Presentation (Skills) in Plain English: Recent Episodes
Carina Ridenius and Martin Lindeskog
Carina Ridenius, former singer and vocal coach. Now expert in presentation, information and communication. Martin Lindeskog, podcast expert, author, tea lover and with a huge interest in presentation technique and rhetoric.
Our Why? Why speaking English in a podcast with two co-hosts located in Sweden? We want to reach several people, invite interesting guests and take an advantage of that presentation technique is a huge topic in the whole wide world.
We discuss, we detect new research, and we give tips and pieces of advice, so that you can develop yourself in presentation skills. Listen and learn, be the best authentically you when you speak in public and standing in front of an audience.
Timing is everything. Right message at the right time. When is your right time to deliver a message? Are you a night owl or an early riser? Does it matter when you deliver your message? Carina and Martin discuss these questions and Carina gives you tips and advice on how you should manage your speech with the right timing.
We wish our listeners a happy holiday and summer. Please, listen to our podcast and our fantastic guests we have had this year. We have talked about face-reading, leadership, communication for better health, and much, much more. Stay tuned.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Martin Lindeskog's podcast, EGO NetCast
- Issue 21 of Martin Lindeskog's newsletter, Lyceum Bulletin
- Meme
- Enter the Mind of Your Podcast Audience
- Just-In-Time
- Night owl (person)
- Early riser
- What is timing?
- Pen Meets Paper podcast
- Reporter Teleprompter Prank
- The seven bizarre traditions that make up Swedish Midsummer
Guests on Presentation (Skills) in Plain English podcast:
- Kristina Jentzen
- Gerd Wallin
- Malin Lundskog
- Eva-Marie Janelo
- Carin Hansdotter Bladh
- Stefan Langemalm
We celebrate our 40th episode of this podcast and Martin celebrates his birthday (on May 25)! How do you prepare when you are going to give a celebration speech? Carina gives you tips and pieces of advice for your speech.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Happy Birthday to You
- Birthday teacup - Martin Lindeskog's Instagram account, Tea Versus Coffee
- Memorial Day
- Birthday Speech Writing
- Få budskapet att fästa - 71 tips för din pitch, presentation och tal, by Carina Ridenius
Today's guest Kristina Jentzen is an interior designer (inredningsarkitekt in Swedish) for over 15 years. She is running her own interior design studio and has worked with offices, schools, restaurants and libraries.
Kristina is passionate about helping companies develop their brand and to improve people's everyday lives with well-designed interiors. Today she talks about interiors, what they can do for a company and how they can communicate.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Fika - Wikipedia
- Kristina Jentzen's website
- Kristina Jentzen on LinkedIn
- Kristina Jentzen's article on ergonomics and working from home.
- Kristina Jentzen on Facebook
Learning and taking information from the web is today's topic. We learn from many different sources. But maybe different subjects demand different ways of learning. And you have to be critical of the sources. Carina and Martin are discussing different ways of information, learning, and meetings.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Hermods AB
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Google Arts & Culture
- Carin Coach AB
- How Do You want to Perform in Life?
- Podgeek
- The Feed
- 1857
Today's guest is Gerd Wallin! She is talking about how you can achieve successful meetings, by taking certain steps in the right direction. Gerd lives in Rönninge, south of Stockholm in Sweden. She started her company, Coaching och Konsult Gerd Wallin, in 2011. She helps her customers to get a job and to find copartners. She is coaching and teaching her clients how to market themselves, with social media and networking activities. She has also written a couple of books. The latest one was edited this spring.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Gerd Wallin's book, Mötet - nyckeln till ditt nya arbete
- Her new book, ”Hitta din motivation," is an anthology, will be published by Ariton, during spring 2020.
- Gerd Wallin's site
- Gerd Wallin on Instagram
- Siv Thuresdotter - Quality Business Network
- Petra Ariton - Ariton Förlag
- Sophie Tergeist - Bookboon.com Ltd.
We have a guest: Malin Lundskog, media- and communications scientist, that after a long sick leave due to burn out, refocused her career into health. Malin calls herself a health creator with a mission for all of us to enjoy a healthy and sustainable life, without any fuzz. And she is assured that if we communicate lovingly with ourselves, both by listening and talking, we would treat ourselves better, feel better and accept ourselves for who we are. This is the beginning of a healthy ripple effect!
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- The Law of Jante
- Rational egoist
- How to Create a Chain Reaction of Good Habits
- Malin's blog
- Program for members: GLAD FRi STARK
- Daily inspiration on Instagram
- Malin's books
Do you always need to see the person you are talking to? These times - coronavirus. The society shuts down, your meetings are canceled - how should you communicate? Carina and Martin are talking about virtual meetings and if it is important to see the one you are talking to.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Keep Calm and Carry On
- Face Reading
- Ringr - Martin Lindeskog's interview with the CEO of Ringr, Tim Sinclair.
- Skype
- Slack
- Me Time - Happify
- Martin Lindeskog's tweet to Tim Ferriss
Listen to our interesting guest, Eva-Marie Janelo, from Neosoma, and learn more about Face Reading. Eva-Marie has a diploma in acupuncture, certified laser therapist, and specialist in Face Reading. Eva-Marie is a Certified Master Face Reader from Lotus Institute in USA.
Eva-Marie says: ”We are all born with an intuitive ability to interpret facial expressions of another person, but we mostly do it on an unconscious level. By learning which one of the facial muscles corresponds to different emotions, we can learn to consciously interpret a person's emotional expressions without saying any words. Through training, we can also learn to perceive these secondary changes in the face. The facial expressions are universal no matter what culture or world corner they originate from. The difference is that with words, we describe emotions differently in different cultures.”
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Face Reading
- Lotus Institute
- Poker face (blank expression) - Wikipedia
You can use storytelling in many ways. Listen and find out. But do you have to tell if it is based on a true story? Carina and Martin are having a discussion on this topic.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- All Ears
- Our conversation with Carin Hansdotter Bladh.
- Donald Miller
- Building a StoryBrand
- Crafting Your Brand Story in 7 Simple Steps
- Case study by Stylt: Joe Farelli's restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Intervju: Erik Nissen Johansen – Stylt Trampoli
- Lyceum Bulletin by Martin Lindeskog
- Stories Lock in Knowledge by Chris Brogan
- StoryLeader
- How Chris Brogan Never Runs Out Of Content Ideas
- Cay Lundén
- Jingle by Jim Jonsson of JTunesProductions. Do you have a theme song / signature tune for your life, business, or podcast?
It is time for exhibitions both for Carina and Martin, and maybe also for you? It is a lot of fun, but also sore legs and feet.
Have you thought about your voice in this loud environment? How should you take care of your voice, so it is lasting longer? Carina will give you several pieces of advice.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- PodCoast
- Unconference
- Vad är en knytkonferens?
- WebCoast (2011 - 2015)
- Veras Gräsmatta - Chalmers University
- Gothenburg Boat Show
- Kroppen – din egen Marshall amplifier
- Hylla hållningen
- Dags för mässa
Why is it important to tell the audience a story, when you are giving speech?
Are there stories that are too much? And if so, why?
Do you have a story to tell?
Maybe it is about how you managed a special situation when you had a speech, or if you felt embarrassed about something. Please, reach out to us via social media, or send us an email. We want to hear from You!
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Grimm Brothers
- Eddie Izzard
- Cliff Ravenscraft
- Cliffhanger
- StoryBrand
Do you use the mirror when you prepare your speech or presentation? Why should you? What is good and what is bad. Martin and Carina are discussing this topic, and sorting things out.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- "The year of the rat"
- When Does The New Decade Begin?
- 20/20 vision
- "Green room"
- Magic Mirror (Snow White)
- Herreys
- Mirror Mirror
- "Golden shoes"
- Mirroring for Sales: The Expanded Definition
In this episode Carina and Martin wish You Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year! X-mas presents? Buy a book!
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Swedish word of the day: glögg - The Local
- Mulled wine - Wikipedia
- Saffron / Lucia bun - Wikipedia
- Lucia and lussekatter - semiswede
- "The Amazing Martin Lindeskog" received a package from Nero's Notes - Lyceum on Instagram
- Martin: Tea book Sketches
The book that introduces you to the world of the second most popular beverage in the world.
- Martin Lindeskog's author page on Amazon
- Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (Volume 1) - Amazon
Carina is giving pieces of advice: How you will be an incredible speaker. In her new book, you will get 71 pieces of advice, for your pitch, presentation, and speech.
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Carina's new book, Få budskapet att fästa (in English: Get the message to stick).
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Masala chai tea beverage - Wikipedia
- CreativeMornings Gothenburg
- Power Friending: Demystifying Social Media to Grow Your Business by Amber Mac
- Yuletide - Wiktionary
Do you really see your audience? Use the five spots in the room, and you will see them all.
Carina is giving you the world's oldest method for staging, and how you really see your audience. And Martin is just dreaming away… to Athens and the ancient Greece.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Amphitheatre
- Verfremdungseffekt (Distancing effect)
- Carina's book
Why are so many people afraid of speaking in public?
We look and listen to those fantastic speakers, and we think; I can’t do this? But yes you can! Listen to this interesting discussion.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Southern New Hampshire University - Three Year Program
- Anders Hansen - "Din Hjärna"
- Law of Jante
- Tall poppy syndrome
- Carina Ridenius’s work with breathing techniques
What about the picture of You IRL (in real life) and in Social Media. How do you manage to lead yourself into what you will present for others and yourself? Carina, Martin, and Carin Hansdotter Bladh, have a conversation on how you can learn to pick the most important details for your own magic change. Everything is already inside yourself - the moment is when you get the grip of your learning key, in a safe environment (professional coaching), and start your new journey! Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: * How To Become An ICF Certified Coach - Keith Webb * The International Coach Federation (ICF) Credential * 11 core competencies - ICF * Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) - Wikipedia * "Learning zone, developing zone, comfort zone..." * Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller * ICF Coachpodden * The Inspiring Story of the ICF Coachpodden Podcast * Carin Hansdotter Bladh - LinkedIn * Word-of-mouth marketing - Wikipedia * Carin Coach
Buzzwords could both exclude and include people. Shall we use them or not? If so... when and where? Could you see the advantages and disadvantages with buzzwords?
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Indian summer
- List of buzzwords
- Modeord (buzz-word in Swedish)
- 200 words for snow - Swedish Lapland
- Keep It Simple (Stupid) principle
- Buzzword bingo
- How to Play Buzzword Bingo - Inc.com
Our first guest! Stefan Langemalm from PIK Solutions. What is similar between presentation skills and computer software?
Software is all about the process and the presentation. A software application most fit a large number of different users, both experts and beginners.
And how do you avoid information overload? Our guest explains.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Principles of User Interface Design - Bokardo.com
- PIK Solutions
- The 4 Golden Rules of UI Design - Adobe Blog
- Top UI Design Principles To Keep In Mind - UX Planet
- Ringr app [Martin Lindeskog's referral link.]
- EGO Interview with Tim Sinclair, CEO of Ringr - Part One
- EGO Interview with Tim Sinclair, CEO of Ringr - Part Two
- EGO Search on Ed Filowat of Backpack Studio
How important is your choice of pictures, when you create the slides in your presentation program? The human brain is designed for taking decisions from feelings, based on automatic responses according to your value judgments, and integrated by your subconscious. Images could trigger your feelings towards the speaker, based on your premises. That is why paintings and other forms of art, could give an immediate response and fuel for your soul. Carina and Martin are interested to continue the conversation on this important topic.
- Blog Images: How to Captivate Readers with Simple Drawings - Enchanting Marketing
- John Cox Art
- Tea Book Sketches
- Martin’s sketches
- Artist, Maxim M, a.k.a AliReza Molaei official on Instagram
- Martin’s presentations on HaikuDeck
- A Brief History of PowerPoint - Presentation Guru
- Pixabay
- Presentation Technique Cake
What has walking to do with your presentation and pitch? Listen to this episode and find out.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Article on 10,000 steps - BBC
- Ulysses writing app
- Walk the talk - Wiktionary
- GeekWalk - Meetings in Motion
- MikuMaria on Twitter
How do you cope with the information overload? Are you good at sending and receiving information? In this episode you get advice on how you can make your own information plan for yourself, your organization, or your staff.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Martin's sketch on Instagram
- Badkruka - "bath coward"
- Dragnet (song)
- "Just the Facts" - Snopes
- Morning routine - Hal Elrod
- Starfish pose
- The Perfect Cuppa - Tea Sketches podcast
- Carina's book
Carina och Martin discuss how important it is to take a break. Could we take a break from the information overload? Get book tips for the hammock.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport.
- Välj rätt! : en guide till bra beslut by Katarina Gospic
- Lifescale: How to Live a More Creative, Productive, and Happy Life by Brian Solis
- Martin Lindeskog's sketch - Lyceum on Instagram
- John Cox on Instagram
- AliRezah a.k.a Maxim on Instagram
- Note to Self podcast - Wikipedia
- Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi
- Carina's book, Spana, utvärdera, informera
- Martin's book, Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (Volume 1)
When do you use rhetoric and when do you do a presentation? What is the difference?
Carina and Martin sort things out.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Rhetoric - Wikipedia
- Sophist - Wikipedia
- Yes (Prime) Minister - Wikipedia
- Tolka (tyda) - interpret - Tyda.se
- Presentationsteknik är kropp, knopp och nerver - Carina's book
How important is it to time-track your speech? The quality of your speech lies in the preparation.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Theatrical properties (props)
- Magnum, P.I.
- "Kill Your Darlings"
Spring and summertime - season for graduations and weddings!
Gaah… You have promised to make a speech. How are you going to start?
This week Carina gives you a lot of tips, tricks and pieces of advice, so you can hold an incredibly speech.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Wonder Woman pose - Forbes
- "Red Thread" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
- Eddie Izzard - Wikipedia
- How to Give a Toast - Art of Manliness
- "Value Bombs" - John Lee Dumas
- 5 tips för ditt vårtal - Blog post (in Swedish) by Carina Ridenius
Your body language helps you with your self-confidence. With the right body expression, you feel strong in front of your audience and you will shine like a star.
Show notes:
- How to Make Use of Your Anxiety for Positive Results - Harvard Business Review
- Can Three Words Turn Anxiety Into Success? - The Atlantic
- Alison Wood Brooks on Twitter
- Life Savers
- S.A.V.E.R.S morning routine by Hal Elrod - The Elevate Podcast with Robert Glazer
- Books by Carina Ridenius
How do you get the attention when you speak? It is not your small vocal chords that makes the magic, it is something else. Listen to this episode and find out.
Read more about your voice and get tips and pieces of advice in Carina's blog posts (in Swedish):
- Kroppen – din egen Marshall amplifier
- Damma av rösten
- Rösten – den vassaste kniven i lådan
Here you find Carina's books in Swedish.
Related episode: The Power of Your Voice
Start in your closet when you are preparing a speech. It is important, but why? Listen and find out in this episode.
Read more about this topic in Carina's blog post and listen to Aviani underklädespodden, when Carina visited the podcast.
Also read about the great Swedish opera singer Birgit Nilsson and what she found out was the best things to wear.
Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:
- Pajamas (PJ) Media - Wikipedia
- Martin's blog post, Pajamas Media and BlogAds
- John Cox's caricature of Martin Lindeskog of EGO NetCast
- EGO NetCast baseball cap and podcast equipment
- Business casual - Wikipedia
- Birgit Nilsson - Wikipedia
- Eddie Izzard - Wikipedia
- The Prepper Obsession with Clothes - Racked
- Dressed for Success - Wikipedia
When you hold a presentation or a speech, almost 40% of the impression you give depends on your voice. So take care of it!
In this episode you get tips and pieces of advice on how you could take care of your voice when you have a sore throat, or if you have caught a cold.
Read more about your voice in Carina's blog post and article on LinkedIn.
Carina and Martin are eating a bite from the presentation technique cake again. A cake in eight pieces which explains each part you have to think about to be a good public speaker.
Welcome to listen to podcast episode 3 once more - What a Wonderful Cake! Here you find more information about the cake.
Show notes:
- 80/20 rule
- PowerPoint
- Keynote
- Prezi
- Martin Lindeskog's presentations on Haiku Deck
Soon spring time... Have you promised to be a toastmaster at a wedding, hold a speech on your birthday, or at a graduation party? How do you start and end your speech?
Carina and Martin are discussing how you can get help in this situation, and they give tips and pieces of advice.
Read more about this topic in Carina's blog post (in Swedish), Hålla tal – hur gör jag?
Show notes:
- Toastmasters International
- Objectivist Voices Toastmasters Club
- Gothenburg Toastmasters Club
It is soon Valentine's Day. Do you have to give away chocolate boxes and flowers?
Why don’t you give a dear friend something that is good both for the body and soul. Everyone wants to feel prosperous. So maybe it can be a book, a course in breathing technique, or training in some way, e.g., walking sticks (poles).
Show notes:
- History of Valentine's Day
- Carina Ridenius's blog post, Ge bort något “personstärkande”
- StepsApp
- Audible (free) trial - Martin Lindeskog's affiliate link
Today Carina and Martin are talking about a presentation when it all went wrong. The tech didn't worked at all. How do you manage a situation like that?
Get tips and pieces of advice.
We also would like to be in touch with you, if you have had a similar experience. Please contact us and tell your story, and maybe you will be our first guest.
Read more about this topic in Carina's blog posts (in Swedish):
- Proppen har gått
- När tekniken fallerar
Show notes:
- WTSHTF - Urban Dictionary
- Martin's presentation, Back to the Future of Podcasting
In this episode Carina and Martin discuss how you can prepare yourself for 2019. What’s your passion, mission, vocation and profession? Don’t you want to speak with a clear voice, be informative and love the moment you’re in?
Show notes:
- Ikigai - Wikipedia
- Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (book summary) - Sloww.
- Ikigai: The Japanese Purpose or "Reason for Being" - Sloww.
- My Three Words for 2018 - Chris Brogan
- PROJO - The Project Journal - Minimal Plan
Special Christmas (X-mas / Yuletide) episode between Christmas and New Year's Eve; Carina and Martin are discussing books and give you valuable tips on literature you can read during the holiday season.
We wish you a Happy New Year 2019!
Show notes:
Amy Cuddy:
- Presence (audiobook)
- Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges (paperback)
Our own books:
- Presentationsteknik är kropp, knopp och nerver (paperback, Adlibris) by Carina Ridenius.
- Presentationsteknik är kropp, knopp och nerver (paperback, Bokus)
- Presentationsteknik är kropp, knopp och nerver (e-book, Adlibris)
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Presentationsteknik är kropp, knopp och nerver (e-book, Swedish edition, Kindle edition, Amazon)
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Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (paperback, Amazon.com) by Martin Lindeskog. Illustrations by John Cox.
- Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (paperback, Amazon.co.uk)
- Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (paperback, Amazon.de)
- Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (paperback, Amazon.it)
- Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (paperback, Amazon.fr)
- Tea Book Sketches: Ideas And Notions About The Second Most Popular Beverage In The World (paperback, Amazon.es)
Books for both personal development and lazy days:
- Unlock Your Business Voice: How to Speak as Well as You Think (audiobook) by Simon de Cintra.
- Unlock Your Business Voice: how to speak as well as you think (paperback)
- Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (audiobook) by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles.
- Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (hardcover)
- Men hur som helst... - John Cleese
- So, Anyway...
You are going to hold a speech, you’re waiting for your turn. How do you manage the situation? This is today's topic, and Carina and Martin will sort things out for you. Listen, get tips and advices.
Are you nervous? Congratulations!
In this episode Carina and Martin talk about nervousness and over excitement and how you can manage these problems. It’s normal to be nervous or overexcited when you are going to speak in front of an audience. But when this feelings overwhelm you - you need to be in command.
How do you manage? Listen and find out.
Are your breath your way to success?
Today Carina and Martin talk about interesting contemporary science and a special study from professor Emma Seppälä, Stanford University.
How your breath can help you in many different situations, have positive effects on your well-being, decrease your nervousness and even save your life.
Show notes:
- Emma Seppälä, Ph.D.
- Breathing happiness - TEDxSacramento
Today Carina and Martin are talking about the presentation techniques cake. A cake with eight yummy pieces. Each piece will help you with your presentation. Go ahead and take a bite.
The first piece of this cake is about how your breath can help you, if you get nervous when you are standing in front of an audience. And how correct breathing helps you to get a steady voice.
Why invented Carina this cake? Listen to this episode and find out.
How do you speak so that people will listen to you?
Everyone can stand in front of an audience, but if you are nervous - you need methods to master the situation. Just don’t read about presentation techniques, try them and feel them.
I this episode Carina and Martin is talking about a real Treasure - Julian Treasure, sound and communication expert and his method HAIL. Honesty, Authenticity, Integrity and Love.
Show notes:
- Bumper by Jim Jonsson, JTunes Productions
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen (TEDGlobal 2013)
- Jingle by Jim, Jonsson, JTunes Productions
In today’s huge information society we need to reach out with our message.
Presentation technique is something that we all need and the spotlight is aimed at you with your voice, body language and how you behave in front of your audience.
So listen - we give tips and advices.
Read more at PIK.nu (in Swedish).
Listen to Martin Lindeskog's conversation with Carina Ridenius (EGO Search on Carina Ridenius of PIK Presentation Technique), on EGO NetCast podcast.
Show notes:
- Bumper by Jim Jonsson, JTunes Productions
- Toastmasters International
- Rhetoric
- Devil's advocate
- Lyceum
- Sophist
- The Messengers - A Podcast Documentary
- Fikonspråk - jargon
- Plain English
- Presentation (topic) - TED Talks
- Jingle by Jim, Jonsson, JTunes Productions