Three things you’re doing wrong when presenting, and what to do instead

Do you remember Edward De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats? 

Recently I was speaking to a younger client, and I mentioned Edward De Bono to him. He immediately interjected, ‘Who’s he?’ De Bono’s book was originally published in 1985, but it has long been held in high esteem in the corporate world across the globe. I was fascinated by this apparent loss of wisdom and knowledge! 

In writing my recent book, Gravitas: Timeless Skills to Communicate with Confidence and Build Trust, I had the opportunity to reopen my study of ancient rhetoric – as understood by Greeks and Romans – and share some of their knowledge and wisdom (far more ancient than Six Thinking Hats, but wisdom is wisdom), including the effect of memory when it comes to delivering a strong, powerful presentation in the business world. 

You see, those ancients actually knew how to remember a presentation – these are skills that they were taught from childhood on and which the best orators practiced religiously.