Nicholas Bate

Awesome Presenting 50, 8

As you become the movie director your presentation needs (see 4), you'll seek variety. You will need a car chase, without doubt. Maybe two. But no more. These points of change pull back the concentration of your listener: they are a spike in a darkened, over-heated room where the phone ever seduces. Yes, more spikes. 

tbc

Fast-track your progress with the book.

Awesome Presenting 1: It starts with why.

Awesome Presenting 2: Don't blame PowerPoint

Awesome Presenting 3: Be Clear on the Goal

Awesome presenting 4: Think Movie

Awesome presenting 5: More Stories

Awesome Presenting 6: Brilliant at the Basics

Awesome Presenting 7: Beginning-Middle-Action

And if Patrick Rhone's Dream

became a plan?

Brilliant at the Basics of Business (v2) 100, 38

Never lead (solely) by job title. Lead by engaging 'big picture' vision, energy and simple clear communication of what is going on.

The Book.

The Back-Story

B@BofBiz One talk normally

B@BofBiz Two first impressions

B@BofBiz Three: make price the smallest issue

B@BofBiz Four: your brand reality

B@BofBiz Five: success can destroy you 

B@BofBiz Six if you are serious, then 0825 not 0832

B@BofBiz Seven forget 'closing' techniques

B@BofBiz Eight your business isn't special

B@Bof Biz Nine one 3 x 5 card

B@Bof Biz Ten PPT slides: are they real?

B@Bof Biz Eleven Stop wishing, start selling

B@BofBiz Twelve Don't Walk By

B@BofBiz Thirteen Are you excited about your business?

B@BofBiz Fourteen Quarter to quarter: no limping.

B@BofBiz: Fifteen Agility

B@BofBiz; Sixteen No 'about'

B@BofBiz: Seventeen Train Your People.

B@BofBiz: Eighteen Planning is good. But it isn't reality.

B@BofBiz: Nineteen Everybody Sells

B@BofBiz Twenty Simply Be Better

B@BofBiz Twenty One Watch The Numbers

B@BofBiz Twenty Two Price To Sleep Well

B@BofBiz Twenty Three Now. Only now. Have that coffee.

B@BofBiz Twenty Four Some are just messers. Let them go.

B@BofBiz Twenty Five Don't Wait for luck

B@BofBiz Twenty Six Is The Customer Always Right?

B@BofBiz: Twenty Seven What's with the rivalry, huh?

B@BofBiz: Twenty Eight Do Not Set Price Quickly

B@BofBiz: Twenty Nine Know Where You Make Your Money

B@BofBiz: Thirty Keep it Lean, Mean and Frugal

B@BofBiz: Thirty One: Get Closer

B@BofBIz: Thirty Two: Stay Alert

B@BofBiz: Thirty Three: Get skilful

B@BofBiz: Thirty Four: What would you do differently?

B@BofBiz: Thirty Five: What are you reading?

B@BofBiz: Thirty Six: Plan-Do-Review

B@BofBiz: ThirtySeven: Not Just KPIs

Typeset In The Future

the book.

Awesome Presenting 50, 7

The structure of your presentation is not Beginning-Middle-End.

It's Beginning-Middle-Action. There is a reason those people are gathered (see 3, below). The action stage is to further that goal. Don't leave the podium, the room, the video camera until that goal has been progressed. 

tbc

Fast-track your progress with the book.

Awesome Presenting 1: It starts with why.

Awesome Presenting 2: Don't blame PowerPoint

Awesome Presenting 3: Be Clear on the Goal

Awesome presenting 4: Think Movie

Awesome presenting 5: More Stories

Awesome Presenting 6: Brilliant at the Basics

John Wooden

missed the call.

Basics 7: How to Get Better at Writing

1. Write every day, rain or shine.
2. Write every day whatever your mood. 
3. Write more and more. Write on boats and planes and trains and in a queue and while waiting for the storm-cloud to pass.
4. Write for quantity. Then edit for quality.
5. Write fingers on keyboard, pencil on paper, chalk on board, stick on sand. Texture changes aspect.
6. Write without needing praise, without needing publication and with knowledge that you are on a quest to find you not replicate the famous author.
7. Write today.

How to s l o w down time.

Things Which Help When You Are Stuck

The Walk 7

Planning your Day 7;

How To Worry Less

R&R 7

Running 7; Meetings 7; Strategic Marketing 7; Leadership 7

Wellness 7; Coffee 7; Creativity 7; Confidence 7; Presenting 7;

Fast, Wholesome Cookery 7; Fitness 7; Productivity 7

Sales 7; Negotiation 7; E-Mail 7; Making a Decision 7

Writing 7; Career 7; Simple Meditation 7

Mindset 7; International Travel 7; Fitness on the Road 7

Parenting 7; Reading 7 ; Food Shopping 7

Brainstorming 7; Fitness at the Office 7

Strategic Planning 7; The Job Hunt 7; English Weather 7

Project Management 7; Personal Effectiveness 7

Re-Boot 7; Personal Resilience 7; Back to Work 7

Faster Reading with no Loss of Comprehension 7

Autumn 7; Saturday 7; Better Writing 7

Getting Stuff Done 7; Being Indispensable 7

Christmas 7

Things That Heal 7

The Perfect Day 7

Why We Love The Beatles (v2) 33 of 100

The last real rock n’ roller produced by The Beatles, Back in the USSR ultimately is a gorgeous one with clever lyrics, jet-engines and faster than ever pace and still a favourite of Paul’s in his current tours. But it didn’t start out that way: a period of distinct tension had caused Ringo to leave the group for a while leaving Paul to do the basic drum work and the remaining three Beatles to ‘get it together’.  Originally based on the British ‘I’m Backing Britain’ campaign of 1968 the title evolved from ‘I’m backing the UK’ through ‘I’m backing the USSR’ through Chuck Berry’s ‘Back in the USA’ until its ultimate title. 

"I wrote that as a kind of Beach Boys parody. And 'Back in the USA' was a Chuck Berry song, so it kinda took off from there. I just liked the idea of Georgia girls and talking about places like the Ukraine as if they were California, you know? It was also hands across the water, which I'm still conscious of. 'Cuz they like us out there, even though the bosses in the Kremlin may not. The kids do. And that to me is very important for the future of the race." Paul McCartney 1984 Playboy interview

But most of all Back in the USSR opened The White Album, an opulent collection of solo works which once again would take us to a new level of what was possible with popular music.

That's another reason we love The Beatles.

The Back-Story

Reason 1: Story-tellers; 2: Sgt. Pepper; 3: Eternally optimistic; 4: Still cool; 5: George Harrison.; 6: Love Me Do

7: Work Ethic ;8: Synchronicity; 9: The Roof-top Concert; 10: Candlestick Park; 11: Lennon & McCartney

12: I Saw Her Standing There; 13: Liverpool; 14: Black & White; 15: Album Covers; 16: John Lennon

17: Lennon & McCartney; 18: Rock 'n Roll; 19: They Never Made it Easy; 20: Ringo

21: Meditation & Massage; 22: The Back of a Commer Van; 23: George Martin.

24: Simply Different

25: A Time to Think

26: Revolver

27: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

28: The B Side

29: The Philosophy

30: December 1960: A Turning Point

31: What really, really motivated The Beatles?

32: 1961

The Book.

George Soros

reflect on the dangers of Facebook et al.

Awesome Presenting 50, 6

Ensure the basics are there, as when they are missing they distract from your goal.

Ensure the AV works. Rehearse thoroughly. Finish on time. And many, many more....

tbc

Fast-track your progress with the book.

Awesome Presenting 1: It starts with why.

Awesome Presenting 2: Don't blame PowerPoint

Awesome Presenting 3: Be Clear on the Goal

Awesome presenting 4: Think Movie

Awesome presenting 5: More Stories