(E25) The presentation expert Fiona Walsh

Leaders with impact

If I say the word presentation to you, what comes to mind? Hundreds of powerpoint slides with text and images so small no-one can understand them. Maybe, like me your mouth drops to your stomach at the thought on being on-stage and everyone looking at you.

Whatever your thoughts and feelings are on the topic, one thing’s for sure - as a leader you are going to have to do it - and often!

In today’s episode I’m talking with presentation trainer Fiona Walsh about how you can speak with impact - whether it’s a Board meeting, town-hall staff session or you’re on-stage in front of hundreds of your peers - we talk about:

• what makes a speaker impactful
• whether it's a skill that comes naturally or you can learn
• how to make everyday (boring) presentations more engaging
• avoiding filler words, using breathwork exercises and other ways to improve your presentation style
• how your approach might change at work versus a national platform
• presenting online
• the problems with slidedecks and how to break the cycle of expectation
• feeling more comfortable 'on stage'
• dealing with challenges and challengers

Resources and helpful links

• Empower Presentations
• Empower Presentations LinkedIn
• Fiona Walsh LinkedIn
• Toastmasters International

About leaders with impact

Want to know the secret of great leaders? In Leaders with impact we'll be exploring what makes an impactful leader; sharing stories of success and strategies that set them apart.

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