Blog: Leadership Matters

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...

Presentation Skills: The Hook (the opening)

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on May 15, 2012 | No comments

How you choose to start your presentation is probably THE most important part of your presentation. Research continually shows that you have about 8 seconds to attract your audience’s attention and to hook their attention. Have a look at the first draft of your presentation. Does it have an inviting...

Who are you?

Posted in Leadership by Morag Barrett on May 12, 2012 | No comments

When asked ‘Who are you?’ most of us hear ‘What do you do?’ we share our job titles, the hats we wear, the roles we play, rather than who we are. In my case my hats include: mother, wife, friend, sister, aunt, business owner, sales manager, executive coach, leadership facilitator,...

Do You Mind Map?

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on May 8, 2012 | No comments

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Mind mapping is a tool that I have found useful when I am under a short time frame and need to organise my thoughts around what needs to be communicated. Wikipedia have a section on mind mapping and you can Google the term to find more examples. Have you been in that...

Presentation Skills: Structuring your presentation

Posted in Communication, Presentation Skills by Morag Barrett on May 1, 2012 | One comment

You have diligently answered the audience related and logistic questions from my last blog as you prepare for your presentation. You are now staring at a blank sheet of paper or your computer screen seeking inspiration for the content of your presentation. As you write your first draft of the...

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