Communications Insight For More Inspiring Leaders Too Clear?

Too Clear?

 14th Sep 2022

Cambridge University

No audience will ever complain for you being “too clear” as a #communicator.

Intensive times today up at the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

Since 2011, I’ve been a frequent guest speaker and coach for the Construction Engineering Masters Programme.

As a former Oxford historian, it’s a privilege and a relationship I particularly appreciate!

Joining me in the audience this afternoon were three Cambridge academic faculty, for us to review participants’ presentations for the end-of-programme conference this Friday.

As I looked around, there was no shortage of intellectual horsepower in the room.

Yet tellingly… feedback often centred on the need for slides and voiceover to be clearer, simpler and/or shorter - not more complex.

Proof if any were needed…

That no matter how literate, senior, experienced, smart or analytical your audience, clarity is key.

 

In 2018, Simon coached me with public speaking, style, helped write my pitch, and gave me every imaginable tip to manage my nerves, present with esteem, conviction and win over the audience - with his help I went on to pitch to 3,000 people and win the World Social Enterprise competition. I cannot recommend him more highly to any CEO or senior executive looking to perfect their public speaking and win over an audience.

 

Cemal Ezel | Founder of Change Please, 2017 UK Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Global Winner of The Chivas Venture 2018

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