What's going on? Here we are at episode sixty of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We know you're probably still at home a lot, especially if you're listening from the USA. And with so many students unable to have a graduation ceremony, NBC put on a special event for virtual graduation. The selection of speeches have been making their way around the internet and Barack Obama was one of them. Honestly, Kate and Thomas have been looking for an excuse to analyse an Obama speech, and this 7-and-a-half minute example is perfect. Every time we poll our workshop participants on examples of great presenters, Obama is mentioned every time. And honestly, how could you disagree? In this episode we play his speech to the class of 2020 and look at exactly how he delivers and why he is admired as a speaker. What You'll Learn • How having a personal brand is important, and important to bring to your presentations • The value of a clear, articulate voice • Building contrast into a presentation to help emphasise key points • Why you should incorporate empathy and respect to your audience as a leader • A beautiful three-piece structure, and use of headlines to delineate each segment • How using your hands when presenting can be indispensably powerful • The difference between inspirational and motivational speaking. Mentioned In The Show • Barack Obama's Virtual Commencement Speech To Class Of 2020: 'This Is Your Generation's World To Shape' Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

Time to log in to forty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We’re jumping aboard the bandwagon of the recently trending Bill Gates talk all about pandemics and what the world future of them may look like. The kicker? The talk is from 2015 and feels like a prophecy come true in the 2020 corona-crisis. Aside from the uncanny content of the talk, we love seeing Bill Gates present and this talk is a shining example of a well-crafted and polished presentation. It has a huge amount of impact for an 8-minute presentation. Thomas had seen it before so got to sit back and watch Kate well up with the same excitement he had once felt. What You'll Learn • An effective mix of visual elements to emphasise a talk • Why starting with a story can be so powerful • The careful considerations for breaking a massive topic into just enough information • Ensuring your audience is not distracted by your props • How effective data visualisation can improve the impact of complex information • How to end your presentation by referring back to the opening. Mentioned In The Show • TED Talk by Bill Gates | The next outbreak? We’re not ready Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

Gather around for episode fifty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! The use of storytelling in any presentation is powerful. But never moreso than in the art of persuasive speaking. That is, giving a presentation to convince an audience of something. Whether you're selling an item or an idea, asking them to make a decision or consider recommendations. While the stories we use could be about our own personal experience, they can also be of a previous client, from a customer experience or even just out of the data we're presenting. Whichever we choose to use, there are three key aspects that we must consider to have effective and cleverly crafted stories that achieve the purpose intended. And that purpose is to appeal to the emotions of our audience and persuade them into a way of thinking. What You'll Hear About: Scenes: Creating a time and a place for your story to take place and allow your audience to 'see' what is happening. Stakes: This is the answer to the question "Why should my audience listen and remain interested" Message: A story is a vehicle to deliver a message, and knowing what the message is enables you to tell more crafted, considered stories. Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

On episode fifty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast, we are joined by the world's number one presentation performance coach and co-founder of Heroic Public Speaking in New Jersey. Both Thomas and Kate have listened to hours of him in audiobooks, podcasts and speeches and had added him high up on the 'one-day wish-list' of guests. They didn't expect to have him on the show so soon! But he was happy to join us when we reached out and the recording session went by quickly. Michael has a lot to share and gives much detail and example around authenticity, rehearsal and the art of public speaking. So join us for this recording between Presentation Boss' Kate and Thomas and the worlds number one presentation performance coach! About Our Guest 25 years ago, Michael Port earned his MFA in acting from NYU before working in TV, film, and theater. Now, at the Heroic Public Speaking Headquarters in NJ and for organizations around the world, he teaches non-actors what actors know about how to give better performances both onstage and off. Michael is the author of eight books including Book Yourself Solid and Steal the Show. They've been translated into 29 languages and been on the bestseller lists of the NY Times and Wall Street Journal among others. Clients include Disney, Best Buy, Guardian, Navy Seals, FBI agents, Astronauts and thousands of others who care deeply about making a difference in the world. What You'll Learn • How Michael transitioned from the world of acting into the world of speaking and then into coaching • The importance of proper rehearsal and what happens when you don't rehearse for a presentation properly • Whether it makes sense to aim for authentic, natural or performative when speaking • His one piece of advice to anyone starting to speak as part of their job or career Mentioned In The Show • Michael Port's Website: Heroic Public Speaking Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

Let's get cracking on another episode of The Presentation Boss Podcast - episode fifty-seven! And we're back with another speech breakdown. This TED Talk was recommended either by Kate or by a listener, that slight detail has been forgotten. But it is a topic close to both hosts, especially Kate who is a productivity and efficiency nerd (her words!). We listen to Rory Vaden's talk and pause several times to highlight what he is doing that works in favour of his delivery and a couple things that we feel weren't the best choice. Interestingly, Kate experiences a very different reaction not only to Thomas about this talk, but to how she felt about it the first time she listened many months ago. While the audio is a bit iffy at times, listen out carefully for the pacing and repetition choices displayed in this presentation. What You'll Learn • The importance of respectfully calling out obvious delays to an event's agenda • A tactic of beginning a speech by stating and disagreeing with common assumptions • How to use a story to deliver an important point plus grab at your audiences emotions • The value of a purge or pattern break using humour • Why you might need a visual display, even for simple concepts • How niggled Kate gets when comparing the maths of money to the maths of time! Mentioned In The Show • Rory Vaden | How to Multiply Your Time • Episode 54 with Gerald Pauschmann Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

Hello bosses, it's episode fifty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We all know that every human and their brain is effectively diluted water transmitting tiny amounts of electricity, flavoured with a few hormones. We can easily forget that other people think differently. One of the greatest mistakes we can make when communicating is to assume that others think the same way we think. But, there are trends that are common to most of us. They're called 'cognitive biases'. Some of these prevent us from performing well, especially during presentations. But we can acknowledge, deal with and overcome those cognitive biases. Today Kate and Thomas discuss the three cognitive biases (or, psychological phenomena) that they see most commonly affect presenters in a negative sense, plus how to overcome them. What You'll Hear About: 2:59 - The Curse of Knowledge - this is why we see so many presentations that are a complex maze of content, detail and often, death by PowerPoint. 10:56 - The Illusion of Transparency - this explains why when we feel nervous, we tend to get caught in a spiral of panicking about what the audience must think. 15:18 - Imposter Syndrome - this details why we sometimes feel like we shouldn't be the expert or how we compare ourselves to peers and superiors. Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

We're having a chat for episode fifty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we have on the show the very first presentation skills coach that Kate ever had as a mentor. Gerald is a unique individual with a presence both as a presentation coach, a successful YouTube series and his expertise of defusing dangerous and hostile situations. All that gets brought together today in this show that will be super beneficial to anyone giving presentations or facilitating workshops. Not to mention he's also not afraid to have a laugh, follow a tangent and generally have a good time. He also manages to make Kate and Thomas slightly uncomfortable and as promised, push buttons. As a result of this deep conversation, we have a little bit longer episode than normal, with all the good stuff left in. Pull up a chair, headphones and listen in to another communication expert because at some point everyone will have a disruptive person appear in an audience or in our workshops. About Our Guest Gerald Pauschmann is the guy who will push your buttons to ensure you only get told the facts about how people behave under extremely stressfull situations. He has delivered dynamic presentations to the corporate world, in countries including the United States of America, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, PNG, Honiara and Malaysia. In the past five years, he has been the guest speaker at 60 national conferences and specialises in providing an understanding of human behaviour in the business context. What You'll Learn • How and where Gerald and Kate started their speaking careers • The psychology and motivation of disruptive audience members • Exactly how Gerald recommends defusing difficult audiences before things get bad • Concentration habits of listeners you ought to be aware of • Similarities between dealing with children, and dealing with adults • The power of using questions • Considerations for the opening of your presentation Mentioned In The Show • Find Gerald online • Gerald's cider skit video Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

Jump on in to episode fifty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This week Kate and Thomas are listening in to a TED Talk recommended by a listener. Thank you to Steve Bates for putting us onto this talk. It's lovely to watch this talk, it's so compelling and a slight peek back at what TED was like in 2004. This talk cleverly leverages the hefty use of metaphor to anchor a concept in the mind of the audience, and the ending even takes Kate by surprise. Listen in as Kate and Thomas play the talk and pause to make comment. There is a lot to learn here about calm delivery, careful selection of details and even storytelling. What You'll Learn • Getting quickly to the valuable content of your presentation • A reason to be a good audience member • What to do when a distraction happens mid-presentation • The value of using less adjectives when describing elements of a story • How to not overwhelm the audience with too much technical detail • Using effective pause when delivering an important point • Purging the mind of your audience with humour before delivering a pertinent point • What to do if you deliver humour that doesn't work • Why you should be careful of flippant statements that diminish your credibility Mentioned In The Show • Malcolm Gladwell | Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss

The hosts celebrate a year of podcasting by sharing insights on mastering presentation skills. They dive into planning your message and audience, designing impactful visuals, and delivering them authentically. The discussion emphasizes the dangers of bullet points and champions meaningful data visualization. They also touch on the importance of preparation, both in content and physical delivery, fostering a genuine connection with the audience. Plus, there’s a helpful guide for practicing effectively to leave a lasting impression!

Listen in, bosses, to episode fifty-two of the Presentation Boss Podcast. We love speaking with people who are great at speaking and love speaking. We were lucky enough to be introduced to today's guest and suggested to have him on our podcast. He already hosts one of Kate and Thomas' favourite podcasts and has been mentioned by a few of our previous guests. This was another episode where we had to edit out longer pauses of Kate and Thomas being very lost in thought and concentration with the value and ideas that Jay Baer was bringing. He specialises in customer experience, marketing and of course, talk triggers. We have a few laughs along the way and you'll definitely find value here too. About Our Guest Jay Baer, CSP, CPAE has spent 25 years in digital marketing and customer experience, consulting for more than 700 companies His new book, Talk Triggers, is the complete guide to creating customers using strategic, operational differentiators that compel word of mouth. In the best companies, the customers do the marketing. Talk Triggers is the instruction manual for making businesses grow with customer conversation. He's also an avid tequila collector, and a certified barbecue judge. What You'll Learn • Why the ability to present well is so important • What Jay Baer means by a 'Talk Trigger' • The importance of being known for one thing • How being good enough at speaking isn't good enough to continue speaking • Why good stories aren't necessarily big stories • Interesting lessons and learnings from reverse-engineering signature stories • As your professional speaking progresses, is content or delivery more important Mentioned In The Show • Jay Baer's talktriggers.com • Jay Baer's convinceandconvert.com • Jay Baer's jaybaer.com • Jay Baer's podcast Standing Ovation • The Presentation Boss Podcast episode 44 with Phil M Jones • The Presentation Boss Podcast episode 32 with Matthew Dicks Resources and Links • Email us: podcast@presentationboss.com.au • The Presentation Boss Podcast: https://presentationboss.com.au/podcast/ • Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-norris/ • Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-krafft/ • Presentation Boss on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/presentationboss/ • Presentation Boss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/presentation-boss