Timing is everything. Right message at the right time. When is your right time to deliver a message? Are you a night owl or an early riser? Does it matter when you deliver your message? Carina and Martin discuss these questions and Carina gives you tips and advice on how you should manage your speech with the right timing. We wish our listeners a happy holiday and summer. Please, listen to our podcast and our fantastic guests we have had this year. We have talked about face-reading,...

We celebrate our 40th episode of this podcast and Martin celebrates his birthday (on May 25)! How do you prepare when you are going to give a celebration speech? Carina gives you tips and pieces of advice for your speech. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Happy Birthday to You Birthday teacup - Martin Lindeskog's Instagram account, Tea Versus Coffee Memorial Day Birthday Speech Writing Få budskapet att fästa - 71 tips för din pitch, presentation och tal,...

Today's guest Kristina Jentzen is an interior designer (inredningsarkitekt in Swedish) for over 15 years. She is running her own interior design studio and has worked with offices, schools, restaurants and libraries. Kristina is passionate about helping companies develop their brand and to improve people's everyday lives with well-designed interiors. Today she talks about interiors, what they can do for a company and how they can communicate. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts,...

Learning and taking information from the web is today's topic. We learn from many different sources. But maybe different subjects demand different ways of learning. And you have to be critical of the sources. Carina and Martin are discussing different ways of information, learning, and meetings. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Hermods AB Encyclopædia Britannica Google Arts & Culture Carin Coach AB How Do You want to Perform in Life? Podgeek The...

Today's guest is Gerd Wallin! She is talking about how you can achieve successful meetings, by taking certain steps in the right direction. Gerd lives in Rönninge, south of Stockholm in Sweden. She started her company, Coaching och Konsult Gerd Wallin, in 2011. She helps her customers to get a job and to find copartners. She is coaching and teaching her clients how to market themselves, with social media and networking activities. She has also written a couple of books. The latest one was...

We have a guest: Malin Lundskog, media- and communications scientist, that after a long sick leave due to burn out, refocused her career into health. Malin calls herself a health creator with a mission for all of us to enjoy a healthy and sustainable life, without any fuzz. And she is assured that if we communicate lovingly with ourselves, both by listening and talking, we would treat ourselves better, feel better and accept ourselves for who we are. This is the beginning of a healthy ripple...

Do you always need to see the person you are talking to? These times - coronavirus. The society shuts down, your meetings are canceled - how should you communicate? Carina and Martin are talking about virtual meetings and if it is important to see the one you are talking to. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Keep Calm and Carry On Face Reading Ringr - Martin Lindeskog's interview with the CEO of Ringr, Tim Sinclair. Skype Slack Me Time - Happify Martin...

Listen to our interesting guest, Eva-Marie Janelo, from Neosoma, and learn more about Face Reading. Eva-Marie has a diploma in acupuncture, certified laser therapist, and specialist in Face Reading. Eva-Marie is a Certified Master Face Reader from Lotus Institute in USA. Eva-Marie says: ”We are all born with an intuitive ability to interpret facial expressions of another person, but we mostly do it on an unconscious level. By learning which one of the facial muscles corresponds to different...

You can use storytelling in many ways. Listen and find out. But do you have to tell if it is based on a true story? Carina and Martin are having a discussion on this topic. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: All Ears Our conversation with Carin Hansdotter Bladh. Donald Miller Building a StoryBrand Crafting Your Brand Story in 7 Simple Steps Case study by Stylt: Joe Farelli's restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden. Intervju: Erik Nissen Johansen – Stylt Trampoli...

It is time for exhibitions both for Carina and Martin, and maybe also for you? It is a lot of fun, but also sore legs and feet.  Have you thought about your voice in this loud environment? How should you take care of your voice, so it is lasting longer? Carina will give you several pieces of advice. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: PodCoast Unconference Vad är en knytkonferens? WebCoast (2011 - 2015) Veras Gräsmatta - Chalmers University Gothenburg...

Why is it important to tell the audience a story, when you are giving speech? Are there stories that are too much? And if so, why? Do you have a story to tell?  Maybe it is about how you managed a special situation when you had a speech, or if you felt embarrassed about something. Please, reach out to us via social media, or send us an email. We want to hear from You! Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Grimm Brothers Eddie Izzard Cliff Ravenscraft...

Do you use the mirror when you prepare your speech or presentation? Why should you? What is good and what is bad. Martin and Carina are discussing this topic, and sorting things out. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: "The year of the rat" When Does The New Decade Begin? 20/20 vision "Green room" Magic Mirror (Snow White) Herreys Mirror Mirror "Golden shoes" Mirroring for Sales: The Expanded Definition  

In this episode Carina and Martin wish You Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year! X-mas presents? Buy a book! Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Swedish word of the day: glögg - The Local Mulled wine - Wikipedia Saffron / Lucia bun - Wikipedia Lucia and lussekatter - semiswede "The Amazing Martin Lindeskog" received a package from Nero's Notes - Lyceum on Instagram Martin: Tea book Sketches The book that introduces you to the world of the second most...

Do you really see your audience? Use the five spots in the room, and you will see them all. Carina is giving you the world's oldest method for staging, and how you really see your audience. And Martin is just dreaming away…  to Athens and the ancient Greece. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Amphitheatre Verfremdungseffekt (Distancing effect) Carina's book

Why are so many people afraid of speaking in public?  We look and listen to those fantastic speakers, and we think; I can’t do this? But yes you can! Listen to this interesting discussion. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Southern New Hampshire University - Three Year Program Anders Hansen - "Din Hjärna"  Law of Jante Tall poppy syndrome Carina Ridenius’s work with breathing techniques

What about the picture of You IRL (in real life) and in Social Media.  How do you manage to lead yourself into what you will present for others and yourself?   Carina, Martin, and Carin Hansdotter Bladh, have a conversation on how you can learn to pick the most important details for your own magic change. Everything is already inside yourself - the moment is when you get the grip of your learning key, in a safe environment (professional coaching), and start your new journey!   Show notes...

Buzzwords could both exclude and include people. Shall we use them or not? If so... when and where? Could you see the advantages and  disadvantages with buzzwords? Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Indian summer List of buzzwords Modeord (buzz-word in Swedish) 200 words for snow - Swedish Lapland Keep It Simple (Stupid) principle Buzzword bingo How to Play Buzzword Bingo - Inc.com  

Our first guest! Stefan Langemalm from PIK Solutions. What is similar between presentation skills and computer software? Software is all about the process and the presentation. A software application most fit a large number of different users, both experts and beginners.  And how do you avoid information overload? Our guest explains. Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Principles of User Interface Design - Bokardo.com PIK Solutions The 4 Golden Rules of...

How important is your choice of pictures, when you create the slides in your presentation program? The human brain is designed for taking decisions from feelings, based on automatic responses according to your value judgments, and integrated by your subconscious. Images could trigger your feelings towards the speaker, based on your premises. That is why paintings and other forms of art, could give an immediate response and fuel for your soul. Carina and Martin are interested to continue the...

What has walking to do with your presentation and pitch? Listen to this episode and find out.

How do you cope with the information overload? Are you good at sending and receiving information? In this episode you get advice on how you can make your own information plan for yourself, your organization, or your staff.  Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services: Martin's sketch on Instagram Badkruka - "bath coward" Dragnet (song) "Just the Facts" - Snopes Morning routine - Hal Elrod Starfish pose The Perfect Cuppa - Tea Sketches podcast Carina's book

Carina och Martin discuss how important it is to take a break. Could we take a break from the information overload? Get book tips for the hammock.

When do you use rhetoric and when do you do a presentation? What is the difference? Carina and Martin sort things out.

How important is it to time-track your speech? The quality of your speech lies in the preparation.