http://authenticcommunicationtraining.com/executive-presentation-training/ Information and training on how the world's best presenters communicate. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:47:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://authenticcommunicationtraining.com/executive-presentation-training/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Howard Stableford Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:13:52 +0000 http://authenticcommunicationtraining.com/?p=206#comment-25 Using industry jargon is often a defense mechanism I think. When interviewees feel under pressure it's nice to be able to cling to a language they are comfortable with and that is totally familiar to them - a verbal comfort blanket if you like. The difficulty is that this blanket is of little comfort to an audience who want to be engaged by the narrative! I once asked my pal Martin Stanford a Sky News anchor in the UK what was the one thing he hoped for when an interviewee sat down beside him live on the studio set. He said "I hope they are going to be interesting". It sounds simple doesn't it, but being interesting is something we all need to work at and develop constantly. Michael and I think this blog site can help towards achieving this lofty goal. Using industry jargon is often a defense mechanism I think. When interviewees feel under pressure it’s nice to be able to cling to a language they are comfortable with and that is totally familiar to them – a verbal comfort blanket if you like. The difficulty is that this blanket is of little comfort to an audience who want to be engaged by the narrative!
I once asked my pal Martin Stanford a Sky News anchor in the UK what was the one thing he hoped for when an interviewee sat down beside him live on the studio set. He said “I hope they are going to be interesting”. It sounds simple doesn’t it, but being interesting is something we all need to work at and develop constantly.
Michael and I think this blog site can help towards achieving this lofty goal.

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