The Presentation Boss Podcast
The Presentation Boss Podcast is dedicated to the art and skill of technical presentations. Hosts Kate Norris and Thomas Krafft share tips, tools, and strategies from their professional experience, and interview other experts to help listeners present with clarity and confidence. The show covers topics for first-time speakers as well as those looking to refine their skills.
Episodes
Katrina Roberts on Why Comfort Comes Before Speaking Confidence
She’s back! Seven years after joining us in season one, voice and speech coach Katrina Roberts returns to challenge some of the conventional quick-wins-based wisdom about becoming a better speaker and presenter.What if trying harder to look confident, remembering to gesture, and concentrating on your speaking technique is actually making you a worse communicator?Katrina shares how being a better s
Breakdown: Hans Rosling - Religion and babies
We've waited at least seven years to do this presentation breakdown! Hans Rosling is one of the pioneers of data storytelling, and his 2012 TEDx Summit talk "Religion and Babies" is one of our all-time favourites.On paper, this presentation probably shouldn't work. It tackles religion, fertility, population growth, and income. He uses a complex bubble plot with multiple (it must
Choose Your Chart: The Best Graphs for a Data Story
There are loads of graph types available. But which to use? Which actually help you explain an insight clearly to an audience?In this episode, Kate and Thomas look at the graph types that are particularly good for explaining data, along with some of the common alternatives we frequently see that aren't always best suited to the job. It’s first step of the StoryChart process: Choose Your Chart.
Rob McDonald on Safety Reporting; from KPIs to Conversations
In this expert guest episode, we're joined by Rob McDonald, better known as Safety Rob! We talk about what happens when safety decisions become disconnected from the people actually doing the work. Rob has spent decades in workplace health and safety, including experiencing serious incidents himself, and argues that effective safety communication starts by getting away from the desk, asking better
Breakdown: Ben Wellington - How we found the worst place to park in NYC
In this breakdown, Kate and Thomas watch Ben Wellington's TEDx talk from 2014. It's a brilliant example of data storytelling in action, with Ben consistently giving his audience a reason to care before revealing the detail behind the data.The talk explores what happens when you give a curious data person access to thousands of datasets about New York City. But also looks at the challenge o
The Three Ways We Get Data Storytelling Wrong
You've analysed the data. You've built the charts. You've put them in front of your audience. So why aren't they getting it?In this episode, we explore the Data Journey, a simple way of understanding what needs to happen between raw information and an audience. We unpack the important distinction between exploring data to understand it yourself, and explaining it so somebody else c
Nicky Jurd on Explaining Tech Without Making People Feel Dumb
It’s an easy trap to fall into. When you know your topic, and trying to explain that to someone who doesn’t. How do you do it without making them feel silly, overwhelmed or condescended to?This week we're joined by Nicky Jurd; digital strategist, business owner, self-described friendly and approachable geek, and quite possibly one of the nicest humans we know.We talk about patience, jargon, au
Breakdown: Roman Mars - Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed
Get your favourite flag ready as we break down one of Thomas' all-time favourite TED Talks. We're watching "Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed". And yes, it's a talk about flags. But it's also a masterclass in taking a topic your audience doesn't think they care about and making it fascinating. Kate was cautious to begin with, but by the end, gave it a
The Six Elements of Influential Workplace Presentations
Too many presentations begin by opening PowerPoint, or thinking about the most interesting pieces of information. And that’s exactly the wrong place to start if you want to be influential. It's possible to have great data, solid analysis and polished slides, then finish your presentation with "thanks, that was interesting" and watch absolutely nothing happen.In this episode, Kate and Thomas unpack
Andrew Jepson on Finance Leadership; from Numbers to Influence
Can great communication be worth millions to a business? Today's guest thinks so, and explains why the future belongs to technical experts who can influence, not just inform. It's our first expert interview of the season; we're joined by Andrew Jepson, finance business partnering specialist, Chartered Accountant, and author of "Compliance to Commercial".We explore why technical expertise alone isn
Breakdown: Amy Webb - How I Hacked Online Dating
In this episode we're doing a presentation breakdown - just like we used to do speech breakdowns, but now we can also SHOW you the talk as we watch, and provide our thoughts and highlight techniques as we watch real time.We're watching a classic talk that we came across over a decade ago, and as data nerds who like a laugh, we both enjoyed this display of entertaining data storytelling. It's a TED
Five Years Later. We're Bringing the Podcast Back for Season 2
After a five-year hiatus (that was only ever meant to be a short break), The Presentation Boss Podcast is back.You can now also watch us as a video podcast, or listen along in the classic audio-only format!In this episode, Kate and Thomas are hanging out and explain where we've been, what has changed in the world of workplace communication, and why these skills matter more than ever in the age of
100. PowerPoint Magic to Make Your Audience Say "Wow, How Did You Do That!"
Celebrate episode one-hundred of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We've made it, folks, all the way to our goal of 100 weekly episodes of our podcast. A commitment to sharing the best skills, speeches and experts with you for nearly two years. And in this triple-digit episode, we are bringing some flair, ninja skills and hidden features of PowerPoint that will impress your audience (without distract
99. Johnny Quinn on Audience Engagement; Online and Offline
It's the last of the double-digits here on episode ninety-nine of the Presentation Boss Podcast! This week we had a conversation with an expert from New Zealand on presentation skills, audience engagement and facilitation. He reached out to us after listening to the show, promising he had something to offer. And Johnny Quinn, the presentologist has loads to offer.
As it turns out, this conversatio
98. Speech Breakdown: Ignite Talk by Mark Cohen "How to Eat a Banana"
Hold on for episode ninety-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Here we're listening to a talk from the internet and pausing as we go to evaluate, make comment and highlight what the presenter does. We're looking at a new type of speech; the Ignite Talk. A 5 minute speech where every 15 seconds the slides (which are prepared by the presenter) automatically advance. And we're familiar with this
97. How to Crush Your Fears and Stop Avoiding Speaking Up
Let's kick off episode ninety-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast! A few weeks ago, Kate had a conversation at a social function and spoke to two individuals who confessed they avoid speaking and presenting at all costs, even though they know it holds their careers back. Naturally, she asked some deeper questions and found the reasons, fears and excuses they have that have them avoiding speakin
96. Marty Wilson on Why More Funny Equals More Money
Have a laugh on episode ninety-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We have another guest expert interview discussion. And today it is with a name that has sat on Kate's bookshelf for years, and a Queensland local too. Marty Wilson is the author of More Funny, More Money all about how to incorporate humour into your business speaking - and why you should do it.
He's a past pharmacist, stand up co
95. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Brené Brown "The power of vulnerability"
We're in the charts for episode ninety-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this episode, we took another look at the most-watched TED Talks of all time, where we've played before and today chose to tackle the number four on that list. Brené Brown has become a worldwide-known speaking name with a PhD, Netflix special and known for her message of vulnerability, authenticity and courage.
This t
94. Five Speaking Myths - Busted!
It's a battle on misinformation in episode ninety-four The Presentation Boss Podcast! Kate and Thomas hear a lot of advice about speaking. Some of it is awesome. Some of it is average. And some of it is between entirely wrong and toxic. No doubt this advice and ideas are shared with the best of intent and comes from the right place, but we just know it to be wrong and unfortunately, unhelpful to r
93. Anthony Metivier on Presentation Memory Techniques
This is a show to remember. Episode ninety-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Today we have back Anthony Metivier, who you may remember from when we did a breakdown of his TED Talk (that Thomas coached). He is known as The Memory Guy, for being an expert in memory, recollection and observation techniques.
We know one of the greatest public speaking fears is going blank on stage, so it only se
92. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Niro Sivanathan " The counterintuitive way to be more persuasive"
Prepare for discussions on episode ninety-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this episode, Kate and Thomas take a look at a TED Talk all about persuasion in presentations - yes it is a bit meta, but we love the double-whammy of knowledge you'll see here. There is a lot to learn here, from excellent use of visuals, careful placement of humour and of course, how to be more persuasive in your c
91. Healthy Habits to Make You a Better Speaker
Set sail for episode ninety-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Kate and Thomas had a conversation about what makes a great speaker. And eventually agreed that there are a number of exercises they each consciously implemented (some many years ago) that became habits and have definitely improved their skills. In all the guest interviews, these same or similar habits have been mentioned too. It's
90. The Best of Guests: Highlights from 2020 Conversations
Time to reflect on episode ninety of The Presentation Boss. One of the proudest products of 2020 for Kate and Thomas was the quality of this podcast. And that was hugely driven by the fantastic guests who agreed to be on the show. Regardless where they were in the world, we managed to reach out, get connected and record. Each of them is an expert in their field, and most we've both followed for ye
89. A Look Back at 2020, and Ahead to 2021 for Presentation Boss
It was a massive year for The Presentation Boss Podcast and we're talking all about it in episode eighty-nine today. It's convenient, as hindsight is always twenty-twenty! Kate and Thomas sat down to reflect on the year behind us, how the business changed, what the weekly podcast achieved and where we've pointed for the next twelve months. This is always the time of year to set goals and we're sur
88. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Senna "Lemons to Lemonade" - With Felicity!
It's summer holidays on Episode eighty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In our last episode, we shared our best techniques for kids to get going with their public speaking. Today we chose to double-down by breaking down a TED Talk delivered by a child. And then we tripled down as we have Kate's eldest daughter, Felicity age 6 also in the studio to share her thoughts of the talk too. Our fir
87. Essential Public Speaking Techniques for Kids, Teenagers and Gen-Z
It's the end of the year for episode eighty-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast! And with the world population of kids and students home for the holidays, Kate and Thomas figure it might be a good time to share the basics to help them get ahead in their speaking skills. The newest generation has such an advantage as they grow up in this connected world, but presentation and public speaking skil
86. Vinh Giang on Using Your Voice to Change Your World
It's an inspiring time on episode eighty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Kate and Thomas have been following the work of Vinh Giang for years, and earlier this year completed his online vocal course. He has a beautifully uplifting philosophy around your communication skills, but also the deep understanding to help you get there.
After a year or so of trying to feature Vinh on the show, he's
85. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Dan Ariely "How to Change Your Behaviour For The Better"
It's just a nice time on episode eighty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this half hour together, we're watching a TED Talk that was recommended to us by a listener and doing a live breakdown. Both Kate and Thomas love this talk for it's effectiveness, efficiency and simplicity. You'll hear the quote "This talk doesn't waste any words".
Should you know of a speech that we should break dow
84. Simple Solutions to Make Your Slides Stand Out
Warm yourself up for episode eighty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This entire episode was inspired by a single comment Thomas made when he noticed in a business presentation some beautiful slides. Kate inquired what the differences are in the design of average slides compared to awesome slides. And the answer is some surprisingly simple techniques that will take you no time at all to impl
83. Chris Huet on Creative Language and Communication
Strap yourself in for episode eighty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today on the show we have a guest and all round cool dude from Canberra, Chris Huet. If you could imagine a Venn diagram where 'fighter pilot', 'poet', and 'communication consultant' all overlap, then you've got a good idea where Chris lives. Kate and Thomas have known Chris for some time and followed his content which is
82. Speech Breakdown: Steve Jobs Introduces the iPhone at MacWorld 2007
It's another big one in episode eighty-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Thirteen years ago the late Steve Jobs introduced the world to a revolutionary new product, the iPhone at MacWorld in January 2007. In an 80-minute keynote he presented some of the most iconic techniques and skills in the speaking word, and the product launch world.
We've made reference to this talk in a few recent episod
81. What Do I Do With My Hands?
Put your hands together for episode eighty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! In this episode we give you the answer to one of our most asked questions; "What do I do with my hands when speaking?"
We get it, as you speak and nervousness kicks in, nothing feels comfortable and natural and you become hyper-aware that every movement seems strange and unnatural. What Kate and Thomas discuss in thes
80. David Nihill on Hacking Public Speaking
It's your lucky day! Episode eighty of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Joining us today is Irish author, speaker trainer and stand-up comic, David Nihill. His philosophy around hacking public speaking, combined with his leverage of using Stand-Up techniques means he has a grounded, sensible but effective approach to what works in presentations.
The interview starts with a bit of fun, but soon settl
79. Speech Breakdown: The Secrets of Food Marketing
Time to sit down and listen in to episode seventy-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In this breakdown, we tackle something a little bit different. This talk was suggested to us by a listener and we've hesitated to have this detailed look at it for months. It is an acted marketing piece for a UK organisation which made Thomas feel inauthentic about it, but as Kate rightly mentions, the scripti
78. Where to Start When You Don't Know Where to Start
Episode seventy-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast and in this short time together, Kate and Thomas tackle that problem of where do you even start when you need to prepare for a presentation. Whether you have a head full of ideas and content all swimming around untamed and need to implement the Brain Dump method. Or, you have a topic but just have a mighty mental blank and need to understand t
77. Todd Cherches on Visual Leadership and Communication
Strap in for episode seventy-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Over the past few months, Thomas has had some conversations with Todd Cherches about all things presentations. Given he has just released a book about visual communication, you can imagine those conversations were quite animated and aligned.
As is often the case with all professional communicators, the same advice and tips are sh
76. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Anthony Metivier "Two Easily Remembered Questions That Silence Negative Thoughts"
This should be memorable; episode seventy-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. In January Thomas had the pleasure of coaching Anthony Metivier here in Brisbane for a TEDx Talk to be delivered in Melbourne. It was a fun process (that might be outlined in a future discussion episode) that resulted in the talk that Kate and Thomas are going to break down on the show here.
Before we do, Thomas record
75. Storytelling with Data and PowerPoint
It's numbers and narrative on episode seventy-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Numbers don't make sense outside of the context of the story they tell. And while we may have access to the best, newest and fanciest graphing software on the planet, the best graphs still need to be presented properly. Even the best graphs unfortunately don't speak for themselves.
And Data Storytelling is a bit o
74. Scott Stratten on Talent, Preparation and Millennials
Take a swig of maple syrup for episode seventy-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we have the world-famous Canadian speaker, Scott Stratten. He's famous for his man-bun, talks on marketing and 'the millennial rant'. Anyone who listens to enough content in the world of presentations ought not to be a stranger to this guy's work.
Kate and Thomas always carefully plan out questions for each
73. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson "Do schools kill creativity?"
It's a big moment for episode seventy-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. When Kate and Thomas first planned out the speech breakdown format, this was the first talk Thomas added to the list. Sir Ken Robinson's famous TED Talk was only the sixth ever uploaded to the TED website and has since become the single most-watched TED Talk of all time. And, in so many ways it is brilliant and worthy of
72. Alternatives to PowerPoint Part 2 - The Physical and Non-Electronic Options
Grab a notepad for episode seventy-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast! To follow on from our last discussion episode, where we discussed the software options for slide design and presentation, this week Kate and Thomas talk about the non-electronic and physical alternatives to slides. We know there is a lot of tiredness around slide use (especially poor slide use) so here we cover the five best
71. Lindsay Adams OAM on Relationships and Professional Speaking
All rise for episode seventy-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today on the show we have fellow Brisbane-boy Lindsay Adams. And if you're wanting to hear from someone who has been there, done that and got the T-shirt when it comes to speaking, then listen in close today!
Kate and Thomas first met Lindsay almost by chance at a Professional Speakers Association meeting, and soon after learned th
70. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Kenneth Lacovara "Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe"
Grab a shovel for episode seventy of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we're going hunting for actual dinosaurs and along the way will learn about the science and maths of evolution and the morality of our ecosystem. In this breakdown, Thomas selected this Talk from the TED Talks Daily podcast and we play it for you while we make comment along the way about what works so well in this speech.
No
69. Alternatives to PowerPoint Part 1 - The Big Five Presentation Software Options
Grab a friend for episode sixty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We know there is a lot of tiredness around poor slide use. Unfortunately use of presentation software it is not taught as standard on any scale. And with PowerPoint being the ubiquitous term, there is always someone, somewhere thinking about how to avoid 'Death by PowerPoint'. And often, the answer can be to move to another app
68. Colin Kinner with Persuasive Pitches and Start-Ups
Step into episode sixty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Life's a pitch. And today's guest knows a thing or two about the art and science of the successful pitch. Sure, we've all seen the TV shows, trying to secure squillions of investment for a new business. But Colin Kinner reminds us that we are always pitching ideas. Whether we're in sales, in a family or in a corporate team. Heck, you
67. 'The Presentation Podcast' Crossover with Troy Chollar, Sandra Johnson and Nolan Haims
Five presentation designers and co-hosts are in your ears for episode sixty-seven of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We've got a collaboration episode today, where Kate and Thomas joined up with the three co-hosts from The Presentation Podcast. Yes, the similarity in names is half coincidence, and half telling that we are all about relatively similar things. We get to know each other a little bette
66. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Nilofer Merchant "Got a Meeting? Take a Walk"
Time to walk and listen to episode sixty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast. No really, if you're not walking/jogging/running while listening to this episode, I can't guarantee that you won't feel bad by the end. We're doing a speech breakdown where we play a talk from the internet and pause it to make comment about the presentation skills on display.
In this weeks episode, we have another sugge
65. How to Make "Dry Information" Engaging
Join us for episode sixty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We work a whole lot with tech-based teams. Accounting, IT, engineering, academia, data analysts.. the type of deep thinkers who have a massive amount of knowledge and understanding in their topics. But can struggle to get that important information out of their mind. Especially when they are labelled as boring or involved with dry, b
64. Nolan Haims with Data Visualisation and Presentation
Hello there, it's episode sixty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Way back when Thomas started listening to podcasts about presentations, he came across one called 'The Presentation Podcast' (Yes, the similarity of the name is noted). It has since become his most listened to podcast. Nolan Haims is one of the co-hosts of that show and is a master in presentations, data-visualisation and Power
63. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Melissa Marshall "Talk Nerdy To Me"
Howdy! It's episode sixty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We love hearing constantly how much you guys love our speech breakdowns. Just two weeks ago you heard us talk about the completeness and accessibility of TED Talks with Tamsen Webster. And after our recording, she suggested we take a look at this talk.
We love short, concise, thoughtful speeches and this one clocks in at under five
62. Being Confident and Authentic When Speaking
We're tackling the big issues in episode sixty-two of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Confidence in presentations and feeling authentic!
You know what confidence feels like. The idea that you can do a task and do it well. And speaking in any capacity is the skill more than any other that people have no confidence in doing themselves. So we talk about exactly what confidence means when presenting, a
61. Tamsen Webster on TED and The Red Thread
Get in, it's episode sixty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We're joined today by another speaking genius from our big wish-list of experts we're excited to have on the show. Today it's Tamsen Webster of TEDx and The Red Thread fame. Kate has been following her work for years, and Thomas almost as long (you'll have to listen to the episode to hear the story).
In this conversation, she talks d
60. Speech Breakdown: 2020 Virtual Commencement by Barack Obama "This Is Your Generation's World To Shape"
What's going on? Here we are at episode sixty of The Presentation Boss Podcast. We know you're probably still at home a lot, especially if you're listening from the USA. And with so many students unable to have a graduation ceremony, NBC put on a special event for virtual graduation. The selection of speeches have been making their way around the internet and Barack Obama was one of them.
Honestly
59. The Three Considerations Your Stories Need to be Persuasive
Gather around for episode fifty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! The use of storytelling in any presentation is powerful. But never moreso than in the art of persuasive speaking. That is, giving a presentation to convince an audience of something. Whether you're selling an item or an idea, asking them to make a decision or consider recommendations.
While the stories we use could be about our
58. Michael Port on Authenticity, Rehearsal and Performance
On episode fifty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast, we are joined by the world's number one presentation performance coach and co-founder of Heroic Public Speaking in New Jersey. Both Thomas and Kate have listened to hours of him in audiobooks, podcasts and speeches and had added him high up on the 'one-day wish-list' of guests. They didn't expect to have him on the show so soon!
But he was h
57. Speech Breakdown: TEDx Talk by Rory Vaden "How to Multiply Your Time"
Let's get cracking on another episode of The Presentation Boss Podcast - episode fifty-seven! And we're back with another speech breakdown. This TED Talk was recommended either by Kate or by a listener, that slight detail has been forgotten. But it is a topic close to both hosts, especially Kate who is a productivity and efficiency nerd (her words!). We listen to Rory Vaden's talk and pause severa
56. Three Cognitive Biases Holding Your Presentation Back and How to Overcome Them
Hello bosses, it's episode fifty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We all know that every human and their brain is effectively diluted water transmitting tiny amounts of electricity, flavoured with a few hormones. We can easily forget that other people think differently. One of the greatest mistakes we can make when communicating is to assume that others think the same way we think.
But, there
55. Gerald Pauschmann on Defusing Difficult Audiences
We're having a chat for episode fifty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Today we have on the show the very first presentation skills coach that Kate ever had as a mentor. Gerald is a unique individual with a presence both as a presentation coach, a successful YouTube series and his expertise of defusing dangerous and hostile situations. All that gets brought together today in this show th
54. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Malcolm Gladwell "Choice, Happiness and Spaghetti Sauce"
Jump on in to episode fifty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This week Kate and Thomas are listening in to a TED Talk recommended by a listener. Thank you to Steve Bates for putting us onto this talk. It's lovely to watch this talk, it's so compelling and a slight peek back at what TED was like in 2004.
This talk cleverly leverages the hefty use of metaphor to anchor a concept in the mind of
53. How to Plan, Design and Deliver Your Best Presentation - Like a Boss!
It's time to celebrate with episode fifty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast! It has been one year since our very first episode on 1 May 2019 which means this is our first birthday. So, grab a beverage of your choice, a slice of cake and your notepad, then join us for a little bit of a party and another discussion between Kate and Thomas. We do promise to help you plan, design and deliver your
52. Jay Baer on Talk Triggers and Signature Stories
Listen in, bosses, to episode fifty-two of the Presentation Boss Podcast. We love speaking with people who are great at speaking and love speaking. We were lucky enough to be introduced to today's guest and suggested to have him on our podcast. He already hosts one of Kate and Thomas' favourite podcasts and has been mentioned by a few of our previous guests.
This was another episode where we had t
51. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Ella Al-Shamahi "The fascinating places scientists aren't exploring"
In episode fifty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast Kate and Thomas do another break down of a speech! Again they're looking at a TED Talk, this one Thomas heard on the TED Talks Daily Podcast. It is a valuable tool to listen to other presentations and think carefully about what other presenters do that you like and can emulate, or that you don't like and can leave alone.
This talk covers a lot
50. How to Stay in Control of an Online Meeting
Episode FIFTY of The Presentation Boss Podcast is set for launch! The big five-oh! We're pretty excited to reach this milestone and while we had planned a special episode here, we felt that it was far more important to share the tools most needed at this time. We're in the middle of the greatest 'working from home' experiment and aware the skills needed to effectively facilitate online are suddenl
49. Neen James on Holding Attention
Come on in and join us for episode forty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! Today's guest is proudly 4' 10.5" tall but every time we've heard or seen her present she oozes both energy, fun and positivity. You're guaranteed to have a laugh but also to be challenged, presented with new ideas and have no choice but to think.
We are so excited to have Neen James on the podcast, a fellow Australian
48. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Bill Gates "The next outbreak? We're not ready"
Time to log in to forty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We're jumping aboard the bandwagon of the recently trending Bill Gates talk all about pandemics and what the world future of them may look like. The kicker? The talk is from 2015 and feels like a prophecy come true in the 2020 corona-crisis.
Aside from the uncanny content of the talk, we love seeing Bill Gates present and this talk is
47. How to Present on Video, In Webinars and Lives
Folks, it's episode forty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We nearly always gets questions about how to best present to camera. What should you know about videoing yourself for the purpose of Facebook or LinkedIn lives, webinars, online courses, videos for your website or even videos to send to your network and contacts.
In this episode we share exactly what the differences are when it comes
46. Phil M. Jones on Exactly What to Say
It's a big one on episode forty-six of The Presentation Boss Podcast! When we started this podcast, we made a wish-list of guests we'd love to feature on the show that we would have to work towards. Phil M Jones (or PMJ as he's affectionately known by us) was top of Thomas' list and so he started working towards having PMJ on the show. An unexpected geographical opportunity arose and several month
45. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Jane Harper "Creativity in Your Control"
Episode forty-five of The Presentation Boss Podcast has landed! This time Kate chose a TED Talk for us to break down. This example is all about how you can control and apply your practical skills to unleash your creativity in whichever form you want. The content alone appealed to both Thomas and Kate.
The speaker is a writer, so has excellent understanding of clarity of message, logical structure
44. How to Define Your Audience and Refine Your Message
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to episode forty-four of The Presentation Boss Podcast! In this episode we do a deep dive into the question 'what is the difference between a bad talk and a good talk'. We strongly believe that while many folk focus on the delivery, that the success of a presentation comes in the preparation.
In this episode we look at the very first steps that will provide the greate
43. Andrew Tarvin on Engineering Humour Into Your Presentations
Hello and welcome to episode forty-three of The Presentation Boss Podcast. Way back in episode three, this guy got a mention and Kate has been following his work for years and years. Thomas too wanted Andrew Tarvin on this podcast to share his unique perspective on adding humour into any and every presentation. Kate and Thomas sat down for a fascinating chat which of course includes a lot of laugh
42. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Julian Treasure "How to speak so that people want to listen"
Let's kick off this episode of The Presentation Boss Podcast with a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference, because episode 42! We're playing with a TED Talk this time. And not just Any TED Talk, but the sixth most watched TED Talk of all time. It's by Julian Treasure and explores why we should use our voice, how we should use our voice and shares a vision for a future of voice.
This talk cove
41. Pimp My Slide: Small Tips for Big Changes
You've made it! We've arrived at episode forty-one of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This episode straddles the fine line between Thomas and Kate having a discussion, and Kate interviewing Thomas. Why? Because Thomas specialises in visual communication, especially PowerPoint design. Today we concentrate on what you do if you have a slide deck that is adequate and you want to make it look awesome.
40. Grant Baldwin on Being a Speaking Like a Professional
On episode forty of The Presentation Boss Podcast we hear from one of our big wish-list guests, Grant Baldwin. Kate and Thomas first came across Grant through his hugely popular podcast The Speaker Lab which discusses the business of speaking as a professional but also introduced them to many invaluable ideas, tips and guests. When it comes to the mindset around making the decision to speak as par
39. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Derek Muller "The key to effective educational science videos"
Alrighty, let's get into episode thirty-nine of The Presentation Boss Podcast! We're doing another Speech Breakdown and we've found a beautiful, concise, short example of an idea worth sharing. Thomas first came across Derek Muller via his youtube channel many years ago and was pretty happy to see he had a TED Talk too. Watching other speakers and presentations with a mind for evaluation is one of
38. How To Choose The Right Chart For Your Data Visualisation
Welcome to episode thirty-eight of The Presentation Boss Podcast! This episode straddles the fine line between Thomas and Kate having a discussion, and Thomas interviewing Kate. Why? Because Kate specialises in data visualisation and data presentation. Today concentrate on how you go about choosing the right chart to best present your data insights to your audience.
Indeed, we explore exactly why
37. Mel Kettle on Being Connected and Connectable
Episode thirty-seven of the Presentation Boss Podcast and we loved our interview with today's guest, Mel Kettle. We met Mel through the podcasting community and have had the pleasure of meeting up with her at a few events where she's always great fun to chat with. This episode is a wonderful conversation about communicating, the importance of connecting with others, and the possibilities that pres
36. Special: What We've Learned From This Podcast
It is time to kick The Presentation Boss Podcast into 2020! Let's be real, we couldn't've done it any earlier! Kate and Thomas sat down to reflect on the year behind us and the seven months that this podcast has been going each and every week. A few questions get asked of us by our network, so we thought we'd touch on those answers plus share some of our learnings so far.
And then as you'd expect
35. Special: Listener Questions, Answered
Our last show of the The Presentation Boss Podcast, for 2019! We've done 35 of these now - high-five for us! For this episode we asked you, our listeners what questions you had for us about presentations, presentation skills and presentation philosophy. We received a load of questions and picked out ten of the juiciest, meatiest and heftiest discussion-inducing examples to tackle on this show.
We
34. Speech Breakdown: TED Talk by Simon Sinek "Why good leaders make you feel safe"
We're listening to another TED Talk on The Presentation Boss Podcast today! Simon Sinek has the third most watched TED Talk of all time, is seen as a leader in both leadership psychology and one of the world's most recognisable speakers. We like his style and reckon most folks would like him too. Today we listen to one of his talks and discuss exactly what makes it great.
There is lots to witness
33. Seven Things To Not Do When Presenting
It's your favourite Kate and Thomas this week on The Presentation Boss Podcast, episode thirty three! We have been thinking a bunch about what we often see done during presentations that really distracts, detracts or destructs the delivery of the message. And when giving a presentation, you really want to give yourself the best opportunity to communicate your messages and ideas without turning you
