by Olivia Mitchell | Delivery
Have you been told to slow down when you’re presenting? There’s only one legitimate reason for slowing down. That’s if you go so fast that your words get blurred. Otherwise there’s nothing wrong with speaking fast. Watch this video of Gary...
by Olivia Mitchell | Presentation skills
This post grew out of a fun exchange on twitter by a group of presentation and public speaking bloggers on the benefits of public speaking. A number of us are posting under the same title – Laura Bergells, Lisa Braithwaite, Jeff Bailey and Michael Cortes. Check...
by Olivia Mitchell | Delivery
A reader has asked: I always feel that I am not able to project my voice and articulate the words properly. Is there any material / information on how I can improve these areas? Presenters often want advice on projecting their voice. They see voice projection as a...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness, Presentation research
If you get nervous about speaking in public, the recently published results from a scientific experiment on mice, should give you some hope. The experiment showed that mice that had been trained to feel calm, coped better with stressful situations. The mice were...