by Tina Blake | May 11, 2020 | Video
Have you recently been on a call where the other person is sat with a window behind them and all you see is a silhouette? Or have you seen someone with the opposite problem: the window is behind their screen, and all you can see is a bright glow where the person...
by Tina Blake | Apr 15, 2020 | Video
I am currently on lockdown in France, where things are a bit stricter than in the UK. You can only leave your house for 1 of 4 reasons, and you have to have a signed, dated and timed piece of paper with you which states where you live and why you are outside. Luckily,...
by Tina Blake | Mar 30, 2020 | Powerful Video Presenting Tips
Utility Warehouse used their recent Virtual Express Day to launch their new UW branding new green tariffs, new charity foundation and new incentives. The second week of March is normally a hectic one for me with over 7000 delegates at a weekend event in Telford. This...
by Tina Blake | Feb 17, 2020 | Body Language
Good speaking is the art of keeping an audience engaged. That’s because speakers want to communicate – they want everyone to remember what they say. If you’re to achieve this goal, you need to get people to listen … and to keep them listening, too. Some of this can be...
by Tina Blake | Jan 23, 2020 | Body Language, Public Speaking Tips
When we have a conversation with someone, we look at them. It’s obvious in your day-to-day life but, when you’re on stage, out of your comfort zone, it’s worth thinking about. Eye contact creates a sense of closeness. Would you talk to a friend while looking at the...
by Tina Blake | Dec 19, 2019 | Speech-writing
Are you fed up with political speeches? After three general elections in four years, the answer is probably, “yes!” The challenge for politicians now is to grab our attention, yet again, and they can only do this with two things: good content, and good delivery. In...
by Tina Blake | Nov 29, 2019 | Overcoming Stage Fright & Anxiety Tips, Public Speaking Tips
People buy people, not products or services. That makes the panel discussion a particularly powerful way to get across their benefits – because having a group of speaking onstage allows you to bring in voices from right across the business. However, when you...
by Tina Blake | Oct 23, 2019 | Public Speaking Tips
Speakers – and speaker trainers – rightly focus on the “tricks of the trade”. Breathing, body language, voice. All these things matter, and are critical to speaking success. They can all be grouped together as “how” skills, though – and just as important in any...
by Tina Blake | Oct 4, 2019 | Public Speaking Tips, Speech-writing
All successful speeches are scripted. Fact. The most successful, however, seem like they trip off the tongue of the speaker. It may seem weird, but the best way to make your script sound fresh is to commit it to your memory. This isn’t about knowing every word and...
