How do you overcome the fear of public speaking
Speaking in public is the number one fear, rated above death in numerous surveys over the years. We have all met the so-called experts who are happy to give advice to people who speak in public or who are about to speak in public, in spite of the fact that they would never do […]
WOW – 8 Steps of Pitching to Win
Preparing a proposal/pitch is a costly exercise in terms of manpower and disruption to the business. Preparing well and in a timely fashion will help you stand out from the crowd. This article is based on a recent case study, telling you how I help pitch teams to prepare well and significantly increase their success […]
TEDx Belfast Women invites Andrew Keogh
Improve Your Leadership & Communication Skills Recently I was invited to speak at TEDx Belfast Women on the theme of ‘Invented Here’ and I thought what could be more appropriate than to speak on the subject of improved communications. The title of my talk was ‘The Gift of the Gab’ it’s something we are particularly good […]
Public speaking will advance your Career
Why is it that people are so fearful of speaking to groups? I have a chief executive who has paid me for one-to-one coaching and yet keeps cancelling every appointment we make to meet up and get started? I have people who I meet in companies I work with, who keep saying to me, I […]
Tangible Ireland Business & Civic Leaders
‘Ammunition for Success!’ Business & Civic Leaders Join Tangible Ireland in Howth Yacht Club, Howth Harbour, Howth, County Dublin, IRELAND Howth Yacht Club 2.00 pm-6.00 pm-Thursday , 9th January 2014, Register from 1.30 pm for an afternoon of Inspiration,Leadership,Project Reviews, Success Analysis,Outcomes and Networking Called ‘Ammunition for Success!’ in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of […]
Ten Top Tips when preparing a presentation
Find out about your audience i.e. age profile, gender mix, business etc. Ask yourself as a result of my talk what do I want my audience to do, more of, less of, stop or start. Decide what is the key point you want your audience to take away from the presentation. Decide on an […]
Steve Jobs the blog
Like many people last Christmas I received a present of the Steve Jobs book written by Water Isaacson. My first thought was, look at the thickness of the book and do I want to spend my Christmas reading this? In early February I picked the book up again and started to read it. I don’t […]