by akadmin | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
(What ‘Toy Story 4’ can teach us about conference presentations) I’m a huge fan of Pixar movies, which apart from being immensely entertaining and moving and amongst the most creative films released each year, always contain brilliant messages, multiple layers...
by akadmin | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
(WHAT MALCOLM GLADWELL TAUGHT ME ABOUT PRESENTATIONS) I’m not at all embarrassed to say I have quite a few man crushes. From LeBron James, Stephen Colbert, Barack Obama, musician Neil Finn and a few professional wrestlers from the late 80’s (yep, I’m waaaay past...
by akadmin | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a presentation skills speaker and trainer I tend to read a lot about the subject of attention spans and how to keep an audience engaged. A years or two ago I started seeing articles that scientists had conclusively proved that the average human attention span was...
by akadmin | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each year through my conference work, I am lucky enough to see a lot of brilliant presenters. Last year was no exception. But the best presenter I witnessed last year was not at a conference. It was in a pub. My family and I travelled to Ireland over Christmas (we had...
by akadmin | Nov 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently went to see the Freddie Mercury movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” (loved it by the way, thanks for asking!). Much like Queen in their prime, critics have thumbed their noses at it, but audiences are hooked. One thing the movie shows is the way in which Mercury and...
by akadmin | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand. With an equal opportunity, for all to sing, dance and clap their hands”. OK, stay with me – I haven’t gone all new age and flaky on you. Be assured I remain my usual cynical self....
