A note from Ed: One of the best ways is to improve your speaking skills, is through videos & podcasts. Not everyone has access to a physical stage, but everyone has access to a camera!
It’s something I encourage my clients to do: get comfortable showing up, sharing their expertise, and becoming known as a ‘go-to’ person in their niche.
The added benefit? By demonstrating credibility through content, you become far more “bookable” for actual in-person speaking events.
Here’s a collection of my recent content to dig into…
I joined Phil Bray on the Yardstick Webinar to share my top tips for being a better communicator, presenter, and public speaker.
You can also read the summary here.
I break down Jack Ma’s use of storytelling and public speaking skills, in this interview at the World Economic Forum, including:
I break down Jocko Willink’s public speaking performance in his TED talk titled “Extreme Ownership”.
Discussing how communication skills can build aligned teams, with executive leadership coach and team trainer, Maria Kelly.
A deep-dive into attention, connection, and how to be “less boring” when sharing your message – with copywriter, Vicki Handley.
Exploring the secrets of Leadership Communication with expert leadership coach, Stephen Lock.
How to create a powerful personal brand by leveraging the power of public speaking, with Personal Branding expert Danielle Clarke.
Revealing the 8 biggest presentation mistakes that are ruining your credibility as a speaker, and how to avoid them.
I joined Daniel James on the Prime Life Project to talk about all things public speaking. We cover the symptoms of social anxiety, how and why the fear public speaking exists, and what you can do to calm the nerves.
It was a great discussion with Daniel, and our conversation ended up delving into more spiritual realms – exploring why people have a problem with silence, the fear of judgement, and much more.
Find out more: The Prime Life Podcast.
I spoke with Jim James on the Unnoticed Entrepreneur podcast about overcoming the fear of public speaking, the psychology of body language, vocal variety, and mindset shifts for confidence.
We also explored the journey of building Project Charisma, running a business in Manchester, and some of my best advice for doing so.
Find out more: The Unnoticed Entrepreneur.
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Hey Ed,
Just wanted to share some feedback we had from the delegates after the October Away day 😊 You went down a storm!
– Presentation skills session very good
– The presentation skills session was AMAZING! Very informative and will definitely come in handy.
– Really enjoyed the presentation skills
– Speaker was very engaging and interesting and worked for all aspects of our work
– The presentation was amazing, getting to interact with each other and learning different presentation skills.- there wasn’t a moment which I found it boring or not helpful.
Jess Docksey, Workforce & Education Programme Manager
“Absolutely Brilliant training session to do, really enjoyed it. Ed was fab made everyone feel at ease, more confident and relaxed. I will take so much away from this session thanks Ed, you do a great job 👍👏”
Diane Axford — GMCA
“Attended an excellent full day session hosted by Ed at Project Charisma, it was a fantastic learning experience and would recommend to anyone who gets the chance.
Ed made everyone feel at ease even when facing our insecurities, individual conversations around the exercises left no question unanswered. A great experience that I can put into practice straight away.”
Siobhan Keane — GMCA
100% recommendation rate! All attendees gave you a 10 on how likely they would be to recommend the workshop to peers!
Here’s a summary of the group’s feedback from the session:
Ideas that resonated with the group the most:
Presentation Structure: Key techniques like planning, the “rule of three,” and the power of pausing.
Audience Engagement: Effective strategies such as the “audience hug” and balanced eye contact (“light housing”).
Public Speaking Elements: Focus on body language, voice modulation, and mindset.
Vocal Variety & Filler Words: Importance of vocal variety and minimising filler words.
Mindset Shift: Emphasis on being prolific over perfect; enthusiasm and charisma over confidence.
All the group have rated themselves as an 8, 9 or 10 in terms of confidence in demonstrating the skills they have learnt in your session.
Other comments:
“This workshop has given me a great toolkit to help build my presenting skills. I feel more empowered in my public speaking and have the confidence to participate in presentations within my role.”
“I thought it was well run, the overall content was excellent. Great feedback throughout the course to support not only the individual but also the group. I would recommend the course strongly to my peers.”
“Was nervous going into the class, worried that it would be a bit school-like or based more in acting (which it was not). Thoroughly enjoyed the experience – would love to do it again later on in the year/next year to look see how my skill has (hopefully) improved.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop and was highly impressed with Ed. Ed’s approach to the subject, his personal story, the layout of the workshop and his energy made for an engaging, memorable and impactful workshop. Ed was able to give helpful feedback to everyone whilst also filled us with encouragement and confidence. I feel he shared some life skills that I will take forward with me in my career and I would love the opportunity to work with him again!”
