John-Paul Flintoff - How do I give an (adequate) presentation?

The Future Talent Learning Podcast

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How do I give an (adequate) presentation? How should I think about structuring my presentations? And are there any differences to presenting online versus offline?

To answer these questions, Ross G and Nathalie Nahai are joined by writer, performer and illustrator John-Paul Flintoff, a former writer and associate editor on the Financial Times, the Sunday Times and other papers and magazines. He’s also the author of six books, in 16 languages, including: A Modest Book About How To Make An Adequate Speech

We discuss:

• Why only an ‘adequate’ speech is required

• The ‘Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, Delivery’ approach to rhetoric

• How to prepare physically for a presentation.

Episode Timestamps

• Introduction – 00:00-01:20

• Overcoming Anxiety and Aiming for 'Adequate' – 01:20-09:15

• Focusing on Audience Needs – 09:15-18:02

• Preparing Physically and Mentally for Presentations – 18:02- 32:34

• Wrap up – 32:34-35:10

• One thing I learned this week – 35:10-40:00

Additional Information

You can find out more about John-Paul at: https://flintoff.org/

In ‘One Thing I Learned This Week’, Nathalie fascinated us with the fact that many species of bees can’t fly in the dark: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/03/20/honey-and-bumble-bees-cant-fly-night-tiktok-has-shown-us-that/7042738001/

And Ross G was even more interesting, with his slightly tedious ‘history of time zones’ story: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-history.html