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My website design experience helps me give practical guidance and suggestions to improve the structure of your presentations and enhance the design and layout of your slides.
Communication Coaching
Want to improve your English public speaking skills?
I’ll help you become a more confident and effective presenter, so you can impress your clients, secure that deal or make that sale. My adaptable and relaxed coaching covers business presentations, meetings, public speeches and interviews.
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“Del is a very versatile English teacher, he is helping me on my accent reduction and business presentation skills which are key in my line of work. I been in IT consulting for last 16 years in London but never learned subtle details of giving a great presentation. Del is helping me on my tonality, pacing my speech with slides, body language etc. I highly recommend Del not just in English speaking but also Business Presentation skills for whole holistic approach.”
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Communication Skills and Public Speaking
With 20 years of public speaking experience, I offer practical coaching that improves both what you present and how you present it.
Communication
Improve your tone, intonation, pronunciation, rhythm, pace, control and body language, helping you sound more confident, fluent and relaxed.
Roleplay
PLAN, PRACTISE, PERFORM. We’ll work together on the first two using real-life roleplay, so you feel confident and ready for the third.
What Are Presentation Skills?
They are the skills you need to deliver engaging and effective presentations to a variety of audiences. They cover the design of your slides, the structure of your presentation, the tone of your voice and your body language.
Many people find this challenging and stressful, especially when English is not their mother tongue.
Clear structureGuide your audience from the opening to the conclusion without losing the central message.
Confident deliveryUse your voice, pace, posture and movement to support what you want to say.
Audience connectionAdapt your language, examples and level of detail to the people in front of you.
Overcoming Fear
“I still get butterflies when I give presentations, but now I just make them fly in formation.”
Understand the Reaction
We’ve all had butterflies when speaking publicly. Your stomach ties itself in knots, and you may feel tense, have a dry mouth or experience strained breathing.
The first step to controlling anything is to understand it. Presentation fear is usually linked to insecurity or to a threat that feels unfamiliar or uncontrollable.
- Lack of confidence
- Lack of control over the situation, the audience or your own reactions
- A difficult memory or previous experience
Anxiety and Stress
The need to perform, impress and stay in control can heighten anxiety. Low confidence and control often stem from inadequate preparation, insufficient rehearsal or limited experience.
Preparation and rehearsal are manageable. Experience can also be built by practising public speaking in comfortable surroundings before gradually moving on to less familiar audiences and situations.
The Audience Matters
Audience size isn’t the only factor. Giving a presentation to 25 six-year-old children can feel very different from presenting to 25 influential businesspeople. The situation and the nature of the audience both affect how nervous we feel.
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This is where I come in. Using tried and tested methods, I’ll help you prepare and rehearse your presentation.
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Losing Your Audience
If what you’re doing or saying isn’t working, do something else.
One of the worst feelings as a presenter is realising that you’ve lost your audience. We’ve all seen presenters stumble on regardless as people check their phones and start staring into space.
This is especially relevant in the digital era. With more communication taking place through video conferencing, a strong presence is essential if you want to keep people’s attention.
Your audience is usually there because they want or need to listen. They’ve given you control. If something isn’t working, change it. They won’t know what you originally planned.
- Ask your audience questions to regain attention and check understanding.
- Skip less relevant slides and move to material that matters more to them.
- Ask whether there’s something they hoped you would cover or clarify.
- If people look tired, suggest a short break or a chance to stretch their legs.
Identify Your Audience
Fail to plan, plan to fail.
Prepare for the People in the Room
One of the most overlooked aspects of presenting is understanding who your audience will be and preparing accordingly.
You wouldn’t pitch the same presentation to a class of children and a group of adults. One group may feel overwhelmed while the other feels patronised.
Deliver the Right Presentation
Identify your audience’s characteristics, knowledge and needs so you can deliver the right presentation to the right people.
Taking time to understand your audience beforehand helps you present in a way that is more engaging, useful and enjoyable.
“What is the purpose of my presentation?”
“What are the main points I want my audience to take away?”
Get Started Today!
I have 20 years of English public speaking experience, regularly speaking to groups of around 70 to 100 people. Let’s talk about your next presentation.
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