Monthly Archives: May 2012

Presentation Skills: The Sinker (close)

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on May 29, 2012 | No comments

You have a stunning opening for your presentation, your content is written, and I am sure that you have written the closing words for your presentation. Go back and read it. Does it have ’punch’? Does it include a clear ‘call to action’? I have had the opportunity to observe and...

Leadership Lessons from Fred Astaire

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Trust by Morag Barrett on May 25, 2012 | 4 comments

As I was growing up I remember watching the Sunday afternoon movie on T.V.. In addition to the Westerns, I particularly remember watching the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies, where they swirled seamlessly across the dance floor and managed to smile the entire time. They made it look easy....

Presentation Skills: The Line (the presentation content)

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on May 22, 2012 | No comments

You have the opening to your presentation, it captures the audience’s attention, you have clearly stated the ‘Whats in it for them’…now you have to deliver your presentation and ensure that it contains a clear message. When writing your content remember the advice in earlier posting about mind mapping and...

You are asking the WRONG question.

Posted in High Performing Teams, Leadership by Morag Barrett on May 18, 2012 | No comments

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A recent study at Harvard Business Review has put the cat amongst the pigeons and caused a flurry of articles, posts and comments on the theme of whether women are better leaders than men. You can read a summary of the article to find out the conclusions (spoiler alert: in...