Monthly Archives: April 2012

Presentation Skills: Preparing for A Presentation

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on April 26, 2012 | No comments

Extreme close-up of a young woman wearing eyeglasses

Earlier this week I posted a blog article about how to prepare for a presentation or public speaking opportunity. I came across this short videos from Fast Company on ‘How I prepare for Important Presentations’: Lane Bess, President and CEO, Palo Alto Networks Genevieve Bell, Director of...

Presentation Skills: You’ve been asked to give a presentation – where do you start?

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on April 24, 2012 | No comments

I am regularly invited to speak at conferences and group events, it is always an exciting opportunity and one that takes time and focus to ensure success. While I enjoy the opportunity for public speaking or facilitating presentations, I am often asked, how do you structure a presentation? Where do you...

There was nothing LUCKY about it

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Trust by Morag Barrett on April 24, 2012 | No comments

I recently came across a great blog post on FastCompany that talked about successful women and the stereotypes and labels that can be applied to successful women. I have shared the post in a number of forums, and it has generated several comments and posts. While the article shares a...

Do you have a fear of presentations or public speaking?

Posted in Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on April 17, 2012 | No comments

Apparently most Americans fear public speaking over death. I was listening to the comedy channel on a flight recently, the comedian was discussing this statistic and wryly observed that the implication was “that most people would rather be in the coffin at a funeral rather than giving the eulogy!!”. It may be an...