There are some presenters who just love doing it and whose appetite for it, like a chef who loves food and the taste of it, is totally beguiling. Like Sophie Patrikios …she’s fun, knowledgeable and engaging. If you get the chance to see her do so. She’s not just nerveless about it, so much as in love with presenting and telling her story.
Extract from the book This is Brilliant by Stephen Briers (from Richard Hall’s chapter on Presentation)
Thank you so much for your participation in last night’s showcase event. You really nailed the brief and it was a great insight into your wealth of expertise and knowledge. You are really very engaging on stage and you went down really well with the audience.
Speaker showcase programme organiser
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your session this morning, it was exactly what I was looking for. I have captured below the initial comments that have been shared with us.
Client, Financial Services organisation
“I liked the format and thought Sophie was really engaging, and the addition of a bit of comedy was good. Having real world examples really helped get the message across but also got ideas flowing about what we could do here to improve the change environment. Additionally on format, I like the approach of big pictures in presentations rather than someone reading from a slide. Overall I thought it was great.”
Attendees from Financial Services
“I really enjoyed the session, and found the content very relevant. Sophie’s style was really engaging.”
“Great to see this stuff being organised. Was really good and an interesting topic, a lot of Sophie’s content resonated with me.”
“I thought the seminar was good and good to hear from someone who has been responsible for delivering change and how it affects groups. Topic was relevant and gave some good insights into the management of change and the impacts….”
“I thought it was very good; well presented; useful; good format. I thought Sophie was really good and clearly has a lot of very useful experience. The business case bit was clever … and so true.”
“Great session this morning – thank you for organising that. Wasn’t she awesome!”
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