Articles by Judith Gilmore
Do you know what any Peacock knows? The value of a great presentation!
You have only minutes to influence the board, win the contract, beat the competition, motivate your staff, convince the boss - can you do it?
You can - if you invest, time, money and effort in Presentation Skills training. For the past 17 years my company, Effective Communications, has specialised in this training. We have helped thousands of people to become effective speakers. It is a skill that can be rapidly learnt.
So what does it take to put together an effective presentation? There are several key areas that must be considered.
10 Great Tips for Networking Know-How
When I stepped down as the chair of a management organisation that I started 10 years ago, a colleague gave me a vote of thanks and started by saying: "We’ll remember Judith for her networking!"
And I thought - absolutely right - because for all those years I had encouraged, cajoled, harassed, bullied all these people to bring their business cards to meetings to mix, mingle and network and I have to tell you that it was incredibly hard work.
Watching people agonised at the idea of meeting other people made me decide to add networking to my company’s portfolio of courses.
Some of us find working the room so easy but many of us find it a daunting experience - perhaps you’re one of them. If you are then I’d like to share a few ideas with you that you can practice.