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At work I'm a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon. That involves Surgical Oncology, Neonatal Surgery and Trauma. There's also a lot of teaching and mentoring. None of this actually makes me particularly clever. I'm pretty heavily into improving presentations and long for the world to lay down the weapon of bulletpoints and embrace creative and engaging presentations. I lead presentation workshops and am currently working up a book on presentations. I did a wee thing at TEDx Stuttgart in 2014 of which I'm quite proud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFza3W87eDg Outside all of that I struggle to keep fit, cycle a bit and the odd triathlon. I'm a father, singer, laugher, learner, sharer, blogger, thinker, strummer and much more.

Zoom, zoom, zoom.

October 6, 2020 0 Comments

zoom, zoom, zoom

Zoom, zoom, zoom seems to be all we hear about in the pandemic and as a company they certainly have done very well in the online presenting market place. I have personal issues with MSTeams and it has huge issues…
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Focus is key

July 20, 2020 0 Comments

focus is key

Focus is key in a successful presentation. During a live presentation this focus is principally under the control of the presenter. In an online presentation where distractions may be mutiple and outwith the control or even knowledge of the presenter,…
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p2 in a webinar

June 4, 2020 0 Comments

p2 in a webinar

p2 in a webinar should be no different than in a face to face presentation. And yet it will be completely different. The p2 that most presenters consider is principally the slides but online the media viewed will include slides,…
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webinar or online presentation

March 15, 2020 0 Comments

webinar

Webinars or online presentations are not simply presentations delivered online. In the current climate, many colleagues may be considering “distance” learning alternatives to a standard conference presentation. Specific issues must be addressed to make a webinar or online presentation an…
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starfish

March 2, 2020 0 Comments

starfish

A friend told me of a story heard as a small child about a little girl walking on the beach with her father. They discovered hundreds of starfish washed up beyond the tide. It appeared the starfish couldn’t make it…
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Advocacy needs more than numbers

February 10, 2020 0 Comments

advocacy requires more than numbers

The story of Ignaz Semmelweiss should be encouragement to many presenters that advocacy needs more than numbers to persuade audiences. Data alone, despite the underlying belief of many audiences, is not enough. Data requires context, connection and perspective. The skill…
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Shared emotion and vulnerability

February 4, 2020 2 Comments

sharing emotion and vulnerability

The presentations I have delivered with the most significant impact have been those in which I have shared emotion and vulnerability. Garr Reynolds in his book, “The Naked Presenter” draws the analogy that audiences truly value such a connection but…
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The twelve days of Christmas

January 5, 2020 0 Comments

The twelve days of Christmas was a useful vehicle to highlight some of the numbers and concepts in presentations that, if utilised, will enable you to deliver the best presentation, ever. The “gifts” were as follows: 1st day of Christmas-…
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On the twelfth day of Christmas…

January 5, 2020 0 Comments

On the twelfth day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me 12 slides in a presentation. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 12 slides in a presentation. The supportive media (p2) should be…
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On the eleventh day of Christmas…

January 4, 2020 0 Comments

On the eleventh day of Christmas… …my true love gave to me 11 steps in the structure. On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me eleven steps in the structure of a presentation. The best presentation…
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