Nicholas Bate

Awesome Presenting 50, 47: Mini Schedule Rehearsal

All presentations need rehearsal. Ones you have never given before, clearly. Critical ones, of course. Those you have given many times before: especially. But finding the time? Look for small slots of time and do a slice of the presentation. The opening. The summary. Your story. Your dramatic reveal with the sums. Confidence and flow will build rapidly.

Fast-track your progress with the book. 

Become Bolder 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

Awesome Presenting 8: More Spikes

Awesome Presenting 9: Rehearse

Awesome Presenting 10: Add Value

Awesome Presenting 11: Don't 'mash'

Awesome Presenting 12: Get There Early

Awesome Presenting 13: Be Different

Awesome Presenting 14: Review, Learn and Improve.

Awesome Presenting 15: Not a script, a storyboard.

Awesome Presenting 16: Never Fear a Presentation Again.

Awesome Presenting 17: Build Pace into your Presentation

Awesome Presenting 18: Think Rock-Star Good

Awesome Presenting 19: Don't Leave it all to the Organisers.

Awesome Presenting 20: Be Professional

Awesome Presenting 21: What is your Plan B?

Awesome Presenting 22: No Branding

Awesome Presenting 23: How are you Adding Value?

Awesome Presenting 24: Start at the Start

Awesome Presenting 25: Keep Flow, Remove Padding

Awesome Presenting 26: Don't Just Answer The Questions

Awesome Presenting 27: Change

Awesome Presenting 28: Preparation

Awesome Presenting 29: Remember

Awesome Presenting 30: Simplicity beyond Complexity

Awesome Presenting 31: Keep it Fresh

Awesome Presenting 32: What's Your Style?

Awesome Presenting 33: The Timeline.

Awesome Presenting 34: Pace is Everything

Awesome Presenting 35: Destination: Yes. Route: Perhaps....

Awesome Presenting 36: Local & Fresh

Awesome Presenting 37: Prepare

Awesome Presenting 38: Encourage Questions 1

Awesome Presenting 39: Encourage Questions 2

Awesome Presenting 40: Start Afresh

Awesome Presenting 41: Simple Variety

Awesome Presenting 42: Hammer it Home

Awesome Presenting 43: Awesome 

Awesome Presenting 44: Get There Early

Awesome Presenting 45: Learn From The Best Story-Tellers

Awesome Presenting 46: Break the Unit of Audience

Why We Love The Beatles (v2) 57 of 100

It was 1965:  Filming Help! ; Northern Songs goes public; May: last BBC radio session; June: awarded MBEs; August: Shea Stadium with 65000 audience; August: meet Elvis; December: last UK tour. 

Meanwhile: death of Churchill in January at age 90; Cigarette advertising banned on TV in February; July: Johnson sends 50000 more troops to Vietnam.

 

"Songwriting is a thing we can't stop-it's a habit, almost"

Paul McCartney 1965, Anthology

 

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

33: Their last rock 'n roller.

34: From road to studio

35: The Magnum Opus

36: Mr Brian Epstein

37: Just Ordinary Lads

38: 1962

39: Yesterday

40: The Encouragers

41: 1963

42: Peace & Love

43: Abbey Road 1

44: Abbey Road 2

45: Always Cool

46: Did Paul break up The Beatles?

47: Timeless

48: The Seven Stages of Love

49: A Space in their Hearts

50: It Was 1964

51: Masters of Simplicity

52: Both 

53: Stories from Atoms of Experience.

54: That Rooftop, that slip of paper.

55: That 7-Minute Song

56: The Best Friends The Planet Ever Had

Oprah Interviews Steve Pressfield

and what language is appropriate?

You've Written A Book

Now you could change its form.

Basics 7: Move!

1. Move from your chair, your desk, your screen.
2. Move in all three dimensions.
3. Move on your own two feet. 
4. Move from air-con/underfloor heating to the outside for a while.
5. Move on rough terrain, through wilderness and where there is no Starbucks for 100km.
6. Move faster, longer, harder.
7. Move as you are designed to do for health, longevity and peace of mind.

Just Start

e-Mail Reflections

Percentages

The Enemies of Wellness

Fridays

To Knowing What To Do

Routes to Great Personal Energy

Solving a problem

The Basic Basics

Setting Your Personal Compass

Medicine Beyond Drugs

Handy Free Stuff

Daily Protocol 7

In Your Career

To Reading More Stories

Getting More Done

The Joy of Walking

Getting Your Novel Started

How To Tidy up The Flat

How to Get Better at Writing

How To Be Happy

How to s l o w down time.

The Joy of Chocolate 

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

Get A Life

The re-print is coming soon, my publisher tells me.

Some Works

from Jacob Sam-La Rose.

Worried About Your Sleep?

So was this guy?

Awesome Presenting 50, 46: Break the Unit of 'Audience'

That assembled mass, that solid unit in front of you...it's often scary and it moves with group dynamics....Break it down ASAP. Get there early and talk to arriving individuals. Use gentle, light humour. Have an early Q&A.  The sooner you turn the mass into individuals, the less scary for you and the more you will be treated with respect. 

Fast-track your progress with the book. 

Become Bolder 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

Awesome Presenting 8: More Spikes

Awesome Presenting 9: Rehearse

Awesome Presenting 10: Add Value

Awesome Presenting 11: Don't 'mash'

Awesome Presenting 12: Get There Early

Awesome Presenting 13: Be Different

Awesome Presenting 14: Review, Learn and Improve.

Awesome Presenting 15: Not a script, a storyboard.

Awesome Presenting 16: Never Fear a Presentation Again.

Awesome Presenting 17: Build Pace into your Presentation

Awesome Presenting 18: Think Rock-Star Good

Awesome Presenting 19: Don't Leave it all to the Organisers.

Awesome Presenting 20: Be Professional

Awesome Presenting 21: What is your Plan B?

Awesome Presenting 22: No Branding

Awesome Presenting 23: How are you Adding Value?

Awesome Presenting 24: Start at the Start

Awesome Presenting 25: Keep Flow, Remove Padding

Awesome Presenting 26: Don't Just Answer The Questions

Awesome Presenting 27: Change

Awesome Presenting 28: Preparation

Awesome Presenting 29: Remember

Awesome Presenting 30: Simplicity beyond Complexity

Awesome Presenting 31: Keep it Fresh

Awesome Presenting 32: What's Your Style?

Awesome Presenting 33: The Timeline.

Awesome Presenting 34: Pace is Everything

Awesome Presenting 35: Destination: Yes. Route: Perhaps....

Awesome Presenting 36: Local & Fresh

Awesome Presenting 37: Prepare

Awesome Presenting 38: Encourage Questions 1

Awesome Presenting 39: Encourage Questions 2

Awesome Presenting 40: Start Afresh

Awesome Presenting 41: Simple Variety

Awesome Presenting 42: Hammer it Home

Awesome Presenting 43: Awesome 

Awesome Presenting 44: Get There Early

Awesome Presenting 45: Learn From The Best Story-Tellers

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your decision making.