Public Speaking with David Murray

Jan 07 2025 133 ep. 7 mins 119

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Public Speaking with David Murray is a weekly podcast where I share tips and techniques to help you take your public speaking to the next level. Each week I will share a new tip or technique which you can apply to your next speech or presentation to help boost your publicspeaking skills.

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How to present effectively whilst using presentation slides – 133

When using presentation slides it's important to consider the needs of the audience. This means incorporating the slides into the presentation in such a way that the speaker remains connected to the audience at all times. Unfortunately, some presenters have a tendency to turn away from their audience and read directly from the slides themselves. This isn't an effective way of deliv

In focus! Building rapport with others – 132

Nov 14 2024 6 mins

Whether you’re having a conversation, navigating a job interview, or speaking in public, I’m sure you’ll agree that creating and maintaining rapport with others is important. And what is rapport? Well I like this definition from the web: “a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate

Why it’s important to move with purpose to connect with your audience – 131

Oct 22 2024 5 mins

While public speaking, you're probably going to move around. I think this is a good thing to do. And if you do it with purpose, you'll be able to connect your movements with your words. This means your audience can connect with your message in terms of what you're saying, and what they see you do. Moving with purpose elevates the impact of your public speaking. But sometimes w

Mindfulness to support presenting with confidence – 130

Jul 30 2024 10 mins

I’m sure you can look back at a presentation you’ve delivered, and recall in the build up to it, how it made you feel. Or perhaps you’re looking ahead to delivering your next presentation, and when you do this, it makes you feel a certain way too. Everyone feels differently in the build up to a presentation, and whether you’re feeling excited, nervous or a bit of both, i

How to confidently introduce yourself in meetings – 129

Jul 02 2024 5 mins

When was the last time you sat in a meeting? Have you ever sat in a meeting where most of the people in the room you have never met before? Imagine you are sat in the room, the meeting chair looks around the room and says, let’s get to know each other. And everyone has to introduce themselves. One by one each persons sits or stands and says their name and starts describing wha

In focus! How to handle difficult questions in meetings – 128

Have you ever attended a work meeting and been asked a difficult or challenging question? How about when you're delivering a presentation and you're inviting questions from your audience. You feel that someone in your audience seems to want to catch you out, by asking a difficult question, one which you may not know the answer to, or did not anticipate. What's a good strategy f

Client question – How to run effective meetings? – 127

Mar 26 2024 5 mins

Concerned their company was wasting a lot of time and money organising meetings that they felt just weren’t effective or worthwhile. Because attendees were being distracted by their laptops or phones. They weren’t engaged, and the meetings would start late and finish even later. A client of mine asked me this question: “How can I run more effective meetings?" In today’

Using your voice for greater impact when communicating – 126

Whether you’re presenting at work, having a conversation, recording an online video tutorial or sharing a story. It’s not only what you say that’s important, but how you say it. That’s why in this episode I explore using your voice for greater impact when communicating. The 5 Steps to Public Speaking Success online programme is available to buy now. Find out more by vis

Public speaking and presenting habits to avoid – Being someone else – 125

I’m sure you’ll agree there’s many reasons why people want to develop their public speaking and presenting skills. What’s yours? If you’re a regular listener to my show, you will have heard lots of different techniques to help you to become a more confident and compelling speaker. I really hope you’ve tried them out and found them useful. Today I thought I would c

Two goals to help elevate your public speaking skills – 124

Jan 23 2024 8 mins

Can you believe it’s the start of another year. Have you set any public speaking goals that you want to achieve this coming year? Whether you’re beginning your journey or already have experience of speaking in public. It’s good to set some goals that you can aim for. These can help you to become more confident and compelling when speaking in public. If you already have