Are you a bundle of nerves in front of an audience? Do you toss and turn the night before? Dreading a black-out or red blotches appearing on your neck? Perhaps things actually go better than you had anticipated. As nervous as you’ve ever been, you’ve probably never felt the same amount of stress as Alex…
Four tips to help improve your presentations
Do you regularly present to small or large audiences? At your next presentation, wouldn’t it be great to not only have no-one in the audience doze off, but also to get results, attention and even new investors? In our book ‘The Floor is Yours: Because Life is Too Short for Bad Presentations’ you will find…
How an 8-year old girl keeps your presentation from going overtime
The annual Ig Nobel Prizes were held on September 13th this year. The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony rewards research that ‘first make people laugh, and then think’. Some of the winners this year: the research into whether riding on some types of roller-coasters is an effective way of removing kidney stones (turns out it is),…
Scientifically justified pastimes
It’s summer. That time of year when your inbox contains more out-of-office replies than actual replies. Things have quieted down at work. And you may just find yourself looking for some internet distraction. But even in quieter times, scrolling on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram may not always be helping you make the best use of…
Learning to present better by hopping on an airplane
Do you ever pay attention to the safety tutorials on an airplane? I’m guessing no. You’ve seen them numerous times before and they bore you to tears. And yet, on a recent British Airways flight I watched the entire video. What made this video so exceptional? And what could it teach you about better presenting…
Is there life after your PhD?
‘It’s hopeless,’ says Fons Leroy, head of the Flemish Employment Service VDAB, after having spoken with a couple of PhD students. ‘They don’t have a network.’ Being a scientist, you not only have to be an excellent researcher, but also be able to translate your knowledge to an audience that can be of service to…