience must think.15:18 – Imposter Syndrome – this details why we sometimes feel like we shouldn’t be the expert or how we compare ourselves to peers and superiors.Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
We’re having a chat for episode fifty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we have on the show the very first presentation skills coach that Kate ever had as a mentor. Gerald is a unique individual with a presence both as a presentation coach, a successful YouTube series and his expertise of defusing dangerous and hostile situations. All that gets brought together today in this show that will be super beneficial to anyone giving presentations or facilitating workshops.Not to mention he’s also not afraid to have a laugh, follow a tangent and generally have a good time. He also manages to make Kate and Thomas slightly uncomfortable and as promised, push buttons. As a result of this deep conversation, we have a little bit longer episode than normal, with all the good stuff left in. Pull up a chair, headphones and listen in to another communication expert because at some point everyone will have a disruptive person appear in an audience or in our workshops.About Our GuestGerald Pauschmann is the guy who will push your buttons to ensure you only get told the facts about how people behave under extremely stressfull situations. He has delivered dynamic presentations to the corporate world, in countries including the United States of America, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, PNG, Honiara and Malaysia. In the past five years, he has been the guest speaker at 60 national conferences and specialises in providing an understanding of human behaviour in the business context.What You'll Learn• How and where Gerald and Kate started their speaking careers• The psychology and motivation of disruptive audience members• Exactly how Gerald recommends defusing difficult audiences before things get bad• Concentration habits of listeners you ought to be aware of• Similarities between dealing with children, and dealing with adults• The power of using questions• Considerations for the opening of your presentationMentioned In The Show• Find Gerald online• Gerald’s cider skit videoResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Jump on in to episode fifty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This week Kate and Thomas are listening in to a TED Talk recommended by a listener. Thank you to Steve Bates for putting us onto this talk. It’s lovely to watch this talk, it’s so compelling and a slight peek back at what TED was like in 2004.This talk cleverly leverages the hefty use of metaphor to anchor a concept in the mind of the audience, and the ending even takes Kate by surprise. Listen in as Kate and Thomas play the talk and pause to make comment. There is a lot to learn here about calm delivery, careful selection of details and even storytelling.What You'll Learn• Getting quickly to the valuable content of your presentation• A reason to be a good audience member• What to do when a distraction happens mid-presentation• The value of using less adjectives when describing elements of a story• How to not overwhelm the audience with too much technical detail• Using effective pause when delivering an important point• Purging the mind of your audience with humour before delivering a pertinent point• What to do if you deliver humour that doesn’t work• Why you should be careful of flippant statements that diminish your credibilityMentioned In The Show• Malcolm Gladwell | Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauceResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
It’s time to celebrate with episode fifty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast! It has been one year since our very first episode on 1 May 2019 which means this is our first birthday. So, grab a beverage of your choice, a slice of cake and your notepad, then join us for a little bit of a party and another discussion between Kate and Thomas. We do promise to help you plan, design and deliver your best presentation, so in this episode we cover exactly what is in each of those elements.For each of the steps we cover in this episode, we have done a deep dive episode previously, so be sure to check those out for more details. This is the exact process we use in our workshops and when we’re coaching individuals how to communicate even the most complex ideas to their audience.What We Cover + Deep Dive EpisodesPLAN: Identifying your audience, refining your message and building the structure for your presentation• 44. How to Define Your Audience and Refine Your Message• 15. The Simple Structure for Almost Every PresentationDESIGN: How to best create visuals and slides for your presentation, plus the considerations for your data visualisation.• 09. Amazon Has banned PowerPoint. Here’s What We Think About That Decision.• 41. Pimp My Slide: Small Tips for Big Changes• 38. How To Choose The Right Chart For Your Data VisualisationDELIVER: The aspects of physical delivery, how to properly rehearse your presentation and your pre-start routine.• 24. How To Rehearse Properly For Your Next Presentation• 06. Five Actionable Steps to Reduce Nervousness When Speaking• 30. How to Effectively Use PowerPoint in Your Presentation• 33. Seven Things To Not Do When PresentingAlso Mentioned in the Show• 48. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Bill Gates “The next outbreak? We’re not ready”• 01: The 6 Key Elements of Public Speaking• Self-Assessment Tool DownloadResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Listen in, bosses, to episode fifty-two of the Presentation Boss Podcast. We love speaking with people who are great at speaking and love speaking. We were lucky enough to be introduced to today’s guest and suggested to have him on our podcast. He already hosts one of Kate and Thomas’ favourite podcasts and has been mentioned by a few of our previous guests.This was another episode where we had to edit out longer pauses of Kate and Thomas being very lost in thought and concentration with the value and ideas that Jay Baer was bringing. He specialises in customer experience, marketing and of course, talk triggers. We have a few laughs along the way and you’ll definitely find value here too.About Our GuestJay Baer, CSP, CPAE has spent 25 years in digital marketing and customer experience, consulting for more than 700 companiesHis new book, Talk Triggers, is the complete guide to creating customers using strategic, operational differentiators that compel word of mouth. In the best companies, the customers do the marketing. Talk Triggers is the instruction manual for making businesses grow with customer conversation.He’s also an avid tequila collector, and a certified barbecue judge.What You'll Learn• Why the ability to present well is so important• What Jay Baer means by a ‘Talk Trigger’• The importance of being known for one thing• How being good enough at speaking isn’t good enough to continue speaking• Why good stories aren’t necessarily big stories• Interesting lessons and learnings from reverse-engineering signature stories• As your professional speaking progresses, is content or delivery more importantMentioned In The Show• Jay Baer’s talktriggers.com• Jay Baer’s convinceandconvert.com• Jay Baer’s jaybaer.com• Jay Baer’s podcast Standing Ovation• The Presentation Boss Podcast episode 44 with Phil M Jones• The Presentation Boss Podcast episode 32 with Matthew DicksResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
In episode fifty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast Kate and Thomas do another break down of a speech! Again they’re looking at a TED Talk, this one Thomas heard on the TED Talks Daily Podcast. It is a valuable tool to listen to other presentations and think carefully about what other presenters do that you like and can emulate, or that you don’t like and can leave alone.This talk covers a lot of content and we discover a great, short message tucked into this longer TED Talk. Kate and Thomas pause as the talk plays to uncover the presentation skills and techniques that are brilliant but also make pause about some actions that they feel aren’t the most powerful use of time, words or physical delivery. This is though, an insightful talk about discovery of the story of human evolution from an expert in her field.What You'll Learn• One of the three strongest ways to open a speech; with a short story• How stance and posture can indicate tone and confidence of a presenter• A powerful use of PowerPoint slides to help reduce length of the speech but increasing audience comprehension• Why we need to make careful decisions about what to include and what to exclude from a presentation• Getting to the point of what you want to say• The emotional power of sharing personal stories• Being careful of assumed knowledge• Understanding what type of humour fits into your presentations• Whether or not to place your audience in your storiesMentioned In The Show• Ella Al-Shamahi | The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren’t exploringResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Episode FIFTY of The Presentation Boss Podcast is set for launch! The big five-oh! We’re pretty excited to reach this milestone and while we had planned a special episode here, we felt that it was far more important to share the tools most needed at this time. We’re in the middle of the greatest ‘working from home’ experiment and aware the skills needed to effectively facilitate online are suddenly needed.Kate and Thomas have been presenting online and building the skills for years, so we want to share what we know to be true when it comes to getting started with keeping control and direction of online meetings. With remote staff, it’s important to stay in touch and maintain as much normalcy as possible. Today we cover 6 key topics that you can implement for effective online meetings.What We Cover2:36 – Setting intent and creating an agenda for your meeting4:52 – Setting up your environment for success and authority8:06 – Holding control and setting the expectations of participants14:20 – Voice and body language considerations through a webcam16:11 – Injecting interaction into your meetings for increased engagement and attention17:25 – Quick, easy and effective slide design for use during a meeting20:54 – Where to go for some more support with implementation of online meeting facilitation skillsMentioned in the Show• Our ongoing free webinars on How to Maintain Control in Effective Online MeetingsResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Come on in and join us for episode forty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Today’s guest is proudly 4’ 10.5” tall but every time we’ve heard or seen her present she oozes both energy, fun and positivity. You’re guaranteed to have a laugh but also to be challenged, presented with new ideas and have no choice but to think.We are so excited to have Neen James on the podcast, a fellow Australian currently living in Florida. Her topics of systems, contextual models and attention are three big concepts that anyone presenting should be considering, if not mastering. This was a fun recording across time zones and we know you’ll find super value in this conversation.About Our GuestNeen James is the author of Folding Time and Attention Pays™. She has been named one of the Top 30 Leadership Speakers by Global Guru several years in a row because of her work with companies including Viacom, Comcast, and Abbot Pharmaceuticals among others. Neen’s quick-witted boundless energy offers powerful strategies to pay attention to what matters so you can get more done and create more significant moments at work, and home. Neen engages, educates, entertains, and delivers real-world solutions that apply in your organization, home, and community. She also provides one-on-one consulting in a variety of leadership topics.What You'll Learn• How to ensure you gain and maintain the attention of your audience• How to set and maintain authority when you’re not what people are expecting• What are the communication barriers between countries and languages• Exactly what a contextual model is and how it vastly boosts comprehension and communication of your knowledge• Where to start if you want to include contextual models in your presentations• What Neen believes separates a great speaker from an awesome speakerMentioned In The Show• Neen James’ website• Episode 40: Being a Professional Speaker with Grant Baldwin• All of Matt Church’s free, online booksResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Time to log in to forty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We’re jumping aboard the bandwagon of the recently trending Bill Gates talk all about pandemics and what the world future of them may look like. The kicker? The talk is from 2015 and feels like a prophecy come true in the 2020 corona-crisis.Aside from the uncanny content of the talk, we love seeing Bill Gates present and this talk is a shining example of a well-crafted and polished presentation. It has a huge amount of impact for an 8-minute presentation. Thomas had seen it before so got to sit back and watch Kate well up with the same excitement he had once felt.What You'll Learn• An effective mix of visual elements to emphasise a talk• Why starting with a story can be so powerful• The careful considerations for breaking a massive topic into just enough information• Ensuring your audience is not distracted by your props• How effective data visualisation can improve the impact of complex information• How to end your presentation by referring back to the opening.Mentioned In The Show• TED Talk by Bill Gates | The next outbreak? We’re not readyResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Folks, it’s episode forty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We nearly always gets questions about how to best present to camera. What should you know about videoing yourself for the purpose of Facebook or LinkedIn lives, webinars, online courses, videos for your website or even videos to send to your network and contacts.In this episode we share exactly what the differences are when it comes to giving a presentation through a camera or webcam. We cover topics such as how to engage your audience, how to look and feel great in front of the camera, tricks for when the camera is rolling, how to constantly improve your videos and the equipment you need to get started.What You'll Learn• Why you’d choose to create videos• How to engage your audiences attention• The presentation skills that directly apply to presenting on camera• How to decide where you should shoot your videos• What you should wear on camera to appear professional• The five on-camera tricks to ensure you look and feel confident and in control• The simple equipment you need to get started (spoiler: you already have it all)Mentioned in the Show• Episode 44: How to Define and Refine Your Message• Episode 26: Using Your Voice with Elisa James• Episode 17: Communicating Your Personal Brand with Petra Zink• Episode 11: Smartphone Videos for Your Business with Julian MatherResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
It’s a big one on episode forty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! When we started this podcast, we made a wish-list of guests we’d love to feature on the show that we would have to work towards. Phil M Jones (or PMJ as he’s affectionately known by us) was top of Thomas’ list and so he started working towards having PMJ on the show. An unexpected geographical opportunity arose and several months (or more) earlier than expected, we had the opportunity to meet with and record with PMJ.We enjoyed a two-hour conversation here in Brisbane and recorded over an hour of it for this show. We discussed business, podcasting and presentation skills. The excitement is real, but so is the value in this conversation. So listen in to hear Phil M Jones wisdom for the second time on the podcast – his specialty is in persuasion, motivation and having exactly the right words to say for when it matters most.About Our GuestPhil M. Jones has made it his life’s work to demystify the sales process, reframe what it means to “sell” and help his audiences to learn new skills that empower confidence, overcome fears and instantaneously impact bottom line results. Author of five international best-selling books, and the youngest ever winner of coveted “British Excellence in Sales and Marketing Award”, Phil is currently one of the most in-demand assets to companies worldwide. He is by no means your typical sales expert.With the experience of over 2,000 presentations in over 50 countries across five continents, Phil has a busy and active travel schedule. When not on the road, you will find him at home in New York City or in his peaceful retreat in Buckinghamshire, England.What You'll Learn• The importance of having the right words to say ahead of time, as opposed to just ‘winging it’• Why you should always know the right thing to say at the right time, or #ExactlyWhatToSay• Changing your words can change your life, but not just in sales• How to internalise those key phrases and have them at the ready for when they’re needed most• Why you should write a script for presentations, then potentially never use it.• The considerations for the characters you play during conversations• How to motivate your audience to adopt your ideas, or take action• The three-step process for widening the gap and creating a need for your audience• Considerations for the line between showing interest in people you want to have a conversation with, and being outright creepy.• How Phil M Jones prepares for a presentation PLUS what lead him to his current presentation style.• So, so, so much more!Mentioned In The Show• Phil M Jones on LinkedIn• Phil M Jones’ website (which has links to where you can buy all of his books)• Dale Carnegie: How to Win Friends and Influence People• Phil M Jones: How to Persuade and Get Paid (Audible Original)Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Episode forty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast has landed! This time Kate chose a TED Talk for us to break down. This example is all about how you can control and apply your practical skills to unleash your creativity in whichever form you want. The content alone appealed to both Thomas and Kate.The speaker is a writer, so has excellent understanding of clarity of message, logical structure and conviction. Listen in as we play the talk and pause whenever we feel there’s a lesson to be learned about presentation skills as Jane Harper makes the example.What You'll Learn• The huge family excitement in Kate’s world!• Opening your presentation with a question, or a list of questions• Why pause is extremely powerful to the presenter and extremely helpful for the audience• The engagement that can be gained by announcing your audience’ internal dialogue• How to signpost the structure of your talk to help your audience not get lost• Being aware of jargon, or at least, technical language• Why we should be aware of how we sound, both in our voice and through the microphone• The importance of making decisions about what to not include in your presentationMentioned In The Show• TED Talk by Jane Harper | Creativity in Your ControlResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to episode forty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! In this episode we do a deep dive into the question ‘what is the difference between a bad talk and a good talk’. We strongly believe that while many folk focus on the delivery, that the success of a presentation comes in the preparation.In this episode we look at the very first steps that will provide the greatest clarity to the presenter and the audience. Those two steps of analysing your audience, then articulating and refining your one key message. Kate and Thomas talk through exactly how you should go about this process.What You'll Learn• Why clarity is the most important aspect of any presentation• The questions to ask so you have a solid idea of your intended audience• How to distil your big ideas and topic into a single message• The question to ask to refine your message and make sure it is right• That you can download our Audience Definer and Message Refiner worksheets from our website!Mentioned in the Show• Audience Definer and Message Refiner DownloadsResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Hello and welcome to episode forty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Way back in episode three, this guy got a mention and Kate has been following his work for years and years. Thomas too wanted Andrew Tarvin on this podcast to share his unique perspective on adding humour into any and every presentation. Kate and Thomas sat down for a fascinating chat which of course includes a lot of laughs along the way! About Our GuestAndrew Tarvin is the founder and CEO of Humor That Works, a consultancy that strategically leverages humour for better business results. He has partnered with some of the worlds leading organisations including Microsoft, United Nations and the FBI to solve human challenges with humour solutions. Andrew is a best-selling author, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Forbes and was named a visionary under 40 by the P&G Alumni Network. His TEDx Talk on ‘The Skill of Humor’ has been viewed more than six million times, only half of which were his mother. He loves puns and chocolate. What You'll Learn• Whether humour and seriousness are mutually exclusive• The difference between comedy and humour• How having a go at stand-up can benefit your presentations, even if you don’t want to be funny• Exactly the difference between effective and efficient, and which is better for communication• The ‘MAP Method’ for building humour into a presentation• Exactly where to start with adding humour into your presentations• Why you should be collecting humorous material always Mentioned In The Show• Andrew’s website: Humor That Works• Phil M Jones, Exactly How To Sell• Ian Altman, Same Side Selling• Michael Port’s Podcast, Steal the Show Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Let’s kick off this episode of The Presentation Boss Podcast with a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reference, because episode 42! We’re playing with a TED Talk this time. And not just Any TED Talk, but the sixth most watched TED Talk of all time. It’s by Julian Treasure and explores why we should use our voice, how we should use our voice and shares a vision for a future of voice.This talk covers a lot of content and there is so much skill and neatness that can be learned. However, along the way, Thomas and Kate find difference in understandings and point out that they think the talk is simultaneously too short, and too long. What a great example of a speech; let’s jump in and have a listen!What You'll Learn• The power of starting a talk with a clear, three-word statement• A technique to get all of your audience listening• How contrast helps to set up the big question and theme of a presentation• What to do when you have an unexpected laugh from your audience• Use of super-quick but super effective storytelling• How to make lists sticky; that is, stick in the mind of your audience• Being careful of stereotyping in the mind of your audience and being careful with word choice• Why we shouldn’t apologise to our audience• Where you should have audience interaction within a presentation• The danger of having too much content without enough detail in a speechMentioned In The Show• Julian Treasure | How to speak so that people want to listenResources and Links• 42. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Julian Treasure "How to speak so that people want to listen"• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
You’ve made it! We’ve arrived at episode forty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This episode straddles the fine line between Thomas and Kate having a discussion, and Kate interviewing Thomas. Why? Because Thomas specialises in visual communication, especially PowerPoint design. Today we concentrate on what you do if you have a slide deck that is adequate and you want to make it look awesome.Having mastery of visuals is a key presentation skill. We have a look at the steps you need to take to ensure an existing deck that may or may not be inflicting ‘Death by PowerPoint’ onto an audience to something that looks classy, professional and snazzy! Kate pushes Thomas through the five steps that do the real heavy lifting of improving PowerPoint slides.What You'll Learn• Exactly where to start when it comes to improving your PowerPoint• The questions Thomas asks himself when he is improving a slide deck• What you should be looking for on each and every slide• How do you get around that limit of slides per presentation• The one biggest contributor to ‘Death by PowerPoint’ and how you can avoid it• Why there’s a difference between words and text on slides• How to appeal to ‘visual learners’ without sacrificing the rest of your audience• The step that takes functional slides and makes them professional!• Where to go if you want to get a better result for even less design effortResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
On episode forty of The Presentation Boss Podcast we hear from one of our big wish-list guests, Grant Baldwin. Kate and Thomas first came across Grant through his hugely popular podcast The Speaker Lab which discusses the business of speaking as a professional but also introduced them to many invaluable ideas, tips and guests. When it comes to the mindset around making the decision to speak as part or all of your career, we knew there was nobody better to have on the show; even if that meant a 1:00am call to make the time zone difference work out. About Our GuestGrant Baldwin is the founder of The Speaker Lab, a training company that helps public speakers learn how to find and book speaking gigs. Through his popular podcast The Speaker Lab and flagship coaching program Booked and Paid to Speak he has coached and worked with thousands of speakers. As a keynote speaker, Grant has delivered nearly one thousandpresentations to over 500,000 people and has keynoted events for audiences as large as 13,000. Grant has also been featured in national media including Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Huffington Post.He now lives near Nashville, Tennessee in the USA with his wife, Sheila, and their three daughters What You'll Learn• Where Grant got started and how he landed doing what he does now• How to know if what you want to speak about from stage is of value• Regardless of whether you’re a good speaker or writer, the one thing everyone can do to become a better speaker• How to know if you’re ready to speak• What separates an average speaker from an awesome speaker• Grants thoughts on the timeless question: what’s more important, delivery or content?• How TED Talks play in the world of speaking and what it could mean for your career• Why PowerPoint is a useful tool that gets overused and why• The best advice for anyone getting started in the speaking aspect of their career Mentioned In The Show• Grant’s Website• The Speaker Lab Podcast• The Successful Speaker by Grant Baldwin• Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Alrighty, let’s get into episode thirty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We’re doing another Speech Breakdown and we’ve found a beautiful, concise, short example of an idea worth sharing. Thomas first came across Derek Muller via his youtube channel many years ago and was pretty happy to see he had a TED Talk too. Watching other speakers and presentations with a mind for evaluation is one of the greatest tricks to becoming a better speaker yourself.Kate and Thomas do have an interesting conversation around if the message is clear and if the talk is too abrupt and not explicit enough – we’d love to hear your thoughts on this! But, there’s some great psychology around education in this talk, so it’s well worth listening to. So, let’s click play and break down another speech!What You'll Learn• How asking a question gets your audience into the right mindset in your introduction• Using both voice and facial expressions to convey passion and excitement• Editing out the vast amount of background research in a scientific talk• A tactile option for demonstration and animation of a concept• Why you don’t need fancy software to display graphs, charts and numbers• How your slides can add to the atmosphere, tone and personality of your presentation• The danger of using words that are more complex than necessaryMentioned In The Show• Derek Muller: “The key to effective educational science videos”• Derek Muller’s youtube channel: VeritasiumResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Welcome to episode thirty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This episode straddles the fine line between Thomas and Kate having a discussion, and Thomas interviewing Kate. Why? Because Kate specialises in data visualisation and data presentation. Today concentrate on how you go about choosing the right chart to best present your data insights to your audience.Indeed, we explore exactly why we do data visualisation, what it is, plus exactly where to start for the best results. You want your recommendations to be heard right? This essential presentation skill is super important to ensure your interpretations of your beautiful data are heard, understood and acted upon by your people.What You'll Learn• One gaping hole in Kate’s 90’s music knowledge• What is data analysis, data visualisation, data presentation and the differences between them• How to select which program to use to create the right charts• Exactly where to start for the biggest impact of your data vis• The two charts that you should be using 90% of the time – and why!• An often skipped step that will make sure your graphs and charts are definitely simple enough• Why all of these tips and tools are important to followResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossUsed In This Episode• The New Kids on the Block | You Got It (The Right Stuff)
Episode thirty-seven of the Presentation Boss Podcast and we loved our interview with today’s guest, Mel Kettle. We met Mel through the podcasting community and have had the pleasure of meeting up with her at a few events where she’s always great fun to chat with. This episode is a wonderful conversation about communicating, the importance of connecting with others, and the possibilities that present themselves when we show up as our true selves.A quick note. For whatever reason, the audio quality in this episode is varied and lower than we generally achieve. However, Mel’s insight and thoughts are super valuable and worth sharing (thankfully she speaks super clearly) so we fixed it as much as possible afterwards. We do thank you for your understanding with this grainy-er episode 🙌About Our GuestMel Kettle is a strategic communication expert. For over 25 years she has been obsessed with communication, connection and collaboration. She works with CEOs, leaders and teams to help them become more connected in an increasingly disconnected world.Mel is a sought after thought leader, speaker, mentor and facilitator who helps her clients create stronger relationships with their workforce, customers and investors. By communicating with clarity, conviction and compassion, they are able to increase their influence and become more trusted. She is the author of The Social Association, and her second book Connectable is due out in February 2020.What You'll Learn· Mel’s interesting story and why she believes communication skills are so important· The skill and importance of being connectable.· Why a good presenter needs to focus on themselves before their audience· The biggest issues around communicating in teams, and how to start to overcome them· The difference between presentation skills and conversation skills?· What is the biggest difference you see between communicating online and in person?· Communicating effectively using social media if you’ve never really used it beforeMentioned In The Show· Mel’s Website: https://www.melkettle.com/· The First Time Facilitator Podcast with Leanne Hughes· Wendy McCarthy’s Don’t Fence Me In on goodreadsResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
It is time to kick The Presentation Boss Podcast into 2020! Let’s be real, we couldn’t’ve done it any earlier! Kate and Thomas sat down to reflect on the year behind us and the seven months that this podcast has been going each and every week. A few questions get asked of us by our network, so we thought we’d touch on those answers plus share some of our learnings so far.And then as you’d expect looking down the next twelve fresh months ahead of us and what achievements we’re setting our sights on. Again, we had some good fun with this episode and for those playing along at home, this recording did take a little over an hour, to be edited down to what you hear today. Turns out, we tend to dissolve into chatter and giggles a lot in between actually talking about talking in a valuable manner.Covered in this episode:• The Presentation Boss story. Unsure how we got to where we are? Allow us to give the 150 word summary!• A compilation of all the questions about podcasting we get. How long does it take, where do we record, what microphone do we use? Behold, our answers!• What we’ve learned in the process of making this podcast. Little skills, business advice and a trip into ‘Confession Corner’• After a scroll through our back catalogue, we shared the four little skills that we’ve learned from our interviews and speech breakdowns (links below!)• Our vision and some goals for the year ahead, plus an opportunity for a Presentation Boss Podcast meetup!Mentioned In The Show• Episode 11: Julian Mather – Communicating on Video• Episode 14: Leanne Hughes – Being an Outstanding facilitator• Episode 16: Speech Breakdown – Phil M Jones “Exactly What To Say”• Episode 26: Elisa James – How to Properly Use Your VoiceResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Our last show of the The Presentation Boss Podcast, for 2019! We’ve done 35 of these now – high-five for us! For this episode we asked you, our listeners what questions you had for us about presentations, presentation skills and presentation philosophy. We received a load of questions and picked out ten of the juiciest, meatiest and heftiest discussion-inducing examples to tackle on this show.We actually had fun before pressing the record button discussing some of these answers and of course, having fun when we began to record. Here it is, the episode created by you and for you. We hope our answers, insights and experience helped your questions, and everyone found value in this discussion.The Questions Our Listeners Asked:1. 1:06 - Are we married?2. 3:12 - If you're giving a presentation and you stuff up, how do you pull yourself together and keep going?3. 7:23 - Where do you get your MC gigs from?4. 10:59 - What's the one thing that separates a good talk from a bad talk?5. 13:04 - Do you use a thesaurus when you’re writing a presentation or speech?6. 15:12 – How do you avoid completely overwhelming your audience in an information-heavy presentation?7. 18:55 – When it comes to a keynote or presentation introduction, how do you set the scene to capture the audiences' attention from the start?8. 24:37 - How can organisations take steps to genuinely get their slides and training more palatable?9. 29:22 - I almost exclusively wear good looking jeans, a black tee shirt, good looking shoes. I have been told by some that a more professional appearance would help me in some cases. Would dress pants and a sweater really have made a difference?10. 34:23 - How many takes do you guys do to get a clean run-through of your podcast episodes?Mentioned In The ShowOpening with a Story. Episode 34: Speech Breakdown – TED Talk by Simon SinekOpening with a Fact. Episode 07: Speech Breakdown – TED Talk by Joe SmithOpening with a Question. Episode 02: Speech Breakdown – TED Talk by Chris HadfieldSmartphone microphone: RODE VideoMic MeDesktop microphone: RODE NT-USBEditing software: AudacityPodcast hosting: WhooshkaaResources and Contact Us• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
We’re listening to another TED Talk on The Presentation Boss Podcast today! Simon Sinek has the third most watched TED Talk of all time, is seen as a leader in both leadership psychology and one of the world’s most recognisable speakers. We like his style and reckon most folks would like him too. Today we listen to one of his talks and discuss exactly what makes it great.There is lots to witness here in neat presentation skills including minimalism storytelling, controlled pacing and effective visual aids. But of course, there are a few moments that niggle us enough to make comment about what we can learn. Listen in as Kate and Thomas talk about the talk, more than Sinek talks.What You'll Learn• The effectiveness of starting a presentation with the opening scene from a story• How an unusually slow pace can enable so much more room for contrast• A hack for overcoming objections and making sure your audience is persuaded• How and why Simon Sinek uses a flipchart for his visual models• Using physical props to build interest and anticipation• How to not distract yourself with your own props• Why thinking of a tree can help you to bring in supporting material• The single most powerful imagery to put in your audience’s mind• How to avoid excluding people from your presentation through use of examples• Anchoring abstract concepts to common thoughts and ideas.Mentioned In The Show• Simon Sinek | Why good leaders make you feel safe: https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safeResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
It’s your favourite Kate and Thomas this week on The Presentation Boss Podcast, episode thirty three! We have been thinking a bunch about what we often see done during presentations that really distracts, detracts or destructs the delivery of the message. And when giving a presentation, you really want to give yourself the best opportunity to communicate your messages and ideas without turning your audience off.Thus, today we sit down and discuss the seven greatest traps we see presenters fall into that are relatively easy to not do. It’s a bit of a more light episode as we laugh at each other a bunch and bring you along for the fun!The Seven Things To Not Do:1. 1:13 - Data dumping; giving your audience way too much information2. 4:55 - Being a narrator of your own presentation; not being in control3. 8:23 - Making your audience multitask; getting people to do more than one thing at a time4. 10:39 - Being too cool for your own presentation; not showing vulnerability and giving it an honest go5. 12:24 - Lack of contrast; winding up without variation in your delivery style6. 14:02 - Being too fancy with your slides; overuse of animations an transitions7. 16:46 - Going overtime; showing a lack of respect for people’s time and losing likeabilityMentioned In The ShowEpisode 31: Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Lara BoydEpisode 24: How To Rehearse Properly For Your Next PresentationResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
It is an honour and a privilege for episode thirty-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast to have special guest Matthew Dicks join us all the way from Connecticut, USA. When he agreed to be on the show, Thomas admits he did squeal just a little bit. He is a huge inspiration to both Kate and Thomas through his work as a storyteller, podcaster and ruthlessly efficient human being.Despite the fifteen hour time difference, a valuable and enjoyable relationship has built between Kate, Thomas, Matt and his wife, Elysha. There is most likely nobody on the planet better at both telling stories from the stage and being able to forensically dissect storytelling down to its barest elements, devices and psychology. This is going to be a damn good conversation on the show today; the definitive guide to storytelling in a presentation.About Our GuestMatthew Dicks is an elementary school teacher and the internationally bestselling author of several books including his latest, Twenty-one Truths About Love, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, and Storyworthy: Engage Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling.He’s the founder and artistic director of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows and teaches storytelling to corporations, nonprofits, universities, and individuals. He’s a record 45-time Moth StorySLAM winner and 6-time GrandSLAM champion. Matt is also a podcaster, wedding DJ, minister, and stand-up comic. He loves eating ice cream cake, playing golf poorly, tickling his children, staring at his wife, and not sleeping.What You'll Learn• What a story IS, and what a story IS NOT• Why transformation in a story is so important• The value in telling stories about small moments vs big events or life stories• How storytelling fits into a corporate presentation be it internal or outwards to stakeholders• The first step someone should take if they're ready to add stories into their presentationsMentioned In The Show• Matthew’s Website: http://www.matthewdicks.com/• Matt’s Awesome Book: Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of StorytellingOther Great Things of Matt’s Worth Showing You• Matthew's TED Talk: Homework For Life• Matthew’s newest book: 21 Truths About LoveResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Let’s get cracking on episode thirty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We hear that so many listeners love these speech breakdowns, and honestly, so do we. Together we get to listen to a great speech on some topic and have a think about what works effectively, and what we can learn or discuss. It’s one of the best ways to boost your presentation skills! Dr. Lara Boyd at the time of this talk was a leader in neurobiology and motor learning in Canada (full bio in the links below) and in this talk outlines exactly how we learn at a biological level. Look, it sounds deep, because it is deep. Kate and Thomas talk a bunch about how to take this hefty scientific (but nonetheless interesting!) presentation and make it something much more accessible to the public audience. What You'll Learn• The options around opening your presentation with a question• A big alternative to listing items; stories from your own perspective• Why you should signpost the structure of any presentation, and how• How many examples you should have for each point within your presentation• Why the scientific world tends to struggle with presentations to lay audiences• How a small amount of storytelling can avoid data-dumping in a presentation• Using ‘example-point’ to improve effectiveness of your supporting material• Why you should tell your audience the ‘time’ rather than ‘how you made the watch’• Being aware of how much mental load you’re making your audience do Mentioned In The Show• Lara Boyd | After watching this, your brain will not be the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNHBMFCzznE Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Woohoo! It’s time for episode thirty of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Let’s just first all agree that PowerPoint used well is a powerful tool for communication and in presentation skills. And really not just PowerPoint, but Keynote, Google Slides, Prezi and Canva all achieve the same thing.But exactly what do we mean by using PowerPoint well?And how do you use it well?On this episode Kate and Thomas explore what you need to do in advance of your presentation, how to prepare and set up your presentation and what you need to do during your presentation all around just your PowerPoint. It’s a brief overview of the things you need to consider for your PowerPoint Presentation!What You'll Learn• Exactly what it means to use PowerPoint effectively• What you need to do before the day of your presentation to be best prepared• What you need to set up upon your arrival to present• How you arrange your laptop for the best use of available displays• Whether or not you need a slide clicker and the alternatives available• How to best show your slides to the audience• One super-handy PowerPoint hack for when you need to pause your presentation• What to do when the technology decides to not co-operate fully• The level of interaction we recommend between a presenter and their slides Mentioned In The Show• Episode 13. Speech Breakdown – Tracey Spicer: “The Lady Stripped Bare”: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/e13/• Hans Rosling TED Talks: https://www.ted.com/speakers/hans_roslingResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Oh yeah! Episode twenty-nine of the Presentation Boss Podcast! Oftentimes Kate and Thomas find themselves discussing what to wear when presenting and what considerations there are when choosing your outfit. A balance between looking professional and also being comfortable to communicate. So, we reached out to a local style coach to see what extra insights there are that we’ve never considered before.About Our GuestMoana Robinson has a mission; to empower others to glow from the inside out. As a coach for life and style, she uses her skills to take others on a journey to discover their perfect colour palette, style, wardrobe and it doesn’t stop there. Being the best you can be includes what goes on inside the mind and heart as well as outside.Combining her experience as a personal stylist, life coach and mentor, Moana has the ability to help people shine - to find that magic combination of colour, body shape, lifestyle and personality. The magic is in unleashing the untapped confidence we keep hidden for fear of standing out. The best thing you can do is stand out as the best possible version of yourself.Moana has been in involved in holding many styling and presenting workshops to assist business and corporate attendees look, feel and be their best to create that all important great first impression.What You'll Learn• Understanding that what you display should reflect your personality• How what you wear can build rapport with your audience, or distract them• The considerations you must be aware of when presenting• Is flowing clothing or form-fitting better?• The standard of dress you should wear compared to your audience• Knowing what colours suit you the best and a quick trick to work out what colours are best for you!• Whether it’s more important to look stylish or look professional• The idea of having a personal brand ‘thing’ for when you speak.Mentioned In The Show• Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers• Moana’s Website: https://www.bstyledforlife.com.au/• Moana’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bstyledforlife/• Moana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moanarobinsonResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Let’s power into episode twenty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast! And we’ve found ourselves looped back to give a speech breakdown of a presentation that we found on the internet. Thomas went looking for a motivational speaker and decided on this example. Kate hadn’t seen it before, so listen along as they watch Zig Ziglar and make comment about what he does exceptionally well, and what doesn’t feel quite right. And being this speech is 20-30 years old, it does get quite interesting! Again we have a shorter talk, so we have lots of time to discuss the aspects of the presentation. Keep an ear out for the brilliant use of storytelling to embed a lesson as well as variety in the rate of speech. There’s a lot to learn from this early-bird in the motivational speaking space. We are often told this format is a favourite of many listeners, so let us know if you love them too! What You'll Learn• How to set up a lot of context using storytelling in an introduction• How setting up a big question at the start of a presentation forces your audience to be engaged• The dangers of not having a clear voice and/or speaking too quickly• Why setting up stakes in a story drives a narrative and persuasive presentation• Being careful of the word choices you make to ensure credibility• Two ways to provide emphasis on the pertinent and important points of your talk• What careful choice of story can mean for relatability to your audience• The massive power of contrast• Exactly when a long list can be used for emphasis, but how to not be tedious• What to do when you stumble over your words Used In The Show• Zig Ziglar | “Attitude Makes All The Difference”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irmfCEhFJQ Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Welcome to episode twenty-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast! In this episode we decided to address one of the most asked and most concerning topics we get asked about; ‘Can an introvert be a good speaker?’ or sometimes worse ‘I am an introvert therefore I can’t be good at speaking’. Kate and Thomas know a bit about introversion and it’s friend, extroversion and understand how they impact on the ability of an individual’s presentation skills.One of us identifies as an introvert, the other an extrovert. Can you guess who before listening? We let that guide us, along with our extensive experience working with people of all personality types in this discussion. We aim to bust some myths, explain some truths and share the techniques that work for us.What You'll Learn• The misconceptions around introversion and extroversion• An easy scale we use to help gauge this personality type in ourselves and others• The simple definition of introversion, extroversion and ambiversion.• What we see are the typical traits of each• The advantages each of these has when speaking• The tendencies you should be aware of and how to best work with them• Plenty of stories and laughter about an introvert and an extrovert clashing. Mentioned In The Show• Susan Cain’s TED Talk “The Power of Introverts”: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
It’s episode twenty six of the Presentation Boss Podcast! We are halfway to our goal of a year of weekly episodes! Kate and Thomas by chance ended up together at an exclusive event where Elisa James was presenting on using your voice correctly. From that first encounter, we both ended up using some of her breathing techniques. Since then, we’ve stayed in touch and knew that Elisa would be of great value to the podcast audience. And she accepted!Again we have a longer than usual episode, but we believe Elisa’s passion in just sharing her extensive knowledge is entirely worth sharing. Sit back and listen as Elisa talks all about how our voice works, how to care for it and some tips and tricks to ensure we never lose it!About Our GuestElisa James became a full-time actor, singer & entertainer at 15 when she was cast in her first big touring production with Rudas International as a singer/dancer/acrobat, closely followed at 16 by a 12 month contract with Barnum Australian Tour as a trapeze artist, dancer and singer. Years of touring followed with pantomime, cabaret, theatre, show bands and musical theatre shows.During the 80’s & 90’s as a solo artist, she sang all over Sydney & was also a popular studio singerfor radio/TV, laying vocal tracks for TV ads, or as session singer for EMI & BMG records. IN 1995 Elisa moved to Amsterdam signing with CNR records & performed all over Europe: as session singer, pop artist, songwriter, then finally the Cabaret genre where she sang on luxury cruise ships world-wide. In 2005, she moved to the USA & toured with her Cabaret and theatre shows, sang in Jazz clubs, starred in music theatre, and worked as an actor in theatre, film & TV until 2014 when she returned to live in Australia.Since her return to her homeland, Elisa completed her second Masters Degree, this time in VoiceProduction and opened the High Performance Voice Academy in 2016. Elisa still performs and hasjust returned from an Australian Tour of Menopause the Musical playing the Soap Star. In between shows she teaches Holistic Voice and Presentation Coaching for: Speakers, Actors and Singers and conducts workshops and seminars for Corporate ClientsWhat You'll Learn• How tension and anxiety gets in the way of good vocal use• The psychology behind why we sound the way we sound• Using the voice as an instrument to move from anxiety to confidence• What gets corporate speakers unstuck with their speaking• How to look after your voice and ensure you do not lose it• A humorous explanation of the “Australian accent”• What to do when you’re sick but still need to present• The scary truth about overusing your voice and physically damaging your instrument• The single biggest thing we should all do to better maintain our voiceMentioned In The Show• Elisa’s Website: https://elisajames.com/Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
For episode twenty five of The Presentation Boss Podcast, it’s time for another speech breakdown. 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 why they’d make a recommendation. Today we picked something off our list that neither of us had seen before, but looked promising. Listen along with us for the first time and hear our first impressions of this talk. There are many commencement speeches available online, but we chose this one both because it’s a little shorter and also Kate likes Ellen DeGeneres. Thomas has just been ignorant to her career. There’s a lot to love about this talk and plenty of jokes that catch them laughing out loud. Plus a moment of embarrassment for Thomas. Have a listen for beautiful expression of personality, brilliant preparation and rehearsal, and a nice audience focus. What You'll Learn• A way of working with protocol and acknowledging guests with personality• How careful rehearsal and preparation results in an authentic, conversational presentation• Using minimalist storytelling to be relatable to your audience• How telling your audience what their perspective is proves you understand them• The risk of having too much humour in the wrong place of a presentation• The importance of speaking to your audience as individuals. Mentioned In The Show• Ellen DeGeneres' Commencement Speech at Tulane University in 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8ToRVOtRo&feature=youtu.be&t=95 Resources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/
It's episode twenty four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This week Kate and Thomas got thinking about the big question we always get asked: “What’s the best tip you have to becoming a better speaker?”. And our answer while true, isn’t exactly a short-cut from average to awesome speaking. The best thing a new speaker can do is to rehearse their presentations. And we sometimes get push back that ‘rehearsal doesn’t work for me’.Therefore, in this episode we discuss why rehearsal fails, why rehearsal is actually important and most importantly, the correct way to rehearse so the time you invest in this step results in an improved presentation in front of your audience.What You'll Learn• Exactly how rehearsal will make your life easier.• Why rehearsal is NOT the opposite of authentic• The mistaken reason why some people feel rehearsal isn’t for them• The reasons why you should be rehearsing your presentation• How to determine how much you should rehearse• Exactly how you should rehearse: the tips and tricks to make it most effective• What the difference is between memorisation and internalisation and when to use each• How to get the right feedback for your preparation Mentioned In The Show• Episode 15. The Simple Structure for Almost Every Presentation: presentationboss.com.au/podcast/e15/ Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
Yeeha! Episode twenty three Presentation Boss Podcast! Today we reached out to our friend Joshua Morotti to talk a little bit about storytelling and not only how it can be useful in business, but also about live storytelling shows. Sometimes described as ‘like a stand-up comedy show, but with true stories instead’, they are always an entertaining show of courage, kindness and connection.About Our GuestJoshua Morotti is an electrical engineer by day, budding entrepreneur by night; storyteller always. He has years of experience as a speaker and has been attracted to the art of Storytelling. And being a ‘get stuff done’ kinda guy, he decided what his hometown of Brisbane needed was a live storytelling event.After reaching out to Kate and Thomas, the three of them launched Life Out Loud Storytelling; a series of regular shows that allow real people to tell real stories from stage in front of a live audience.What You'll Learn• Why the ability to tell stories effectively is so important• The difference between a story and a speech• How Life Out Loud Storytelling came to be and what inspired it• The considerations that make a great story, regardless of where it is told• The three key elements every story must have• Some of the common mistakes to avoid when sharing your experiences• Details about the next live storytelling event in BrisbaneMentioned In The Show• The Moth: https://themoth.org/• Speak Up Podcast: http://speakupstorytelling.libsyn.com/• Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks: http://www.matthewdicks.com/storyworthy• Life Out Loud Storytelling: https://lifeoutloud.com.au/Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss
This is episode twenty two of The Presentation Boss Podcast and that reminds us of a song! 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. Today we're having a discussion about a talk Thomas has seen a few times but Kate is watching for the first time.Alex Honnold is the star of the 2018 film 'Free Solo' and a world-renowned rock climber. Here he speaks at TED 2018 about his experience in preparing for that climb. There's a lot to love and a lot to learn from this talk and Kate and Thomas don't necessarily agree on everything. Have a listen out for heavy use of scripting, pausing around humour and clever use of detail in storytelling.What You'll Learn• How you can integrate video into a presentation• The risk of having an over-scripted speech• What to do when the audience laughs when you’re not expecting it• How to immerse your audience into your story in a believable fashion• Building and relieving tension in your story for your audience• Effective use of visual storytelling in PowerPoint• How important having a message is, and if every speech needs oneMentioned In The Show• Alex Honnold | How I Climbed a 3000-Foot Vertical Cliff - Without Ropes: https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_honnold_how_i_climbed_a_3_000_foot_vertical_cliff_without_ropesResources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/Quotes From This Episode• “It gives him credibility and proves he is the right person to talk about this”• “Sometimes people do amazing feats and then they’re asked to speak about it”• “Even though we know it’s scripted and rehearsed, it still sounds like they’re just talking and having a conversation”• “I can’t imagine what it’s like, please just tell me what it’s like”• “If you can’t feel the emotions of your story, your audience never will”• “I love that moment – you see him break this mechanical delivery”• “You need to justify the act of speaking – what value are you going to add to your 12 minutes?”• “What do you remember about this speech”Used In This Episode• Taylor Swift | 22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgFeZr5ptV8
It's episode twenty one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are this week sharing how you go about getting yourself introduced before you speak. They cover exactly when and why you would need to be introduced, what should go into your introduction, and some big considerations to ensure it is effective and sets you up for success.This episode tackles all of this to ensure your audience is ready to hear you speak before you walk to the speaking area. We even have a few examples we play and read as we go. Plus there’s a fun fact right at the end that Kate had googled as we were recording!What You'll Learn• Why you really should provide your own introduction• The importance of a considered and planned introduction• When and where an introduction is needed – it’s likely a few apply to you!• How much better your credibility is coming from someone else• The four questions every introduction needs to answer• The four recommendations for a brilliant introduction• How many words you should be aiming for Mentioned In The Show• Phil M Jones at Volkswagen in 2019 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ZJ9BzQfZ8 Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• “A great introduction sets up a great talk”• “A speaker has eight seconds to make a great introduction”• “That’s a wasted opportunity to grab your audience and keep them engaged for the rest of your presentation”• “I went to Africa, went on safari, met a giraffe and then had a realisation”
It’s episode twenty of the Presentation Boss Podcast! Today we’re joined by another guest to talk about talking! Kelly McAuliffe has great experience in bringing together widely different groups, especially across experience levels within an organisation to communicate. She highlights how all of us are people first and there’s loads to learn from listening in.About Our GuestKelly McAuliffe’s passion is for connecting and engaging others has been evident throughout her whole career. Having worked within a large government organisation she understands the complexities that come with cross functional work units operating in different environments.Kelly is incredibly passionate about connecting the unconnected.Many organisations are experiencing for the first time, multiple generations of employees working side by side. The role of leadership into the future is pivotal to ensure you harness the energy from all your people and provide them with the permission and authority to have a voice and be a part of future decision making. The future of work is an inside job and collaboration requires integration not domination.What You'll Learn• How Kelly got her start in communication in difficult spaces• The key consideration to enable anyone to communicate with anyone else• What the differences in expectations are between generations• How communication can change the power of knowledge• Where the stereotypes of generations falls apart• How a lack of communication leads to stifling innovation• The importance of empathy and value-adding to ideasMentioned In The Show• Kelly’s Website: https://kelmcauliffe.com/• Listen Like a Dog by Jeff LazarusResources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• "Communication is 101 with people regardless of where you work, where you live or who you communicate with”• “We’re just real people trying to connect”• “It was about connecting the unconnected”• “We all need to communicate, but we all communicate differently”• “The key is to provide a safe space and permission to speak freely”
Woohoo! We're up to episode nineteen 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. Today we're having a close look at the 2019 World Champion of Public Speaking.Each year this public speaking competition is held, culminating in the final in August. This year that final was held in Denver, Colorado, which Kate and Thomas watched live online. As with all contests, there are specific criteria and time that speakers must aim for and within the confines of this arena, we thoroughly enjoyed this speech by Aaron Beverly of Philadelphia.What You'll Learn• The differences between commercial speaking and contest speaking• The risk of including an inside joke• How and where to start a story when used in a speech• An example of how posture and physical demonstration can assist humour• Use of effective repetition and simple language• One of the big indicators that an audience has enjoyed a presentationMentioned In The Show• Aaron Beverly: An Unbelievable Story at the WCPS in 2019 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmj1LBJu_SsResources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/Quotes From This Episode• “It’s important to view any speech within the context of what it is trying to achieve”• “I’m interested in this presentation”• “It’s clear he’s got a very refined presentation”• “Immediately get your audience somewhere and somewhen”• “Which shows that the audience is into it”• “I think this is a perfect example of what engagement is; it is wanting to listen, wanting to know what comes next, feeling something”• “I think the right person won the contest on the day”
Today you’re listening in to episode eighteen of The Presentation Boss Podcast! As a competent speaker, it is reasonable to think you could be asked to be an MC at a meeting, event or conference. Or maybe it’s an opportunity you’re actively seeking out. This topic was suggested by a listener and we have done a lot of MC work ourselves to both small, big and huge audiences and a variety of events.Sit back and listen as we walk through some tips, tricks and horror stories from our experience. We talk about how to prepare, how to present and even how to deal with problems that may arise during the event you’re MC-ing.What You'll Learn• What exactly is the role of MC and how should you think of this role• The things that an MC needs to achieve when they’re on stage/speaking• What single item you should always have on your person• How you can best work with presenters and speakers• Some considerations around how to dress and physically present• Exactly what your audience, event organisers and others will expect of you• Three of the biggest issues that can arise and how to deal with them professionallyResources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/Quotes From This Episode• “Every event where you have people coming together to listen, speak and communicate needs a leader, and that leader is an MC”• “The MC is in service of the event”• “How the event opens is how it continues”• “It’s really important to do a little bit of research to be sure you are competent”• “That’s the MC life!”• “You’re the one who’s maintaining the flow and control of the event”• “You remain positive and flexible”• “The audience doesn’t need to know the stress, just communicate what needs to happen”
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 for a long time and we knew she'd have some great content for this podcast. Plus, she has a fantastic Austrian accent!About Our GuestPetra Zink is a coach, speaker and educator on all things career and personal development, branding, high performance and innovation. She helps companies and senior professionals to build strong businesses and careers by building a sustainable brand.She combines ten years experience in brand and product marketing with five years in recruitment and is now working with individuals and teams on building and managing their personal branding both online and offline for maximum impact in their role today but also for their careers of tomorrow.What You'll Learn• Why personal branding is even important• The difference between working hard, and being able to prove your value• How public speaking can be one of the most effective forms of meeting people• The reasons building a profile can become a conversation starter• How the way you speak is connected to your personal brand• The considerations you need to know for projecting your personal brand from stage• How Petra defines preparation and practise to build skills• What it is you need to be able to communicate• A brilliant method of self-evaluating your own presentations or speechesMentioned In The Show• Petra's Podcast, We R Future: https://www.werfuture.com/• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini: https://www.robertcialdinibf.com/• Talk Trigger by Jay Baer: https://www.jaybaer.com/talk-triggers• Crystal LinkedIn extension: https://www.crystalknows.com/• First Time Facilitator Podcast: https://www.firsttimefacilitator.com/credibility-petra-zink-episode-48/• Building a StoryBrand Podcast: https://buildingastorybrand.com/blog/#Resources and Links• Petra Zink's website: https://www.impaccct.com/• Petra Zink on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petrazink/• Email the podcast: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• "If you can communicate you can influence, when you influence, you make an impact"• "It's all about both who you know, and who knows you"• "Brand is basically your reputation"• "How easy is it for others to introduce you to a stranger"• "I knew what I was doing was different and interesting"• "Communication is the key to get ahead, be successful and to get exposed to new opportunities"• "You can't not communicate"• "People can sense if you're genuine, or it's just a mask you've put on"• "You've got the authority, the confidence and the content"
Speech breakdown time on episode 16 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 a Phil M Jones keynote.Thomas lists Phil M Jones as one of his most admired presenters and this keynote on ‘Exactly What to Say’ just happens to be from a conference held in Brisbane. In this episode we learn exactly why he is paid a lot to speak at conferences and Kate and Thomas disagree on a few small tactics he utilises. This is a masterclass in audience interaction, professionalism on stage, pausing and careful word choice.What You'll Learn• How an introduction to your talk can boost credibility and pique interest• What to expect from audience interaction depending where, when and how you prompt it• Getting your audience to believe they have set the direction of the presentation• Speaking from a space other than on stage• The importance of asking specific questions to get exactly the response you want• How powerful it can be to not act out hypothetical situations• The headline theory of using PowerPoint visuals• Ensuring the similarities between your audience and your anecdotes is understoodMentioned In The Show• Phil M Jones at Volkswagen in 2019 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ZJ9BzQfZ8Resources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/Quotes From This Episode• “Your audience will only interact as much as they trust and like you”• “Collapse the divide between the speaker on the stage and the audience on the floor”• “I really liked this example” “You know, I had an issue with it”• “Again has us convincing ourselves of the answer”• “It’s a really good demonstration of how words can work on a slide”• “Adds a little bit of lightness and a pattern break”• “Really good that he’s explicitly said.. rather than relying on the audience to maybe make the connection”• “When he’s asking the audience to think, he’s giving them the time to think”• “Demonstrating that he practices the words he used in the introduction”
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 flow.Here it is, yours to use, the simple structure that we have both used, teach in our workshops and provide to our coaching clients. It's simple, it's quick and it works! We recorded remotely this episode and had a bit of trouble with microphones. We apologise for the sound quality but believe the content was worth sharing! What You'll Learn• Why a complex structure can be counter-productive• The reasons why a clear structure is important• Exactly where to start with preparation• The two questions you need to ask of your audience• How to determine the takeaway message for your presentation• The benefit of restricting the scope of a presentation, and an example using a brick• What the difference is between a theme and a message• The absolute most important consideration for your presentation• The simple structure to use for almost every presentation• How to make this simple structure fit any length presentation• Why information overload can be alleviated by good structure Mentioned in the Show• Aspiring Speakers Guild: https://presentationboss.com.au/asg Resources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ Quotes From This Episode• "Every time you speak, you are persuading your audience; at very least persuading them to continue to listen to you"• "As soon as it becomes easier to look out the window, then that's what your audience is going to do"• "It is vital that you have a structure that is logical, easy to follow and best communicates your message"• "People are not just empty vessels that need your information poured into them"• "Five is way off"
Let's kick off episode 14 of the Presentation Boss Podcast, a conversation with a 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 that Leanne is a passionate learner, an interesting person to hang out with and an easy person to have a conversation with. As a specialist in facilitation, built over both her career and podcast interviews, we knew we had to have her on the show to discuss some of what she knows about training sessions with groups of people and speaking.About Our GuestLeanne Hughes is the host of the First Time Facilitator podcast and is based in Brisbane, Australia. She loves to shake up expectations and create unpredictable workshop experiences; her philosophy is 'Maximum fun, minimum buzzwords'.Leanne has facilitated leadership, onboarding and team-building workshops across Australia, Canada, Indonesia and Mongolia and believes in a strengths-centred approach to learning and development. She has over 13 years’ of experience across a range of industries including mining, government and tourism sectors.Leanne delivers impactful and pragmatic leadership development, and soft-skill workshops for graduates through to mid-level leaders. In 2018, she was a finalist in the Australian Learning Impact awards for Learning Professional of the Year.What You'll Learn• What sparked the interest in speaking and professional development in Leanne.• What exactly Leanne does in her role now• A little bit about the personality profiling of us three presenters• The key difference in the environment of speaking compared to facilitation• How facilitating alone or with another presenter can be different• Thomas' relationship status• Why and when to prepare a surplus of content for workshops• The difference between a fair facilitator and a great facilitator• Framing a workshop before anyone evenr enters the room• The balance between information and inspirationMentioned In The Show• Leanne Hughes' website: https://www.leannehughes.com• Leanne Hughes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannehughes/• The First Time Facilitator Podcast:• Michael Port 'Steal the Show': http://stealtheshow.com/podcast/the-book/Resources and Links• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• "Wow there's a role that if you can speak, it opens up doors and opportunities to go to other locations"• "I might just have a crack with delivering this content"• "I do not recommend leaving a employment, starting a business and thinking you're going to be successful"• "I actually don't think it's that brave; more just give it a go"• "There's so many uncontrolled variables"• "When you are presenting, you're always trying to pick up on what the audience is thinking"• "I have no problem giving a speech, I find that so much easier"• "I ask myself, what's a stat, and what's a story on this topic?"• "Facilitators don't need to be entertainers, but they need to do whatever it takes to keep your audience engaged in a way that is authentic"• "The best feedback I can get at the end of the day is 'oh gee, that day went so fast'"• "My aim is to stamp out these terrible presentations"• "That's exactly why I love the second day of a workshop"• "You can only get better by getting time on your feet"• "Their lack of confidence is incredible, but they just give it a go"• "Effective public speaking raises a person's value by 50% instantly"
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 to you by the nice people of TED.Today we're listening to a speech that was recommended to us by a listener. See, we really do listen to suggestions! It's from an event here in Brisbane and it's a TEDx talk that's presented very well, a message that Kate was divided about and reminded us of an infamous radio ad. It's Tracey Spicer with 'The Lady Stripped Bare'.What You'll Learn• Choosing how you want your message to be introduced early in your talk.• The emphasis to place on long lists• Being aware of how your chosen visuals can detract from your message• How much logic to use in a persuasive presentation• A beautiful example of selecting and delivering statistics and evidence• How to transition into a storytelling bit• Placing the right emphasis on key stakes on a story• How props can add to a presentation that is effective even without them• Exactly what to do when your PowerPoint lags or doesn't work immediatelyMentioned In The Show• Tracey Spicer | The Lady Stripped Bare: https://tedxbrisbane.com.au/tedxsouthbank/talks/tracey-spicer/Resources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/Quotes From This Episode• "I just love the Queensland accent"• "She's very well crafted this message and presentation for the audience in the room"• "Then you've immediately got a distraction and something that detracts from the presentation"• "The way she presents those statistics is quite clever"• "The storytelling in this particular instance is great"• "It's such a well crafted presentations with an audience focus"• "It's a very simple, effective use of props"• "Just pause"• "I think the theme was strong, but the message was not"• "It's a beautiful example of audience focus"
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 always made sure to learn from the experience.In this episode we share those stories but more importantly, exactly how to cope with a difficult audience member during a Q&A session. Plus, we'll explore a bit of the psychology around why people aren't always ideal during these sessions and how to remain cool, calm and in control!We begin the episode with some feedback from a listener. It made us think and we'll take it on board in future.What You'll Learn• The authority and control balance that takes place during a Q&A session• Being prepared for the emotion and nerves of a difficult situation• The three goals you as a presenter, need to achieve when dealing with a difficult audience member• Being assertive, and how it can show kindness and respect• The five different types of difficult audience member• Why each type of difficult audience member acts the way they do• Exactly what to say to acknowledge and move on from each type of difficult audience member• How and why you must index responses in advanceResources and Links• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/Quotes From This Episode• "It's worth knowing how to deal with these situations while still maintaining your poise, composure and remaining respectful"• "Whoever is asking the questions is in control of the conversation"• "If I answer this question, is it actually going to help everyone else in the room?"• "If you react in a calm and diplomatic way, it will earn you credibility"• "Sometimes the best way to deal with a difficult audience member' is not to deal with them"
Welcome to episode 11 Presentation Boss Podcast, a conversation with an expert. Thomas and Kate have a conversation with Julian Mather. His zone of specialised knowledge is in how to use video to communicate in your business. He has the credibility, understanding and experience to back it up too!We've known Julian for many years and admire both his depth of knowledge in the video space, his passion for the topic when speaking on and off stage and also, his life experience which he is not stingy with. We thoroughly enjoyed sitting down with Julian and we're sure you'll enjoy listening along.About Our GuestJulian Mather has seen the world through many lenses.• Through a telescopic sight as an army sniper• Through the TV lens as a globe trotting cameraman for ABCTV, National Geographic, BBC and Discovery• Through smoke and mirrors as a professional magicianHe’s travelled far but his longest journeys have been from:• behind the camera to in front of it• from public servant to entrepreneur• from stutterer to professional speakerHe now shares why - as a world class videographer - the only camera he owns is a smartphone and how this pocket-sized TV station will revolutionise the way you make your business videos.Julian now guides people on their journey to creating 21st-century video and becoming 21st-century learners: two essential business skills for the coming decade.What You'll Learn• The four industrial revolutions and what it means for knowledge and skills• Our interface to the brave new world of communication• Why we may struggle to like how we look and sound on video• Where to start with getting you and your business on video• The difference between making business videos, and making videos for virality• A strategy for making an easy, expert series of videos• What your video should say and exactly how it should be structured• The efficiency hack we can learn from broadcast television• How long should your videos be• The growth of confidence earned by being on your feet, speaking• The importance of hands in communication and you need them on video• An important checklist for mentally preparing yourself before filming• The people to watch to learn brilliant video techniques• The learning opportunity and concept that is the footpath universityMentioned In The Show• Pink Sheets by Matt Church: https://www.pinksheetprocess.com/get-the-book• Julian Mather's website: http://www.julianmather.com/Resources and Links• Learn more from Julian: http://www.julianmather.com/• Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• "Communication was my path into the future"• "Communication is absolutely critical now as we're coming into the fourth industrial revolution"• "The ability communication is incredibly important for your future"• "The average household has 17 devices connected to the internet"• "More people in the world own a smartphone than a toothbrush"• "We all need to learn to communicate better and video is an essential 21st century skill"• "Until you believe you are the right person to authentically speak to your client or customer, nothing else is going to happen"• "Make videos for leads, not likes"• "It's not about you. Stop thinking inwardly, start thinking outwardly"• "It's easier to make five videos than it is to make one"• "It's a psychological thing that builds your KLT; know, like and trust"
Double digits! 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 picked an industry award acceptance speech; Tina Fey and the Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy. Prepare for some laughs and to hear some great examples of audience focus, expression of personality and a few squeaks from Kate's baby in the background. He gets quite vocal toward the end!What You'll Learn• One of the greatest investments to become a great public speaker• What an acceptance speech needs to achieve• How humour can emphasise the importance of message• How to acknowledge tension and controversy with grace and humour• The various ways you can thank or recognise people that is enjoyable for the whole audience• How to be relatable by including yourself in the audience• The way to use a story to collapse time, condense details and inform of growth• How to begin writing an award acceptance speechMentioned In The Show• Tina Fey | 2010 Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy Acceptance Speech:https://www.pbs.org/mark-twain-prize/shows/2010-show-tina-fey/Resources and Links• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.auQuotes From This Episode• "It's quite customary to thank the people who have helped get you there"• "She's expected to do something a little more interesting"• "And everyone in this room in particular would understand that"• "It just shows how you can be sincere and gracious and thankful while being humorous and interesting"
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 conversation (at times heated) about whether or not this headline about Jeff Bezos banning PowerPoint in Amazon Management meetings is admirable or a potential mistake.Having listened closely to many podcasts, read loads of articles and stayed across the arguments, thoughts and information we have our own belief about how PowerPoint should be used and not used in presentations. We even include a few tips and a bit of psychology that we know to be true too.What You'll Learn• Jeff Bezos has banned PowerPoint and what he expects to happen instead and why• Why stories and narrative work so strongly and how they can benefit presentations• Can PowerPoint be used to help tell a story?• The three pillars of rhetoric; what they are and why you must consider them• Bullet points don't work - but who out there disagrees and uses them anyway• The redundancy effect and how it can work against you, or work for you• What is the practical definition of 'death by PowerPoint'• The reason PowerPoint gets used poorly• Why banning PowerPoint verges on homogenisation of presentations and begins to remove expression of personality• The emotional impact of visual communication in presentations• Appealing to learning styles in meetingsResources and Links• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.auQuotes From This Episode• "This is about understanding that you're communicating with humans, who have emotions"• "We are a visual creature and visuals are much more powerful than text or language alone"• "Storytelling is king.. and bullet points suck"• "PowerPoint doesn't suck, bad PowerPoint sucks!"• "You've still got the same driver behind the wheel, so the outcome is going to be the same"• "Don't ban the software, educate your people on how to use it better"• "A presentation without PowerPoint is oftentimes less tolerable than a presentation with PowerPoint"• "Making you stand out more and having a better delivered message could come from having a brilliant, well thought out, mindful PowerPoint that's just simply better than the standard PowerPoint"• "PowerPoint exists to do some of the work for you"• "As presenters we can say words, we need to show the audience what we can't say"• "There's a holistic view here on how do we best serve the team's learning styles"
We're at episode 8 of the Presentation Boss Podcast, and it's time for another guest. Kate and Thomas are having a conversation with a friend of ours, Katrina Roberts, about her zone of genius being in drama and speech. We have recently heard her talk a few times about presence, confidence and self-awareness and knew we had to share her wisdom with you!This episode features a lot of Katrina sharing her wisdom while Thomas and Kate sit in near silence listening to her explain these nebulous concepts in a simple form all while sharing her tips and stories in the field. We could listen to Katrina for days and so we've got a longer episode than normal; but she's worth it! There is so much information here to help you ensure you maintain an audience focus when presenting.About Our GuestKatrina Roberts has been teaching speech and drama for over eight years, with extensive experience both as a teacher and a performer. She is a registered teacher with a Graduate Diploma from USQ, who is also qualified with a Licentiate Diploma in Drama and Performance (LDPA) from the AMEB, a Graduate Certificate of Voice Studies from the Victorian College of Arts and an Associate Diploma (ATCL Teaching – Speech and Drama) from Trinity College London.She received Barbara Sisley awards for achieving the highest mark in QLD for her AMEB Associate and Licentiate Diploma examinations. Katrina is also a UQ graduate and holds a Bachelor of Journalism and Arts, majoring in Drama and Writing. She has worked for national talent agencies directing acting and modelling courses for new talent, and regularly prepares students for drama school, theatre and film auditions. Katrina is a Committee member of the Communication, Speech and Performance Teachers Inc.What You'll Learn• The way Katrina gets paid to speak• Why the ability to communicate is important even from a young adult age• How Katrina gets even the most terrified speakers to perform again and again• The universal speaking truths that apply to all age and all education levels• What speaking presence is and what it looks like• The international speaking presence expert with ideas worth discussing• How presence, audience focus and energy are intertwined• The three circles of presence and the two types of presenter that are difficult to listen to• The steps to take and mindset to have to bring about presence from the stage• Why feeling comfortable and yourself is most important• How charisma correlates to confidence, presence and authority• Vulnerability and the role in plays in being liked as a speaker• The three elements to speaking well• Why we shouldn't be so focused on 'ticking the boxes'.Mentioned In The Show• Patsy Rodenburg: http://www.patsyrodenburg.comResources and Links• Email Katrina at: Katrina.Roberts@ahs.qld.edu.au• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• "I like to feel like I've made a difference, even in a small way"• "Communication skills infiltrate every aspect of how they operate in the world"• "Everything we do involves other people and communicating in some aspect with them"• "There are universal truths we need to address"• "Making sure that your body and self are ready to give energy, focus and a message"• "If you have a quality speech and a good mindset coming in to your performance and place the spotlight not on yourself, but on your message and priority on your audience, presence isn't far away, if not already there"• "We disengage from the world a lot, and we're used to disengaging"• "You have to absolutely be in total preparation mode .. to have a chance of affecting other people"• "They think 'No, it's got to be more complicated than this'. The only thing that's complicated about it, is that it is so simple"• "And it feels awesome!"
Here we are at episode seven 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 so, here's another episode where we listen to a TED Talk and break down what is great about it!This time Kate has picked a demonstrative talk from retired US politician Joe Smith and his 2012 TED Talk 'How to Use One Paper Towel'. This is a great example of how to best leverage the use of physical props!What You'll Learn• One of the most powerful ways we know to continually improve your speaking• Something Kate thinks about every time she washes her hands in public• How to use paper towels (obviously!) and reduce your paper consumption• A introduction method for building intrigue in your presentation• Why a physical prop can be far better than slides• A beautiful example of getting the audience involved in the delivery• Persuasion through demonstrationMentioned In The Show• Joe Smith | How to Use a Paper Towel: https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towelResources and Links• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.auQuotes From This Episode• "He's added where we're going to land in this presentation.. so now we know the [direction] of the rest of his talk"• "What a beautiful example of audience involvement"• "People love that!"• "He's made the key [message] of his presentation really obvious and memorable"• "There are so many rhetoric devices about persuasion"• "A beautifully thought out closing line"
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, but they're useless when you're haemorrhaging nerves!We discuss our best known tools to properly reduce and control nerves to help you feel in control and confident before you speak. These work for us and people we've worked with to reduce nervousness when speaking in front of any audience.What You'll Learn• Five actionable steps you can take to reduce nervousness when speaking• How to take the edge off the debilitating fear that you may feel• Why we feel nervous when speaking at all• How world-class athletes and speakers feel before they talk• How to build your successes and confidence in speaking• What Thomas finds complex in the kitchen• The preparation techniques you use and how they affect your nerves• How to reduce the number of things in your mind to stress about• Taking the comfort you feel with friends, and using it on stageResources and Links• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Email us! podcast@presentationboss.com.auQuotes From This Episode• "It's not about removing every last shred of nerves, I don't believe that's possible"• "While practice makes up a lot of getting over nervousness, so does mindset"• "When you're speaking, there is an element of non-conformity"• "This is my body's reaction to being able to stand up and share my ideas"• "If you breathe out, you will naturally breathe back in"• "When you have that one sentence.. it forms the core of your presentation"• "..reduces your nervousness before you've even woken up on the day of the presentation"
For episode five of the Presentation Boss Podcast, Kate and Thomas are having a conversation with a special guest. Three on the show, so it must be a tripodcast, right? We got a friend of ours, Colin Williams to sit down and have a chat to us about his philosophy in two key areas of speaking.The first is all about how to ensure your audience has the mental real estate to listen to and absorb what it is you have to say. And the good news is, it's fun to do. He then discusses how to make yourself stand out from every other 'speaker' in the world, how to be memorable and authentic to yourself. Plus, he plays the guitar for us!About Our GuestWho is Colin Williams? Colin makes his living operating in the field of workplace training, but that is not who he is. He is a writer, poet, musician and filmmaker with a lifelong passion for communication. His entry into the public speaking sphere occurred six years ago when he decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy. He worked hard at the craft and enjoyed every minute, but he wanted more. Due to his enthusiasm and intense dedication to the art of oratory, he soon became a highly regarded, compelling and inspiring speaker. Colin has lived an interesting and eventful life and uses his stories, insights and humour to create speeches that engage, entertain and influence audiences. When asked who he is, Colin answers 'I am a storyteller'.What You'll Learn• How we met Colin through his presentation 'Purging and The Blue Note'• Exactly when the ability to communicate well is an important skill• What purging is and why it's a powerful tool.• What makes memorable teachers so memorable• How to create space in your audiences mind to absorb your message• Why humour can make you audience more receptive to serious information• How you can use contrast from humour to serious subject• What is a Blue Note• How to find what makes you stand out from the crowd• Where to find your very own Blue Note• Why a guitar makes even an astronaut unique among his peers• Kate and Thomas' personal blue notes• What Colin believes will make you a great speakerMentioned In The Show• Sir Ken Robinson TEDTalk 'Do Schools Kill Creativity': https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity• Chris Hadfield Speech Breakdown on this podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/e02/Resources and Links• Email Colin at: colmwilliams@hotmail.com• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-bossQuotes From This Episode• "I'm going to give this a go, but if I'm gonna give it a go, I'm gonna give it a proper go"• "The ability to communicate.. is not important unless you want to have your opinions heard, unless you want to go to your grave with a great idea, unless you've got nothing to say"• "When people have a good laugh, they forget all their worries"• "For the first 17 minutes of a 20 minute talk, I just did stand up.. getting them in the right frame of mind for a 3 minute talk"• "They're laughing and then you hit them with something serious and it's all the more serious for the fact they've just been laughing"• "It's not about you getting the message out, it's about them getting the message in"• "There are two kinds of music in the world; the blues and zippity-doo-da"• "Look for something that makes you not the generic person who stands up, with a PowerPoint presentation and just talks"• "The audience is sat there expecting to be bored, and you're not going to let them"
It's episode four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are interested in the speaking groups available to the public. Some have strict entry requirements, some focus on business elements, others are for those wanting to tackle the fear of public speaking. So, they want to explore and discuss them over time. This week, Toastmasters International.Kate and Thomas have both been members of Toastmasters in Brisbane for about ten years each. And it was through Toastmasters that they met a couple of years ago. Between them they have been members of 9 different clubs, built 3 new clubs and each has held all club officer roles, been to the District level of speaking contests and been Division Directors. So, it is safe to say they know what they're talking about.. and are deep tragics of the organisation.But what does Toastmasters offer to the average member. What can you expect to get out of the organisation? Should you consider giving it a go? And what will you certainly not get from this speaking organisation?What You'll Learn• What is Toastmasters?• Who joins Toastmasters and what they are looking for• An insight on the education program of Toastmasters• What you can expect from membership• The speaking skills Toastmasters will teach you better than any other organisation• The limitation of what you'll learn at Toastmasters• Thomas' wingspan length• Exactly what happens at a meeting from week to week• How time and verbal feedback brings strength to meetings• How often and how much a member would speak in front of the club• Who provides the mentoring and expertise within each club• The experience in the wider organisation, outside of your local club• The big question; what it costs! Both in money and timeMentioned In The Show• Toastmasters International: https://www.toastmasters.org/• Find a Toastmasters club near you: https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-clubResources and Links• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/Quotes From This Episode• "We are both members, have been for ten years each.. and to be frank we probably have a lot of bias towards [Toastmasters]"• "[Toastmasters] will take you from someone who avoids, dislikes and maybe even hates speaking to someone who is comfortable speaking"• "[Toastmasters] will make you a good speaker"• "[Toastmasters] kills the terror associated with public speaking"• "People are there to non-judgementally watch, give you time to [practice] what you've gotta do, and they will give honest, helpful and positive feedback"• "That's a big pro of the organisation, there is such a mix of ideas and perspectives and interests that it can suit anyone"• "There is always something more"
It's episode three of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are this week talking about how humour can benefit any presentation. They chat about the benefits of humour, how to find humour and how to add humour to your next presentation.We all like to be seen as humorous, funny or at least entertaining when we're presenting from stage. But it can be hard to find the entertainment value, especially in corporate presentations. So this episode aims to tackle those challenges and yes, there are some terrible jokes of our own thrown in too!Bonus! In the recording is Kate's 11 day old baby. There may or may not be small squeaks and soft murmurs from him in the background.What You'll Learn• Why you want to use humour in your presentations• How you can start using humour if you don't think you're particularly naturally funny• The reasons audiences will like you more if you use humour• Do informative presentations even need humour?• Shouldn't we be concerned that humour is exclusive to serious content?• What to be aware of with self-deprecating humour• The different types of humour and which to use with your audience• Who in the room you could poke friendly fun at• How to start adding humour when I don't think I have the funny skill• Leveraging existing humour for your own benefit• When in your presentation to add humour• A lesson in humour from Steve Irwin• How an engineer used humour to boost meeting attendance• How to emulate others in the creative processMentioned In The Show• Dr. Jamie Seymour talks about Steve Irwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twyoQ8LWatU• Andrew Tarvin TEDx Talk 'The Skill of Humor': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZAMSyn_AsResources and Links• Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/Quotes From This Episode• "There is nothing we don't enjoy more, when it is more entertaining"• "The more your audience likes you, the more effective you're going to be in communicating your message to them"• "When you're speaking, you have an opportunity and an obligation to try to entertain"• "Whenever you're making [self-deprecating] humour, make it about yourself, but not about your expertise in the field on which you're talking at the moment"• "Stay in your lane"• "It got people's attention, you've now got people listening for the next silly thing he might say"• "There's a lot of scope, no matter what industry you're in, to use a bit of humour"• "There's certainly no rule that you need to write all of your own jokes or humour or anecdotes"• "Get going, then get good"
Boom! Episode two of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Your hosts Kate and Thomas are experienced not only as speakers, but also as presentation coaches. They love finding the strengths and weaknesses in a presentation and explaining why they work or need to be considered. And so, we will feature on this podcast break downs of existing talks.To begin with we're going with a talk Thomas loves from Canadian astronaut and past Commander of the International Space Station, retired Colonel Chris Hadfield and his 2014 TED Talk 'What I Learned From Going Blind in Space'.What You'll Learn• A great way to continually improve your speaking skills• One way of beginning your speech with intrigue• Telling a long story with careful selection of details to include• A little bit of what it's like to go to space• How to use your voice to build pace and momentum in a story• Letting pause relieve the audience after a moment of tension• How revealing your emotions can be more effective than trying to describe a situation• How the use of first or second person language influences a story• Whether or not you should walk into a spiderweb in Australia• An example of an anchor to communicate a foreign concept to your audience• How careless use of language idioms can cause confusion• The way specificity can boost humour• Using selective colloquial language to make your speech more accessible and relateable• Brilliant and not-so-brilliant examples of use of video visuals• Serving the audience for their satisfactionMentioned In The Show• Chris Hadfield | What I Learned From Going Blind in Space: https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_hadfield_what_i_learned_from_going_blind_in_spaceResources and Links• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/Quotes From This Episode• "We believe if you want to improve you speaking, a great way is to watch plenty of other speeches, and to think about what does and doesn't work"• "He's put in just enough detail that we can follow along with whats happening but not too much that it's boring, unnecessary or tedious"• "..Then he talks about something which is relatable to all of us here on earth, which is a fear of .. spiders. This actually sets a little anchor around that idea of practicing something until it becomes not scary"• "It's a bit of a joke that plays on the ridiculousness of the situation"• "I love what he does with his voice here"• "Quite nice that he appreciates the appreciation of the audience"
Welcome to the beginning of the Presentation Boss Podcast. Your hosts Kate and Thomas have a combined experience of public speaking over over 25 years and will be kicking things off by sharing the six key elements that any great public speaker needs to master.What makes a great speaker? What allows some people to blow their audience away while others leave their audience cold? if you want to move from being an average speaker to an awesome speaker, you need to understand these six key elements. In this episode we're going to introduce them with a little bit of detail.What You'll Learn• Who you hosts are and where their experience comes from• What the six key elements of public speaking are!• Where you mentally need to be with your subject matter before delivering.• The beginning of authenticity as a presenter.• How to ensure you're speaking to the right audience appropriately.• The method for ensuring your audience understands exactly what you want them to understand.• How your one minute pitch and a keynote start from the same point.• What physical aspects you need to be aware of when presenting.• How you can be authentic on stage.• Should you use PowerPoint or not?Resources and Links• How the six key elements interact to make a a great presentation:• Presentation Boss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/• Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss• Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/• Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/• The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/