In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Jeremy Connell-Waite.
Jeremy Connell-Waite is passionate about helping others to tell better stories, especially executives and future business leaders in the tech industry. He works as a Communications Designer at IBM where he builds narratives for clients around emerging technologies, write speeches for senior executives and lead a performance coaching program for consultants called Impact Storytelling.
In this episode we talked about how to tell better business stories.
In a recent web class we hosted, Mark Leruste, CEO of Storycast and a renowned storytelling expert, shared great insights on the power of personal storytelling. Here’s a summary of the key points from the session.
The Importance of Personal Storytelling
Mark emphasised the importance of personal storytelling in today’s world. With the constant noise and distractions in our digital age, stories have a unique ability to cut through the clutter and connect with people on a deep emotional level.
In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with our very own Phil Waknell.
Phil Waknell is one of Europe’s leading experts in the new art of presenting, and speaks regularly at major corporations and conferences about better business communication. He teaches business presenting at HEC Paris Executive Education, Europe’s leading executive business school, and is the author of Business Presentation Revolution.
Phil has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and TED(x) speakers to prepare and deliver high-impact presentations, as well as coaching leaders at many of Europe’s top companies, delivering seminars and workshops around the world, and acting as Master of Ceremonies for major international events.
We recently hosted a special event with Matt Abrahams, a well-known Stanford lecturer and the author of ‘Think Faster, Talk Smarter,’ as our special guest. The focus was on spontaneous speaking, an essential skill for effective communication today. Over 180 people signed up for the event, getting a chance to ask Matt their questions directly.
Here’s a quick overview of the main topics we covered during our chat.
How did you get into spontaneous speaking?
For many years, we've said that your audience's attention is like sand in an hourglass. Sooner or later, no matter how entertaining you are, the attention will run out, and it's not up to them to make an effort to listen: it's up to you to reset their attention regularly, turning over that hourglass before it runs out.
Now following successful trials in Switzerland, Ideas on Stage is proud to bring you a completely new and original way to reset their attention: the YODEL Technique™.
In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Jack Appleman. Jack Appleman, prominent business writing coach, professor and author of 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing—2nd edition (2018, ATD Press), is driven by the belief that working professionals can dramatically improve their writing by following straightforward techniques. His writing training for organizations including Bayer, Wells Fargo and HBO have helped thousands of individuals achieve better results from their writing.
Four years ago, my talk at TEDxSaclay, The 3 Magic Ingredients of Amazing Presentations, was published on YouTube and then on TED.com. It’s now been viewed by a million people, which seems significant, until you think that any kind of cheap TV game show in a medium-sized country will reach more than that in a minute. It took me four years.
But then I also happened to look back this weekend on some excellent talks by well-known speakers from four or more years ago.
“Under duress, the body always wins”
Wendy Palmer (taken from her book Intuitive Body)
In 2013, at a prestigious economic event in northern France, I coached among others, a very successful Indian entrepreneur who has made quite a success in the luxury sustainable hotel industry. He was extremely charming, articulate, and eager to put together a good talk. Working with him was an absolute pleasure and a relatively easy mission for a young coach to get their teeth into because of his positive attitude and availability.
