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Link Outside the Box
Since lockdown, even the technophobes amongst us have realised that ‘a meeting’ doesn’t have to mean everyone’s in the same physical...
Lin Sagovsky
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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Watch Your Feet!
When I watch people give presentations, the first thing I look at is their feet. The body will always tell the story of who we are and...
Lin Sagovsky
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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Say What You See
More often than not, what gets in the way of a meeting going well has little to do with the subject-matter being discussed. It's far...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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Greeting The Meeting
Good meetings set the right tone from the start. Much depends on what everyone feels about being there. People in business often lead...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Come Gather Round, People
Most business meetings take place around rectangular tables. It drives me nuts. What’s wrong with rectangular tables? you may ask. ...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Make Yourself At Home
When you enter your own kitchen, you probably know exactly how many paces it takes to reach the fridge; how to turn on a tap; or where to...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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A Tale Of Three Fears
When we walk into any situation that makes us feel the glare of the spotlight, there are three fears we confront: Ourselves Other people...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Talk In Tune
To communicate well, words need to be given their full value. But I’ve noticed how easily we can all develop a habit of destroying that...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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Brevity: The Soul Of Wit
Far be it from me to criticise the Almighty, but let’s focus on the notion that many businesspeople seem to think a long sentence,...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Making Your Words Work
A good presentation involves more physicality than you might think. I've written before about feet, hands and eyes – but actually,...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Mind Your Language!
Faced with a presentation to deliver, most businesspeople focus almost exclusively on the content of what they want to say. As I’ve said...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Listen – If You Wanna Know A Secret
Ray Charlton, a profoundly wise trainer and member of the facilitation team on Henley Business School’s bespoke leadership courses, says...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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It’s A Two-Way Street
I often work with people who think a business conversation is mainly a matter of telling. Stating a position, explaining a rationale,...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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Be Prepared
As most businesspeople know, preparing well for a presentation is vital. What they often don’t know is how to prepare, or what...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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Making Friends With Technical Stuff
Actors occasionally have nights in the theatre when they come off stage at the end of the play and say that all their props jumped up and...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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How Efficient Is Your Energy?
If you really want to know how much energy it takes to reach your audience, here’s a way of testing it. Get someone you trust to stand...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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The Camera Often Lies
I never use video to teach people how to make live presentations. In fact, I think video can be thoroughly misleading. Why? Because...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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What Should I Do With My Hands?
If this is one of your worries about giving presentations, there’s a very easy answer: do nothing at all. Luckily, your hands are quite...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20214 min read
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Play Host
Arriving at a gathering of human beings where you don’t know many – or any – others can feel pretty daunting. For some people, it’s a...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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The Spaces In Between…
Most of us have probably met the guy in the cartoon at some point (let’s overlook the possibility that any of us might actually BE the...
Lin Sagovsky
Aug 3, 20213 min read
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