How a conference organiser can strip a facilitator’s credibility with a single gesture Most speakers (and I studied this during a recent lengthy conference, so it’s proper research) have trouble sticking to time. They tend to run over if allowed. Which may be mildly...

 How to transform a bored audience into a keen bunch of listeners Give the audience a task at the start of any talk or lecture that's going to last more than 5 minutes. For example, 'Pick out the most important idea’, or ‘Prepare 3 questions you might like to ask the...

 The point is not the powerpoint There were at least 20 presentations during the conference I attended last week, and in half of them the PowerPoint was not starting on time. That's to say that the audience watched the presenter fumbling with projection equipment and...

 Chocs Away! I watched an inspirational presentation on the potentially dull topic of the need to stick to corporate style guidelines in all written communications. Yes, I know. But we were saved from monotony by the fact that 'Chocolate' was the word used most often...