Women can be spectacularly successful in sabotaging themselves when they stand up to speak in public – and even before they stand up. I learned this most powerfully when I first started networking 13 years ago. I attended a networking meeting. I was one of three women in the room of twenty men and we […]
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What can speaking brilliantly do for your business?
Do people know what you do? Do they know why you do what you do? Do they know what you can do for them? Do they know what you can do for others so they can recommend you? Yes, a website with brilliant copy can help you make sure that people can find out this […]
I speak twice a year (and even then I try to avoid it) – why don’t the nerves go away and why don’t I get any better?
Imagine you were just about to learn how to surf. ( if you are already an experienced surfer, then I am happy for you to comment on the accuracy of my analogy) You slip into your wet suit (doesn’t that make it sound easy!), grab your board and march determinedly towards the open sea. You […]
When your very job depends on it…(presenting under pressure)
It’s the ultimate double whammy isn’t it? A job interview that includes a presentation. Not only are you having to demonstrate how you match the skills, experience and knowledge the interviewer is looking for. You also then have to stand and deliver a formal presentation in an entirely artificial setting to an audience who have […]
Can you be in business and get away with not speaking in public?
Can you be in business and get away with not speaking in public? It’s a question I get asked – usually by people who would rather die than stand up in front of a group and speak in public. If you have your own business and want to share, teach and sell what you do…then […]
Can you be in business and get away with not speaking in public?
Can you be in business and get away with not speaking in public? It’s a question I get asked – usually by people who would rather die than stand up in front of a group and speak in public. If you have your own business and want to share, teach and sell what you do…then […]
How to deliver a presentation when you are full of the cold…
Do you watch The Apprentice? It has become a firm family favourite in our house at a time when we rarely all sit down together to watch anything on the TV or find something that appeals to both me, my husband and my teenage son. But there is nothing quite like a programme that generates […]
Benefits of Confident Public Speaking
Can you be in business and get away with not speaking in public? It’s a question I get asked – usually by people who would rather die than stand up in front of a group and speak in public. If you have your own business and want to share, teach and sell what you do…then […]
Why telling your business story can win you loyal clients, raving fans and happy staff
It’s one of the hardest questions you will get asked in business. ‘What do you do…?’ Sounds so innocuous doesn’t it? But beware…if you answer it blindly, without thought, you could get into hot water! What do you do…? Well behind the questions is a whole range of questions the asker might want answers to: […]
Stories don’t just tell themselves you know – how to craft your business story
Mum rang the other day. Muriel had called and embarked on telling her a story of some happenstance at the supermarket. Half an hour later, Muriel had still been on the phone, telling the story from ‘Thread ‘t Needle, as Mum put it! And that is all too common isn’t’ it? We ask people, ‘what […]
