Podcast 5 - Examples & Stories

This is the fifth of six podcasts in which I interview people whose jobs require them to communicate on a regular basis. Here, the contributors explain how specific examples can be used to explain general concepts, and how stories can hook the memory of the audience while also breathing life into the presenter.



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Interviewees:

John O’Sullivan, Eirgrid, was the manager of the single electric market project in Ireland, during which he was required to present at large stakeholder meetings on a monthly basis

Neil O’Gorman is owner and manager of Bespoke PR Agency. In Neil’s own words, ‘Everything we do is communication’.

Bob King is head of Operational Excellence with Premier Foods in the UK. He is often invited to make presentations at international management conferences.

Jacintha Griffin is a senior director with Wyeth Medica in Newbridge and is required to communicate, not just internally with the people in her division, but also externally with senior management from other companies.

Elaine K is a television producer based in New York. She specialises in factual programming using interviews with real people.

John Dunne is co-founder of Intune Networks. Since 2000, the company has grown from 2 employees to over 80, largely on the back of the presentations John has made to telecoms companies world-wide.

Leagues O’Toole is a music writer and promoter. In managing events, he often has to negotiate with different interest groups.

Seán McCallion is a senior manager with P Elliot, one of the few developers to actively engage with the public during the planning process. In this role, Seán is often faced with the intimidating task of presenting to hostile audiences.

Ronan Roberts has run a successful architecture practice in Dublin for over fifteen years. He is required to tread the fine communication line between the aspirations of clients and the practicalities of engineers.

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Podcast 4 - Visual Aids

This is the fourth of six podcasts in which I interview people whose jobs require them to communicate on a regular basis. The poorly understood art of matching the visual and verbal arguments is discussed as well as the hazards of graphs and and in particular text-laden PowerPoint slides.



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Interviewees:

John O’Sullivan, Eirgrid, was the manager of the single electric market project in Ireland, during which he was required to present at large stakeholder meetings on a monthly basis

Neil O’Gorman is owner and manager of Bespoke PR Agency. In Neil’s own words, ‘Everything we do is communication’.

Bob King is head of Operational Excellence with Premier Foods in the UK. He is often invited to make presentations at international management conferences.

Jacintha Griffin is a senior director with Wyeth Medica in Newbridge and is required to communicate, not just internally with the people in her division, but also externally with senior management from other companies.

Elaine K is a television producer based in New York. She specialises in factual programming using interviews with real people.

John Dunne is co-founder of Intune Networks. Since 2000, the company has grown from 2 employees to over 80, largely on the back of the presentations John has made to telecoms companies world-wide.

Leagues O’Toole is a music writer and promoter. In managing events, he often has to negotiate with different interest groups.

Seán McCallion is a senior manager with P Elliot, one of the few developers to actively engage with the public during the planning process. In this role, Seán is often faced with the intimidating task of presenting to hostile audiences.

Ronan Roberts has run a successful architecture practice in Dublin for over fifteen years. He is required to tread the fine communication line between the aspirations of clients and the practicalities of engineers.

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Podcast 3 - Enthusiasm

This is the third of six podcasts in which I interview people whose jobs require them to communicate on a regular basis. Here, the contributors agree that the vital ingredient in any presentation is enthusiasm, which is not an overbearing zeal but a much simpler conviction, honesty and belief in what you are saying.



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Interviewees:

John O’Sullivan, Eirgrid, was the manager of the single electric market project in Ireland, during which he was required to present at large stakeholder meetings on a monthly basis

Neil O’Gorman is owner and manager of Bespoke PR Agency. In Neil’s own words, ‘Everything we do is communication’.

Bob King is head of Operational Excellence with Premier Foods in the UK. He is often invited to make presentations at international management conferences.

Jacintha Griffin is a senior director with Wyeth Medica in Newbridge and is required to communicate, not just internally with the people in her division, but also externally with senior management from other companies.

Elaine K is a television producer based in New York. She specialises in factual programming using interviews with real people.

John Dunne is co-founder of Intune Networks. Since 2000, the company has grown from 2 employees to over 80, largely on the back of the presentations John has made to telecoms companies world-wide.

Leagues O’Toole is a music writer and promoter. In managing events, he often has to negotiate with different interest groups.

Seán McCallion is a senior manager with P Elliot, one of the few developers to actively engage with the public during the planning process. In this role, Seán is often faced with the intimidating task of presenting to hostile audiences.

Ronan Roberts has run a successful architecture practice in Dublin for over fifteen years. He is required to tread the fine communication line between the aspirations of clients and the practicalities of engineers.

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Podcast 2 - Aim & Feedback

This is the second of six podcasts in which I interview people whose jobs require them to communicate on a regular basis. In this feature the importance of setting a clear and realistic aim is discussed, as well as the tricky business of finding out if you have achieved what you set out to achieve.



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Summary of contributors:

John O’Sullivan, Eirgrid, was the manager of the single electric market project in Ireland, during which he was required to present at large stakeholder meetings on a monthly basis

Neil O’Gorman is owner and manager of Bespoke PR Agency. In Neil’s own words, ‘Everything we do is communication’.

Bob King is head of Operational Excellence with Premier Foods in the UK. He is often invited to make presentations at international management conferences.

Jacintha Griffin is a senior director with Wyeth Medica in Newbridge and is required to communicate, not just internally with the people in her division, but also externally with senior management from other companies.

Elaine K is a television producer based in New York. She specialises in factual programming using interviews with real people.

John Dunne is co-founder of Intune Networks. Since 2000, the company has grown from 2 employees to over 80, largely on the back of the presentations John has made to telecoms companies world-wide.

Leagues O’Toole is a music writer and promoter. In managing events, he often has to negotiate with different interest groups.

Seán McCallion is a senior manager with P Elliot, one of the few developers to actively engage with the public during the planning process. In this role, Seán is often faced with the intimidating task of presenting to hostile audiences.

Ronan Roberts has run a successful architecture practice in Dublin for over fifteen years. He is required to tread the fine communication line between the aspirations of clients and the practicalities of engineers.

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