Dancing in the Line of Fire

Dancing in the Line of Fire

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Dancing in the Line of Fire episodes

  • Authenticity

    Bringing the curtain down on this series, the final episode explores Authenticity - the seemingly magical quality that separates the unique from the everyday and, when combined with Confidence and Presence, distinguishes the magnetic from the ordinary.

    17 min
  • Status

    The penultimate episode in this series explores something called status, which is rarely discussed in the context of giving presentations. A study with its roots in improvisational theatre, it is one of the ways in which a presenter can flex the relationship they have with their audience so as to better lead, follow and respond to them.

    26 min
  • Feedback

    If doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity, then those presenters who avoid seeking feedback on their performances might struggle to develop their style. But those that welcome it will still need to distinguish between the good, the bad and the ugly in order to derive value from it.

    13 min
  • Presenting Online

    Since early 2020 many of us have been catapulted into presenting online, and have taught ourselves how to use remote conferencing software. This new format requires us to support our presentation delivery with some of the technical skills required for video production. This episode explores some of the challenges that come with this relatively new format, and celebrates some of the opportunities that it offers.

    19 min
  • Visual Aids

    Often considered as the presentation itself, this episode explores the relationship between a presenter and their visual aids.

    21 min
  • The Point of No Return

    No matter how much you prepare and rehearse a presentation, there comes a point when you have to stop walking towards the Line of Fire and start dancing in it. This episode explores the void into which a presenter steps in the full knowledge that it is the audience that is the best judge of a presentation's impact.

    15 min
  • The Audience

    Preparing and rehearsing a presentation is essential, but how can we prepare for our audience? How can we know what they will be like? How can we know what mood they'll be in? Do we even know what they want or expect from us? This episode discusses preparing for the unknown of an audience.

    16 min
  • Presence

    Along with confidence, presence seems to be something that presenters want and audiences expect. This episode explores what it might be and how we might develop it so as to perform with presence.

    18 min
  • Being Wrong
    Putting ourselves in front of an audience ranks as one of the most frightening things we could do, as it exposes us to the very real possibility of humiliation and rejection by our audience. Naturally we try our best to minimise the chance of making any mistakes, but this only adds to the pressure of the situation. This episode considers our likely response to making mistakes, explores what might be at its root and suggests how making some decisions about what we can control and influence might offer us a different perspective on our concerns.
    12 min
  • Confidence
    Confidence. What is it? Why do we want it? How do we get it? Where does it come from? Why does everyone else always seems to have more of it than we do? In this episode, I offer a personal perspective on the topic of Confidence, which you can add to everything that you've already discovered about it yourself.
    19 min

About Dancing in the Line of Fire

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Written and recorded by Piero Vitelli, a freelance transferable skills trainer with over twenty-five years’ experience, these podcasts are a series of narratives that explore aspects of presentation…