nerves

Would you like to be brilliant at presentations?

by Charlie Lawson on April 9, 2013 · 1 comment

sligoI was chatting with a BNI member, Alan, recently, and I asked him how his membership was going.

‘Absolutely brilliant’, came his unwavering reply.

‘That’s great – how much business have you generated?’ I asked.

‘Plenty – but that’s not why my membership has been brilliant.’

‘Really?’

‘Well, my daughter got married last Saturday, and ever since she was born, 32 years ago, I’d been terrified at the thought of doing a father of the bride speech.  Thanks to speaking every week to my BNI colleagues, my fears were taken away.’ [click to continue…]

Many organised business networking meetings involve standing up in front of the room and speaking. Whether it’s a 60 second pitch or making a presentation of your business, it can be a bit daunting.

It seems that most people are perfectly capable of speaking when sitting down. Get them to stand up and talk, even for just a minute, and their legs turn to jelly! I can remember when I first started to speak in public my knees knocked so loudly no one could hear what I had to say. [click to continue…]