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Say It With Heart: Emma Serlin’s Top Storytelling Tools to Connect & Inspire
When Emma Serlin, founder of London Speech Workshop and creator of the Serlin Method®, talks about storytelling, she goes straight to the point: “You can’t tell a presentation from your chin up.” ...
Published: September 5, 2025
How to Use Notes When Public Speaking Without Losing Your Audience
Watch any TEDx talk and you’ll see the speaker strolling confidently around the stage, making eye contact with members of the audience and using their arms - their whole bodies even - to add...
Published: October 6, 2023
Presentation Skills Training: The Do’s & Don’ts Of The Dreaded Q&A
You’ve finished your presentation and the audience is applauding loudly. You feel a swell of adrenalin and know you’ve done a great job – all that practise was worth it. But now it’s time...
Published: June 19, 2019
How To Be Empathetic
Traditionally viewed as a 'soft' or 'feminine' skill, empathy is finally getting the attention it deserves as the most important business skill. But what does empathy really mean, and how can using empathy in your...
Published: June 3, 2019
How To Write A Speech: The Secret Recipe
The phenomenal success of TED talks and the ubiquity of public speaking clips on social media has definitely raised the bar for the rest of us when it comes to presenting. But while perfect...
Published: May 27, 2019
How To Be A Good Public Speaker – 3 TED Talks
The TED Talk has become a cultural phenomenon. Not only do the speaker videos from the event get viewed over a billion times a year, but they have raised the bar for public speaking...
Published: May 17, 2019
How To Use Presentation Notes Effectively
Watch any TEDx talk and you’ll see the speaker strolling confidently around the stage, making eye contact with members of the audience and using their arms - their whole bodies even - to add...
Published: April 29, 2019
How To Pitch Like A Pro
Whatever line of work you’re in it is likely that at some point, you will be called upon to pitch something. Whether you are responsible for securing business for your company; or an entrepreneur...
Published: March 15, 2018
Election Fever
Well, it's election time, folks. No doubt about it. For the next four months we will be bombarded with speeches, leaflets and party political broadcasts. Lucky us. Actually, I like a good...
Published: January 20, 2015