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Relaxing into your performance: Vital Tip for presenters

March 4, 2015 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

Maximum Effect with Minimum Effort Yesterday Lex, our friendly graphic designer, and I were testing a new system for sending out large group email messages to our clients at voicebusiness. Trying to get the formatting to work on all the different platforms in pcs, macs, smart phones, ipads, webmail etc is a bit of a […]

Speaking & Presenting

Visual Aids / Slides / PowerPoint: Part Two – Using Images

April 9, 2021 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

Of course images can enhance the audience’s understanding of a presentation. Old-fashioned acetates did the job just as well as the modern laptop and projector showing PowerPoint. In fact, many would argue that they were often better; generally brighter and more detailed. Others would argue for a sophisticated look, which they feel can be generated […]

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Confidence, Extras

Tips for very shy networkers

January 5, 2021 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

Back in the pre-Covid days, I once ran a short course in networking with researchers at the University of Glasgow. We had some fun, they picked up some useful techniques and strategies and we role-played joining a group of people we didn’t know. Afterwards, one person stayed behind and spoke about how hard she found […]

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Extras

Useful Tips when speaking or presenting on social media

January 4, 2021 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

Start with what is important technically You want to look professional/like you know what you’re doing. Try to eliminate anything that is distracting and put yourself to best advantage. Start by checking where you are on the screen. Place yourself in the centre, with only a fairly small proportion of the visible space above your […]

Confidence

From Self-Doubt to Imposter Syndrome

March 3, 2020 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

What is Imposter Syndrome? “How can anybody believe I can do this?” “I’ve no right to be here” “I’m going to get found out” “I’m an imposter!” It is a rare person who does not experience anxieties and self-doubt, sometimes, in some situations, at some time in their lives. Anxiety and stress can occur in […]

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Storytelling

Why telling tales is the right thing to do!

April 20, 2016 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for presenters and public speakers to deliver a narrative, rather than drown their listeners in endless facts and figures. Apart from it being far easier for the majority of us to follow than a list, we remember so much more when the context is explained and the […]

Speaking & Presenting

DOs and DON’Ts of Presenting: 1. Don’t bore them!

March 2, 2016 by Cordelia Ditton 0 comments

Quite recently I was asked by a client to put together some Dos and Don’ts with regard to making presentations. A useful exercise! 1. Don’t Bore Them An obvious instruction, you’d have thought. Yet how many times have you sat through a presentation bored rigid? How often had you wished you were elsewhere? If you […]