Remove Stress from Public Speaking! Come on a journey with me …
“All poems should begin in delight but end in wisdom” Robert Frost Pitching & Public Speaking Tips If you have an important presentation coming up, or a pitch for business, the above quotation is critical to your success. Your talk must begin with delight – the audience must be engaged and entertained on commencement […]
Why are you nervous in front of some audiences?
Why are you nervous in front of some audiences and not in front of others? Regularly, I coach senior executives who are at the top of their game and leading major organisations with great success. Yet, when I tell them what I do, they are all ears. Why […]
Prepare presentations in half the time!
Is your goal to have more time? Let me tell you how I can save you time by being more productive! “Humanity’s goal is to save more time” – Marcus Weldon, President Bell Labs & CTO Nokia How scary is it to look at a blank page on a screen and realise that you have to populate […]
Create Memorable Presentations – Overcome Death by PowerPoint
Here are a number of questions for you – Do the people who write story books for children start by drawing the pictures and then write the story? Or do they (as I believe) write the story first, and then have an artist draw the pictures that enhance the story? […]
A Woman’s Heart
A Woman’s Heart was a compilation album released in 1992 with six female artists, namely Eleanor McEvoy, Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Sharon Shannon, Frances Black and Maura O’Connell. This album was a huge success selling over 750,000 copies more than any other album in Irish chart history. The album transformed the careers of all six […]
Your Boss asks YOU to Present – Opportunity or Threat?
Recently I have met several people who have been given the opportunity to present on behalf of their boss, who was not available for some reason. This opportunity can be viewed in several ways – They are genuinely not available and need you to stand in for them. They wish to provide you with an […]
An Elevator Pitch that Rocks! (The 5 Steps + Video)
Recently, I was contacted by a previous client who is now working for an American multinational company; he had an interesting and exciting request. His company wanted each of the sales team to produce a one-minute video which they will include in emails etc. that they send to prospects and customers. Using the word video […]
Why be Fearful of Speaking in Public?
Tips When Speaking in Public When I’m out socially, whether it be playing golf or with friends over dinner and it comes up in conversation that I coach people to speak in public, I am continually surprised by the number of successful and confident people who still express a fear of speaking in public, be […]
What is the most common mistake Entrepreneurs make when pitching their business?
Pitching Your Business to Win Sales & Investment I listen to hundreds of pitches every year, so I would like to think I can quickly identify the key messages an entrepreneur would like to get across to a customer, or investor. Over the last three weeks I have coached FinTech start-ups, Female Entrepreneurs and […]
Here is some great advice on how to Lead People!
Often people believe that they are not leaders. They think people like Barack Obama and Angela Merkel are, but that they themselves are not! In reality each time we speak or attend a meeting, we have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership. On one of my training […]