Talk the talk

Peter Hancock, presentation skills coach to senior executives of Ireland’s leading companies, talks to David Clerkin.

How good are Irish executives at making presentations?

The quality has fallen off quite dramatically - not just in Ireland, but in general. With new technology, such as Powerpoint slides, people have become over-reliant on the visuals put on screen. In some cases they may have been good orators, but now they’re just voice-overs, following on-screen messages.