by Mary Langan | Jun 22, 2020 | Presentation Tips, Winning Pitch Presentations |
Most of us can drive a car. But what if you had to fly a hovercraft. A hovercraft is unlike any other vehicle, despite the apparent similarities above. The best analogy is trying to drive a car on a sheet of wet ice on a windy day. The brakes don’t work, and the...
by Mary Langan | Apr 9, 2020 | Communication Skills, Presentation Tips |
Zoom Tips – to help you optimise your virtual meetings, coaching and training sessions! If you find yourself suddenly having to use video communication tools like Zoom as you adjust to life working from home, you are not alone! Many of us are now using Zoom...
by Mary Langan | Mar 7, 2020 | Industry Insights, Presentation Tips, Winning Pitch Presentations |
What has been your career path? I began my career in music over 25 years ago, playing as the percussionist alongside many international artists including Faithless, the Spice Girls, Kylie and Dido. During this time, I performed in over 78 countries and...
by Mary Langan | Oct 16, 2019 | Communication Skills, Doing the Tough Stuff, Presentation Tips, Presenting Confidently |
How to Banish Public Speaking Nerves and Present with Confidence “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear” Mark Twain It always surprises me how many seemingly confident people really dislike presenting or public speaking. At my...
by Mary Langan | Jun 25, 2018 | Media Sales Tips, Presentation Tips |
A guest blog by Cheyenne Bunsie, Insight Exec at Immediate Media. Using statistics when speaking to clients, or trying to bring in new business can be daunting, Stats, however, can be just the edge you need to stand out from countless media company calls. Here...
by Mary Langan | Jun 6, 2017 | Communication Skills, Presentation Tips, Presenting Confidently, Winning Pitch Presentations |
Sales is all about winning the hearts and minds of our audiences. For a sales presentation to be persuasive the audience has to ‘lean in’, not lean back. Unfortunately, PowerPoint – the ‘go to’ sales presentation tool – only encourages the latter. Why rely...