I used this powerpoint for a two hour presentation I gave at a big fashion company in London.

1. Mindfulness:
Professional and
Personal applications
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2. What do you hope to get
from today’s session?

3. What are
you grateful
for, and
why?
Share with
someone in
the group

4. Plan of the session
Interactive.
Practical exercises.
The benefit of living
in the moment.

5. What is mindfulness?
• Intentionally
• Paying attention
• Present moment
• Friendliness (non-judging)
• Curiosity
• Patience
• Acceptance

8. Mindfulness is not..
• Just about meditation
• About sitting still with eyes closed
• Airy-fairy new age
• Religious
• About making you soft
• About slowing you down for no
reason
• Serious

9. How I got into mindfulness
• Five minute mindfulness exercise
– Mindfulness of Senses

10. Neuroscience of mindfulness
• Discovery of Neuroplasticity
• Olympic mindfulness practitioners
research
• Similar outcomes for people like us:
– Lowers focus on self
– Less emotional reactivity
– Improved focus
– Decreased grey-matter in amygdala
– Increased patterns of wellbeing and
resilience

11. Matthieu Ricard

14. How are corporates using
mindfulness?
• Example: Google
• Lectures by different
speakers on mindfulness
• New mindfulness course –
Search Inside Yourself –
combines mindfulness with
Emotional intelligence
training – Part of ‘Google
University’

15. Chade-Meng Tan – Google’s
Jolly Good Fellow

16. 10 second mindfulness - story
Every hour
‘May you be happy’ wish
for 10 seconds

17. Mindful stretching and
movement

18. Myth of Multi-tasking
• You’re not multi-tasking,
you’re switching
• 40% reduction in
productivity
• Driving and texting
• Email notifications – IQ
impact
• On phone and checking
email?
• Stanford Research: “those who consider
themselves to be great multitaskers are
in fact the worst multitaskers. Those who
rated themselves as chronic multitaskers
made more mistakes, could remember
fewer items, and took longer to
complete a variety of focusing tasks
analogous to multitasking”

19. Tips to reduce multi-tasking
• Manage interruptions
• Tech break
• Complete one task before
starting the next one
• Do one thing at a time if
possible. Emails. Then
Report. Then phone calls.
• Show up when with others.
Switch off potential
distractions or move away
from them.

20. Three minute breathing space
exercise

21. Mindful listening exercise
• Look
• Listen
• Let go of judgments and refocus
• Mindful listening exercise in pairs
– Q: What are you passionate about?
– Q: What did you do on your last
holiday?
– Q: How did you end up working
here?

22. Mindful presentations
• Before the presentation
– Energise and calm
– Positive attitude
• During the presentation
– Manage your attention
– Look and listen
• After presentation
– Recharge

23. Mindful body scan exercise

24. Tips for working mindfully
• Do one thing at a
time, with full
attention
• Practice
gratitude when
you remember
• Improve mind
fitness by
practicing the 3
minute mindful
breathing space
regularly

25. Making use of your book
• Download the audio
and put it on your
phone
• Start by reading Ch 1-3
fully
• Then read bits that are
relevant to you

26. Stay in touch!
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