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Common Presentation Mistakes

Communication is becoming a sea of beige

Everyone suddenly sounds smart now. Have you noticed? – Emails are cleaner.– Presentations are sharper.– LinkedIn posts are strangely profound.– And half the corporate world now sounds like they swallowed a leadership podcast and a ChatGPT prompt at the same time. Correct. Structured. Grammatically flawless. And

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Sales, persuasion and influence

Elders NSW State Conference & Keynote Speaker Michelle Bowden

Didn’t we have fun and laughter!!!! Hello Elders NSW legend! 👋 Wasn’t that so fun! We explored what it really means to persuade whether you’re influencing internal or external stakeholders. We laughed as we learnt powerful strategies to communicate with clarity and confidence, negotiate more effectively,

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Sales, persuasion and influence

Bid teams pay attention to this!

Bid teams! Pay attention to this! A blog by Michelle Bowden, pitch coach and speaker & best-selling author of How to Persuade: the skills you need to get what you want (Wiley). Here are a whole heap of things to consider that most bid teams

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RESONATE6 with Michelle Bowden female keynote speaker
Sales, persuasion and influence

RESONATE26 & Keynote Speaker Michelle Bowden

Didn’t we have fun and laughter!!!! Hello government communication expert! 👋 Wasn’t that so fun! We explored what it really means to have presence, connection, and impact – whether you’re influencing internal or external stakeholders. We laughed as we learnt powerful strategies to communicate with

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Sales, persuasion and influence

What Leaders Actually Need From a Leadership Speaker in 2026

Leadership audiences have changed. They’re experienced. They’re busy. And they’ve seen enough conferences to know when they’re being entertained rather than equipped. Don’t get me wrong, I fundamentally believe that if you’re not laughing, you’re not learning. But there’s a big shift in the expectations

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