by Michael Trigg | 4th Sep 2019 | Blog, Presentation
Are you good at multitasking? Well your audience may not be. Have you heard of Cognitive Load? Apparently people can’t read and listen at the same time. And that means slides full of bullet points just don’t deliver. In fact, speaking the same words as...
by Michael Trigg | 26th Jun 2019 | Blog
Expos and Industry Shows are expensive to arrange, and often costly to exhibit at. We visited one yesterday which had over 100 speakers talking throughout the day – and came to 3 realisations: As most of you will know, “we all do the best we can with the resources we...
by Michael Trigg | 5th Jun 2019 | Blog, Communication, Leadership
One of the biggest barriers to communication is language. In every industry, in every department, in every office there is shorthand: acronyms, abbreviations, specific words/phrases invented with the idea of making communication easier and quicker, amongst those who...
by Michael Trigg | 11th Feb 2019 | Blog
When the Sage of Omaha speaks, people listen. Because Warren Buffett talks and writes pretty well. He was recently asked what advice he’d give to young people who’d just graduated. “Invest in yourself. One easy way to become worth 50% more than you are now at least...
by Michael Trigg | 4th Feb 2019 | Blog
…realise that you’re in good company.There have probably been more books and articles written about the fear of presenting than about Napoleon, Wagner (a lot- believe me) and the Beckhams put together. Most Prime Ministers loathe prime ministers question time....
by Michael Trigg | 5th Dec 2017 | Blog
Think for a moment – why do you use powerpoint? As your notes or crutch so that you don’t get lost or forget stuff? Wrong tool To organise your thoughts? Wrong tool Because everyone else does? Wrong thinking To show photos and videos? Good – but...