by Paolo | 14 October 2019 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
When we think of great speeches, we may have the idea of mature speakers with wisdom that comes from age. Malala Yousafzai can easily disprove that idea, on her 16th birthday she delivered a formidable speech at the United Nations. She is also the youngest Nobel...
by Paolo | 5 October 2019 | Blog, LearnFromTED, Public speaking
Bono is the guest of this #LearnFromTED! What can you learn for your presentations from a rockstar? Well, if you have desire of pride for your public speaking he’s the one you can look upon as someone to watch without a vertigo. Jokes aside his talk at TED back...
by Paolo | 30 September 2019 | Blog, Public speaking
Sometimes I am asked if is it better to use a picture or a chart to represent data (or a series of them). Charts can be complicated and boring but they are the natural tool we use to visualize numbers. Pictures are more appealing, have a higher emotional content and...
by Paolo | 22 September 2019 | Blog, LearnFromGreatSpeeches, Public speaking
This time we have a classic for #LearnFromGreatSpeeches: John Kennedy “We choose to go to the Moon”. The speech was delivered in Houston with the purpose of gaining public support for the space program Apollo. Having a clear objective is the first main...
by Paolo | 17 September 2019 | Blog, Public speaking
Bullet points are indeed a classics of many presentations. Raise your mouse if you have never seen one! With all the mouses steadily down we can ask ourselves if they are positive or note. Should you use them in your presentation slides? When I started public speaking...
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