EPISODE · Oct 19, 2025 · 9 MIN
Bite Size: Why Most Talks Are Forgettable (and How to Make Yours Impossible to Ignore) | Tony Bulmer
from Performance Intelligence · host Andrew May
Most presentations are forgettable. We fill slides, rehearse lines, and hope the message lands. But it rarely does...because information doesn’t move people. Stories do.In this Bite Size from episode #144, speaking expert Tony Bulmer reveals the simple truth behind every great presentation: emotion wins where logic fails.He shares how a single story — told by one of his clients — changed the entire energy of a room. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t perfect. But it was real. And that’s what made people listen.This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to impress an audience… and start trying to reach them.You can find Tony at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybulmer/?originalSubdomain=auOr at his website: https://www.bulmergroup.com/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at [email protected] today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcastIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
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Most presentations are forgettable. We fill slides, rehearse lines, and hope the message lands. But it rarely does...because information doesn’t move people. Stories do.In this Bite Size from episode #144, speaking expert Tony Bulmer reveals the simple truth behind every great presentation: emotion wins where logic fails.He shares how a single story — told by one of his clients — changed the entire energy of a room. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t perfect. But it was real. And that’s what made people listen.This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to impress an audience… and start trying to reach them.You can find Tony at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonybulmer/?originalSubdomain=auOr at his website: https://www.bulmergroup.com/ Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at [email protected] today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcastIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
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