Paul McGee ([...] is Capstone's bestselling author of all time. He is the author of Self-Confidence (now in 2nd edition), How Not to Worry, How to Succeed with People and S.U.M.O. (Shut Up, Move On) which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015.
He is an international keynote speaker and performance coach, combining his background in psychology with large doses of humour and practical insights.
He is managing director of his own training and education company and proud creator of SUMO (Shut Up & Move On). He has spread the word about SUMO in over 30 countries and expanded the brand into the public, private and educational sectors.
Paul has a diploma in Performance Coaching and counselling, and is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Building on his background in psychology, Paul has spoken in 34 countries and delivered over 1,500 presentations. Paul has worked as a presentation coach in the UK, Europe and Australia working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experience of delivering presentations. His clients include blue chip organisations, public sector bodies, politicians and a leading Premiership football team.

His aim is simple - "I want to help people achieve better results in life and have more fun in the process."

Foreword by Andy Bounds ix

Introduction: Why this stuff really matters 1

Part 1: The Seven Great Sins of Speaking 17

Sin 1: A failure to make your message sticky or memorable 19

Sin 2: Drowning people in detail 27

Sin 3: A failure to consider or understand your audience's needs 35

Sin 4: Focusing on features rather than selling benefits 41

Sin 5: Winging it 49

Sin 6: Showing slides that suck... the life out of your audience 55

Sin 7: Taking people on a pointless ramble 61

Part 2: Eight Great Ways to Speak so People Really Listen 67

Way 1: Get real 69

Way 2: Get your attitude into gear 77

Way 3: Start at the end 89

Way 4: Sort out your skeletons 95

Way 5: Grab 'em by the eyeballs 105

Way 6: Become an artist 121

Way 7: Learn lessons from JC, Jo, and the Greek guy 141

Way 8: Shine at question time 157

Part 3: I'm Glad You Asked That... 167

Question 1: Is it possible to get rid of my nerves before presenting? 169

Question 2: Is it ever appropriate to use humour in my presentation? 179

Question 3: How important is body language when communicating with others? 191

So what's next for you? 201

So what did you think? 207

About Paul McGee 209

Other books by Paul McGee 211

Want Paul to speak for your organization? 213

Index 215