Geoffrey, I want to acknowledge and let you know I appreciate the contribution you made at the very start in securing Vancouver as the venue for the 2010 Olympics Games. You must be proud of how your little acorn has grown into a mighty oak. All the best, Patrick Hunt Hi Patrick, I am sorry [...]
It’s not what you say, but how you say it… One of the most often mis-quoted and mis-used pieces of research is Professor Mehrabian’s communication model, especially when applied to public speaking. • 7% of meaning is in the words that are spoken. • 38% of meaning is paralinguistic (the way that the words [...]
Leadership is the ability to inspire and influence a group of people to achieve worthwhile goals. A leader is one who can influence and inspire people to a far greater cause other than his own. To appreciate the value of leadership we must first know the characteristics of a leader, the traits a leader is [...]
Tell me a story We all tell stories, all the time, about what went on at the weekend, first date, hockey game, in fact we use stories all the time to convey context, meaning and our reaction to them. Stories and the way we tell them provide insights into our individual and cultural values. In [...]
It is odd thing that some speakers, presenters and communicators, somehow think their thoughts and feelings are invisible to the audience. It is as if they think they can fool all of the people all of the time. What is sad is when they fool some people once, then they believe that is a successful [...]
Stick to these principles and you’ll always do well. We turn on the television and see people speaking before crowds or handling reporters with confidence and it all looks effortless. In the more than15 years I have been training people to become more effective communicators, I have watched for common qualities among great speakers. Are [...]
Did President Obama waste his time of ‘inspiration’? Is he now acting out of desperation? After his election as President, Barack Obama had the opportunity use his ‘inspiration’ influence to continue to communicate his model of “US Health Care Reform,” a major election promise. What happened? I don’t know, however he did not continue to [...]
We have a complex relationship with change. On the on the one hand we desire it and it is demanded of us, on the other we resist it and detest it. If as leaders and communicators we want to motivate change in our organizations or in our society we need to look at it with [...]
The 2006 Casino Royale has been rated as the best Bond movie ever, not because of the amazing stunts, or the number of Aston Martins destroyed as accessories to the plot (three brand new), but because 007 has discovered his vulnerability. For Bond to be displaying a level of psychological realism may seem to detract [...]
USE WITH CAUTION Humor is such a wonderful tool when used properly and can end a career, create family rifts and cause social disgrace when not. When it is spontaneous, natural and authentic it is powerful. Here are my 5 top tips. 1. Take an improv class and then go to an improv club or [...]
  Geoffrey X Lane is an experienced major bid coach with years of experience as a trainer for public speaking and presentation skills. He’s worked with leaders from a wide variety of organizations, helping them create successful proposals, bids and tenders. Geoffrey creates boardroom credibility through both his personal facilitation style and through successes like being the winning bid bid coach for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Bid Team in Prague.
Many organizations have the requisite technical skill to win a bid, but don’t communicate them well. Geoffrey X Lane can help your experienced team fine-tune the details that transform a good bid proposal into a winning bid presentation. |