Be yourself – everyone else is taken! This is the second of what will be a series of blogs following my journey towards the TEDx stage in November this year delivering my first TED talk. I was reminded of the quote ascribed to Oscar Wilde when recently the speakers at the TEDx event met informally […]
I am so excited. In November of this year I will be delivering my first TED talk. For those of you unfamiliar with TED talks or are not sure why this should excite me so much, let me take you back to New Year 2016. I’m not one for setting New Year’s resolutions. I’d rather […]
Just recently I have taken part in a photography challenge Let’s get a few things out in the open first: I am no photographer! I like snapping away on the iPhone (like many of you I suspect) but until recently I was a point and snap type of gal. My camera (Nikon 1) did all […]
Speaking in public is a skill. Sure, there are those who love the limelight and relish the opportunity to be standing up there, strutting their stuff. And yes, there are those who seemingly can speak off the top of their head, clearly, concisely and with confidence (but not as many as you’d think!). And I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is a question that as we grow into adulthood we know we can’t answer: my six year old though has just discovered the question and keeps trying to engage us in a conversation as to why he thinks one came before the other. I was asked recently by a client about what came first […]
Were you born to present…or have you honed your craft? Ever been so sure of something only to have started to tell someone else and find yourself speaking gobbledegook? Ever thought you knew something back to front and sideways only to find you can’t make someone else understand? Ever struggled to put across something […]
I’ve had enough: Of people who insist on telling us all they know and cramming it in ten minutes Of people who don’t take the time to find out about their audiences Of people who don’t prepare because they prefer to speak from the heart Of people who put their scripts on PowerPoint so they […]
The Day my projector broke…presentation disaster?
Three reasons why PowerPoint stinks
Feedback is useless…
Could you present on anything?
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