by Joanna Denton | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog, Public speaking, Telling your story
“We are running over – please can you just summarise the main points in five minutes.” The words everyone dreads when they have just spent the last two weeks working on their twenty-minute presentation. If there is one thing you must do when you are...
by Joanna Denton | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog, Conference speaking, Effective rehearsals, From technical to accessible, Handling stage fright, Public speaking, Telling your story
You don’t need big words or to speak like the queen – you just need to get the message across. I was recently reminded of the first time that I coached speakers for a conference. It was back in 2009, and the speakers were two of my junior managers preparing to speak...
by Joanna Denton | Sep 2, 2021 | Public speaking, Rewire out of fear, Telling your story
The first time I was on stage I was about four years old, wearing a rather fetching tutu and doing ballet. I was so focused on making sure that all the other tutu clad dancers went on stage at the right time, that I didn’t have time to be nervous. The first time...
by Joanna Denton | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, Public speaking, Telling your story
Have you ever watched an interview with a celebrity or thought leader and marveled at the stories they tell so easily and fluently, seemingly off the cuff? Or listened to a speaker illustrate their presentation with wonderful stories that are apt and appropriate? But...
by Joanna Denton | Jul 17, 2021 | Blog, Public speaking, Telling your story
Over the last couple of months, I have been on-boarding more and more Public Speaking clients. Some of them want to work together to build a speaking strategy – for example to get their message into the world, or to step up and be heard at work. Some want to build...
by Joanna Denton | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Media, Public speaking, Telling your story
I am very happy to have an article in the February 2021 edition of AGEFI in Luxembourg. The article last month covered questions to think about before you make a recommendation, and this article talks about what to put in that recommendation. In it I cover: Clarify...
