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Making your presentation stick…
I recently delivered a session to University of West of England’s students on pitching and presenting. And that same evening went along to the first Ignite Bristol. So if you’re in the business of making your ideas stick, you might be interested in some of what I read, said and heard…
Don’t preamble – parachute in
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How to finish a conversation
So you’ve been talking to someone for ages now and it’s really time you were moving on. But you don’t want to appear rude. And you want to be a bit more creative than blame your bladder… so what can you say?
Well I have a number of things that tend to work well… earlier in [...]
How to start a conversation
The easiest step is to look for someone standing on their own and ask if you can join them. After all, solitude isn’t usually on people’s agenda when they go to a networking event.
I usually go up and just introduce myself and say something like I saw you standing on your own and I don’t [...]
Managing your mingling
Networking is now more important than ever, given the economic climate. If you’re worried about redundancies or are looking to find more work or change jobs, your next step could be down to who you know, not what you know. Yet for many, the thought of walking into a room full of strangers is enough [...]
From the pitching panel
Having been involved in the Mini Masterpieces project, along with the likes of Charlotte Black, Talent Executive from Channel 4, Paul Appleby, Series Producer from BBC, as well as Chris Moll from Southwest Screen, I thought I would jot down some of the comments that we, as panel members, made to those who pitched their [...]
A trick for tricky questions…
A rescue remedy for the flusters…
Really easy tips to master your pitch…
As ever you’re snowed under with work, the deadline’s looming and things are going right to the wire. Here’s ten easy things to get you out of trouble…