People Love Stories
Storytelling in Business – My story, once upon a time … Yesterday I met my client for our final preparation session before he goes to speak at a farming conference in the UK. Which he believes will provide a good opportunity to grow his business in Britain and support the staff he already employs over […]
Stand-Up, Start-Up or Senior Executive? – Humour is the KEY to Audience engagement
I am back Recently I attended an event where I met an old friend who I had not met in some 10 years. Firstly, he told me of a tragic event in his life some time ago. And then to my amazement, he spoke about how my articles in some small way had been a […]
Turn your Interview into a Conversation and get the Job
Job Interview Tips & Techniques Recently I was asked by a former client and now a friend to help her prepare for a very important job interview. My friend told me that this position was her dream job. The first interview required her to deliver a ten-minute presentation plus a fifteen-minute ‘Question and Answer’ session […]
Storytelling for Executives (How to become an engaging presenter)
Storytelling for Executives (How to become an engaging presenter) https://youtu.be/Oe5R-ea7ugk All organisations were started by someone who had a vision and a story that articulated that vision. Their story engaged and excited people, potential partners and sometimes paying customers. Here are the names of a few people that stand out for me: – Willy Birmingham […]
Start-ups are Changing the World
Coaching Start-Ups to Pitch & Sell Their Business Ideas I have been coaching start-ups for 13 years and in the beginning, when working on programmes like StartUpBootCamp (2010) and several University programmes, the majority of the start-ups were very hopeful, but with very little of substance behind them. How things are changing! A couple of […]
My Advice – Stop Selling, Let People Buy
How to Pitch & Win More Business When strangers come to our door, we are often reluctant to open the door; why? Mostly because we suspect they are going to try and sell us something, e.g. switch energy supplies, sign up for some new local service, change Wi-Fi providers. The fact is nobody wants to […]
Do slides add or detract from your presentation?
Harvard University says they detract! “Harvard just discovered that PowerPoint is worse than useless”, article by Geoffrey James, Contributing Editor, INC.com “PowerPoint was rated (by online audience) as no better than verbal presentation with no visual aids (ouch)” Let me give you my view, based on twenty years as both presenter and coaching presenters to […]
Speak Up and Earn More (Eat the Frog)
Improve Your Communication Skills I was recently in a conversation with a prospective new client, who was interested in engaging me to speak to his team. During the meeting, he asked me to answer the following question. How do I describe to my colleagues what you do in a sentence? My answer was as […]
The #1 Rule for a Successful Life and Business – Build Strong Relationships
Strong relationships are what make life enjoyable This sage piece of advice appeared on my screen thanks to INC.com – A Study of Adult Development at Harvard Medical School, which tracked 724 men – 268 Harvard graduates and 456 less-privileged men who grew up in Boston at the same time – for roughly eight decades. […]
The Presentation Advice that helped elect Bill Clinton
“It’s About Relationships – Stupid”, is the title of one of my favourite presentation workshops. I creatively swiped the message that Bill Clintons campaign manager James Carville wrote on the campaign headquarters whiteboard every morning, when Bill was running for the office of the President of America. “It’s about the economy” If you want to […]