In a job like mine it is part and parcel of the job to give feedback. For lots of my clients a workshop, Speaking Club meeting or one to one session might be the only place where they can receive honest, direct feedback on their presentations. Feedback that is not coloured by secret agendas, political […]
So here is the thing. You need to stand up in front of a group and deliver a presentation. This is part of your work, your job, and your career. You have tried everything you possibly can to get out of it (the dog ate your homework, your junior staff member can do it as […]
I am delighted to post a guest blog today. I met Denise earlier this year when we both attended a comedy workshop. She is a very funny lady and knows a thing or two about performing. Enjoy her blog about nerves, the stage and giving presentations! A friend’s Facebook status today read ‘I’m an actor, […]
I met a solicitor the other day at a recent networking event. We were chatting about how to use the 60 second introduction ( sometimes known as the Creeping Ivy or Networker Introduction) to best advantage. She was relatively new to networking and as a family divorce lawyer she was aware that the service she […]
A couple of weeks ago my Collie dog, Sally, was chasing a stick that I had thrown her, when the stick got stuck – in her throat. Narrowly missing all the important blood vessels but taking the tongue with it, the stick lodged in the back of her throat. Fortunately she survived. After a big […]
Whether you work in a large organisation or you run your business or enterprise, being able to talk effectively about your business is absolutely essential. Yes, yes, yes I hear you say but surely if you know your stuff and you believe and are passionate about it, then talking about it is natural right? Wrong! […]
Well, finally I did it. I did Stand Up…and survived! Back in January of this year, I decided to do something that would scare me, something that would well and truly take me out of my comfort zone. And with some bizarre happenstance coupled with a good friend’s encouragement, I found myself entering the Funny […]
I have been focusing on feedback and rehearsal of late in my blogs and in my private coaching sessions. One question I often get asked is how to ask for feedback. Read one of my previous blogs (Feedback is useless…) for one way to start. It is a brave and challenging thing to ask someone […]
I was speaking with the CEO of an organisation the other day and she said something interesting. She said, ‘I ask for feedback after my presentations but it is pretty useless so I have stopped asking any more’ My question to her was ‘How do you ask for feedback?’ You see, when it comes […]
As I write this I have a fantastic week ahead of me. It includes designing a module for a personal effectiveness programme I am running for a corporate client, delivering a presentation to one of my favourite networking groups, facilitating one of my monthly speaking groups with a group of lively and determined women in […]
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Feedback is useless…
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