Mindfully Speaking
Mindfully Speaking is the future of high impact public speaking & presenting. This podcast tells you in a clear, compelling and inspirational way everything you need to know about high impact public speaking and presenting. Many presentations today (especially business presentations) are far too long, repetitive, uninspiring and boring.
We live in a world of noise where everyone is so busy being busy they don't have time for more unhelpful, long drawn out information. Mindful Presenter was created through a combination of frustration, curiosity and passion. Maurice DeCastro, the founder of Mindful Presenter Ltd in London, UK reveals the real truth about what it takes to craft and deliver a content rich, compelling presentation.
Having spent years in the board room of some of the UK's best loved brand Maurice and the team at mindful presenter are leading the way in helping presenters connect emotionally as well as intellectually. The Mindful Presenter Truths Series is a podcast which is highly rich in content designed to challenge, inspire and empower presenters or aspiring public speakers to lead each time they speak and present.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 61
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
3. Forgetting the purpose and power of visuals
The mediocre presenter believes that their slides are their presentation. PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides or any other visual aid software is not your presentation. High-quality presentation softw…
8. Having no clear objective
What do you want your audience to do when you have finished presenting?
If you don’t have a very clear answer to that question, it’s highly likely they won’t do anything at all with the information yo…
7. Having no clear intention
How do you want your audience to feel?
If you don’t have a very clear answer to that question, it’s highly unlikely that you will feel it yourself.
If you don’t feel it the moment you begin to craft an…
5. Seat of the Pants Show
Some presenters believe that ‘winging it’ is their way of improvising. This may work for you but it’s not fair to your audience. It’s highly likely that your audience will see that you are unprepared…
2. Watch out 'Death by PowerPoint'
Death by PowerPoint is something every presentation audience has experienced. It’s broader than the bullet point phenomenon. Imagine a slide fraught with text, numbers, charts, or data. A slide cramm…
6. Cut the Fluff
‘The prerequisite to a brilliant presentation, before focusing on delivery, is to ensure that your message is supported by rich, relevant and rewarding content.’
The primary purpose of any presentatio…
4. Do you prepare properly
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
Solution – Prepare, prepare, prepare.
1. Avoid the Bullet-Point Trap
The moment a presentation audience sees a list of bullet points their hearts sink.
Bullet points are a signpost that they need to brace themselves for a long, boring presentation.
Solution – Use images…
Why do you do what you do? - An introduction to Mindful Presenter
Mindful Presenter is far more than a training and development business helping people to speak with greater confidence and impact. We are in the business of helping people to connect with each other.…
Truth 50 - We need to send our audience love
If you've been following the Mindful Presenter Truth Series you will have experienced our passionate belief that high impact public speaking and presenting involves far more than simply presenting da…
Truth 51 - We all have the same needs
We all need to have our physiological needs looked after, we need to feel safe, we need to feel a sense of belong and connect, we need a healthy self esteem and we all want to be the best that we can…
Truth 49 - Your audience need energy
At Mindful Presenter we don't believe that you can having a boring topic, product, service or idea to present on. We do however, believe that any presentation can be made boring because the presenter…
Truth - 48 - It’s ok to say I don’t know
You could be the best presenter and public speaker in the world but that doesn't mean you know the answer to everything. Occasionally you will be asked a question during or after your presentation th…
Truth 47 - The 5 most important words in presenting & public speaking
Public speaking and high impact presenting is about how we make people feel. It's not simply about sharing knowledge and data, that's easy. The five most important words in presenting and public spea…
Truth 44 - Stop blaming your presentation on company policy
Every presentation has to be personal and relevant to your audience in a specific and meaningful way. Effective public speaking and presenting isn't about simply turning up to tell your audience what…
Truth 46 - Every presentation should be memorable
The challenge of public speaking and presenting is to craft and deliver content and a message which is so mindfully considered that it'e memorable.
If your audience don't remember your presentation th…
Truth 45 - We have to manage expectationsSuccessful presenters mindfully manage expectations
Far to many presenter prepare and deliver presentations without knowing exactly who there audience are, how much they know and how they can help them.
Public speaking is about making a difference to p…
Truth 43 - Involve your audience
A high impact presentation is far more than a presenter simply speaking and presenting; it's a conversation. Public speaking success requires us to actively involve our audience in the presentation.
Truth 39 - There are 5 big PowerPoint Mistakes
PowerPoint and other visual aid platforms are used in all walks of public speaking and presenting. There is nothing wrong with PowerPoint but there is often a great deal wrong with the way we use it.…
Truth 42 - A presentation is not about length, it’s about impact
High impact public speaking and presenting isn't about the length of time it takes to present.
It's about the impact and difference it makes in real terms to our audience that counts. Whether a presen…