Ask most participants on a Train the Trainer course to describe what makes for a good training workshop, they almost always respond that it should be interesting.  And then, when asked what makes a course interesting – they come up with what I call peripheral factors such as an enthusiastic and lively trainer who can […]

Read More

One of the „key factors“ in giving presentations is learning to prepare your notes for your talk. It’s not the “sexiest” part of a presentation, but it’s important nevertheless – especially for those who have not yet internalized the flow of their content. Many speakers are tempted to prepare their presentation notes by writing down […]

Read More

Ask yourself what it is that makes great speakers so exceptional. Is it passion? Confidence and enthusiasm? Thorough preparation and practice? Maybe these speakers have learned the Zen of presenting – and are able to rest in their center and just be “there”. As much as all these can help improve a presentation, there is […]

Read More