Maurice DeCastro
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United Kingdom
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The Truth About Stage Fright in Public Speaking
Stage fright in public speaking is real and universal. Knowing that throughout history, some of the world’s most famous people struggled with stage fright → Read More
20 Simple Tips For Making Your Virtual Meetings Work
Virtual meetings are here to stay. The technology to hold virtual meetings has been around for a long time. If you compare the last 18 months to the → Read More
The Presentation Slide Deck Challenge and the Mindful Solution
The slide deck challenge is a universal and significant one. Many business presentations today are supported by visuals. Once upon a time, PowerPoint was → Read More
10 Tips For Presenting With Impact to An International Audience
Mindful Presenter has always had an international audience. The global pandemic has however, extended our reach in public speaking and presentation skills → Read More
The Beginner’s Guide to High Impact Presenting – 4 Top Tips
High impact presenting and public speaking has a very clear blueprint. Anyone can present with varying levels of confidence, clarity, and impact but high → Read More
7 Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
The fear of public speaking is as ubiquitous as it is paralysing for many people in the workplace today. If you are one of the millions of people who feel → Read More
Your Virtual Presentation Greatness Guide – 32 High Impact Tips
Many of us have been called on to give a virtual presentation over the last 12 months; it’s become the ‘norm’. With so many people working from home all → Read More
President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Speech – Proof That Words Really Do Matter
Joe Biden made his inaugural address on Wednesday. It was an inspirational masterclass in the choice and use of words. I’m not a US citizen, I live in the → Read More
Virtual Presenting Is Here to Stay: Everything You Need to Know to Make It Work
Virtual presenting has become an everyday feature of business. Since Covid-19 it’s become the mainstay of business communication and it’s here to stay. → Read More
8 Principles of Mindful Presenting & Public Speaking
The fear of public speaking and presenting has afflicted people all over the world for centuries. It remains a very real and troublesome issue still → Read More
Virtual Presentations – 5 Tips Every Presenter Needs Right Now
Virtual presentations should be considered and crafted with the same level of mindfulness as in-person presentations. COVID-19 has changed the way we → Read More
The Mindful Sales Pitch – 7 Keys to Selling Success
The sales pitch is not something most professionals regard as easy. Whatever your product or service, you can be certain that your buyer has the → Read More
5 Steps to Giving a Mindful Presentation That Delivers Results
A mindful presentation is one which has been carefully crafted to make a difference. With few exceptions most aspects of life involve some form of → Read More
Is Impostor Syndrome Affecting the Way You Present at Work?
Impostor syndrome is a phenomenon that affects so many people in the workplace today. Some of the most highly respected, qualified people in their field → Read More
21 Powerful PowerPoint Tips You Really Need to Know
These 21 Powerful PowerPoint tips will add enormous value to your presentation to create the impact you want and your audience needs. Eight years ago it → Read More
How Communication Skills Coaching Will Prepare You to Lead in a Post-Coronavirus World
Communication skills coaching will be even more important in a post-coronavirus business world; especially for leaders. The global business landscape has → Read More
20 Bad Public Speaking Habits a Mindful Presenter Avoids
A mindful presenter considers, crafts and conveys their message with a high level of awareness. A distracted mind has a habit of reacting rather than responding and operating on autopilot rather than appreciation. A mindful presenter conditions their mind to focus with clarity on how to connect with their audience emotionally as well as intellectually. It’s not a new idea, the Greek philosopher… → Read More
The Foolproof Route to Presentation Success – The Mindful Way
Everyone wants their presentation to be a success. Every presentation is an opportunity to inspire people to act or at… → Read More
The 6 Indisputable Laws of Mindful Presenting
Mindful presenting isn’t a new age fad. It’s not about ‘chilling out’, cushions or candles. It’s not even about meditation. Mindful presenting is about awareness. It’s designed to: – Challenge the status quo of long, boring, and forgettable business presentations. – Help professionals to craft and deliver presentations with clarity of purpose, real value and high impact. – Create an emotional as… → Read More
Your Audience Are Searching; The Question is, Do You Know What For?
Everyone is searching for something, including your audience. If they came to listen to you by choice you can be certain that they are looking for something specific. Everyone and everything seem to be searching; let me explain. Sitting quietly in my own back garden this morning I noticed an ant a bee and a plane: The ant Running frantically, its six tiny legs erratically scoured a few squared… → Read More