Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Introducing the YODEL Technique™: A Scientifically Backed Method to Maintain High Audience Attention

by Phil Waknell, Andrea Pacini - Monday 1 April 2024

For many years, we've said that your audience's attention is like sand in an hourglass. Sooner or later, no matter how entertaining you are, the attention will run out, and it's not up to them to make an effort to listen: it's up to you to reset their attention regularly, turning over that hourglass before it runs out. Now following successful trials in Switzerland, Ideas on Stage is proud to bring you a completely new and original way to reset their attention: the YODEL Technique™.

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To succeed on stage, we need to improve our relationship with ourselves.

by Michael Rickwood — Monday 4 March 2024

“Under duress, the body always wins” Wendy Palmer (taken from her book Intuitive Body) In 2013, at a prestigious economic event in northern France, I coached among others, a very successful Indian entrepreneur who has made quite a success in the luxury sustainable hotel industry. He was extremely charming, articulate, and eager to put together a good talk. Working with him was an absolute pleasure and a relatively easy mission for a young coach to get their teeth into because of his positive attitude and availability.

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Confident Presenter: Book Launch

by Michael Rickwood — Tuesday 18 July 2023

Business owners, leaders and their teams looking to become more credible, confident and convincing presenters now have a powerful resource at their disposal: Confident Presenter: Inspire Your Audience, Increase Your Influence, Make an Impact by my colleague, Andrea Pacini who has worked hard to produce an accessible and hands on read to help boost that confidence level for entrepreneurs, team players and leaders. Confidence in presenting is not just a matter of innate talent or delivery skills.

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Introducing the "Confident Presenter Hypnosis Tape"

by Andrea Pacini — Saturday 1 April 2023

The latest innovation from Ideas on Stage that will revolutionise the world of public speaking! As I was writing my upcoming book, “Confident Presenter”, our team at Ideas on Stage started working on a super exciting project that will complement the book. It’s a hypnosis tape that can instantly turn anyone into a confident presenter. Using the latest in hypnosis technology – Advanced Personality Reinstallation through Immersive Listening – the tape taps into your subconscious mind and unlocks your hidden talents.

A Better Way To Think About Slide Design

by Andrea Pacini — Tuesday 6 December 2022

The best things in life are often the simplest. Some of the best meals I‘ve ever eaten have been simple一just high quality ingredients presented in an uncomplicated way. However, it can take a chef many years of training and experience to learn that lesson. The same is true in lots of other areas of life, not least art. Look at Pablo Picasso’s famous set of drawing called The Bull from 1945.

Why Public Speaking Is The Most Important Skill You Need Right Now

by Andrea Pacini — Tuesday 29 November 2022

The most likely reason for any setbacks and disappointments in your business, role or career is a communication deficiency—or lack of communication skills. If you can’t convey your ideas to others then you won’t be able to reach your true potential. The number one factor holding people back in their lives, especially in business, is poor communication skills. If your business isn’t growing, there’s a communication deficiency. If you’re finding it hard to lead your team, there’s a communication deficiency.

Don’t Let ‘Authenticity’ Hold You Back

by Andrea Pacini — Tuesday 22 November 2022

When I start working with clients to help them improve their presentations they often push back and resist change. I encourage business leaders to use a mix of logic and emotion, tell stories, include audience interactions and use eye contact and gestures. A common concern is that the changes I suggest feel ‘fake’ and ‘inauthentic’. People say things like, ‘this is not me’ and ‘I don’t want to act like someone I’m not’.

How To Bring Boring Case Studies Alive – In 4 Easy Steps

by Andrea Pacini — Tuesday 15 November 2022

One of the worst things you can do when sharing examples, stories or case studies in a business presentation is to make them about yourself一instead of the client or the audience. I’ve seen it so many times. I hear phrases like: We’ve been the industry leader since 2010 We have 123 offices in 36 different countries We have 7,500 clients across 80 industries We’re a pioneering company in our field