Telling Tales
The human brain is a remarkable thing.It takes in information at a phenomenal rate and then forgets most of it. Our eyes see that we’ve...
Why are you here?
You walk up to the dais, you know why you’re there; you’re there to give a presentation. You’ve edited, pared down and you’ve prepared...
PowerPoint is not your friend
PowerPoint has killed the art of presentation. That’s a bold statement, but it has truth in it.Look at some of the great orators, some of...
Look in my eyes
I am British, I don’t know the name of the person who lives next door, I don’t like to be touched, I am reserved and polite. I have been...
Media Training Handbook - Radio is the same
I first appeared on the radio in 1995, and my first live broadcast was with Dennis McCarthy who was a legend. Dennis had the ability to...
Put The Notes Down
In 2005 a poll was conducted and its results stated that the top 5 fears in America were Terrorist Attacks, Spiders, Death, Failure and...
Media Training Handbook - Who owns your story?
If you're interviewed by the press, why does it matter who owns the organisation? Media ownership is a thesis all on its own, but the...
Media Training Handbook - Press in numbers
When I was growing up I had a paper-round and all of my friends had paper-rounds, because everyone had papers delivered. My parents read...