Starting up your agency is an easy topic of conversation. At the beginning, everything is ahead, optimism and energy have no limits. The world is your oyster. You get started and keep going. When do you think about the ending? How you will leave the business you are building? When was the last time you
Roberta Reeve, Technical Manager at the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) shares how a Public Speaking for Leaders Masterclass equipped her with the tools to speak more confidently in a range of settings, and what she’s going to do next. Background “Public speaking matter is a regular part of my job, not always to large audiences
Rachel Lambert Forsyth CBiol FRSB, Director of Membership and Professional Affairs at the Royal Society of Biology shares how a Presentation Skills Masterclass equipped their students with the tools and confidence to present their ideas, and enhance the value of their Accreditation Conference for attendees and students. Background In 2018 we ran an inaugural Accreditation
I read an interesting piece this week by James Gordon-Mackintosh in PR Week sharing his experience of being ghosted by prospective clients. If you’re not familiar with the term it refers to a situation following a pitch (in this case it was an agency pitching for a project but it could apply to any situation
Being appointed Creative Director can be a goal that many senior designers set for themselves. What changes await the Senior Designer with this ambition? What helps them manage the transition? And what can they do in the run up to give themselves the best opportunity to be successful? I spoke with three Creative Directors who
If you’re thinking about coming to one of my training workshops, what can you expect? How can you know that you’ll get what you want from it? The success of a soft-skills workshop rests on a blend of things. There’s the content of course, but what sets the best workshops apart are the aspects related
How would you know? And how would you know this about another speaker? Good speakers only appear to be natural speakers. What you don’t see is the work that got them there. The same is true of top sports men and women. Or performers in the arts, entertainment. In fact, anyone who ever learnt to
Ten myths about speaking and speakers. Take a look. Is one of these holding you back? Get in touch and let me know. #10 “What’s the thing you tell yourself that’s holding you back?” Here are 9 more myths. Take a look and see if the one you cherish is in the
Ten ways to create confidence in yourself ahead of a presentation. What works for you? Get in touch and let me know. #10 “Push yourself. Volunteer to present in other places.” #9 “Afterwards, note what went well, what you would change next time. And what you’ll do to
Why some speakers don’t get asked back and how to make sure you do. Are you an in-demand speaker? To be fair, it’s likely that only a few speakers can honestly answer ‘yes’ to this question. But speaking is becoming a more competitive activity. Organisers need to be able to trust the speakers they bring