Why you need a Professional Speaker I’ve seen the trend over the last few years and let me say, finally, we are back. This morning, I came from a meeting with a client who described

Sing your way to great Easter Walking through Woolworths last week, I looked at the Easter displays and found myself asking, ‘Why the bunny symbol again?’. It turns out the rabbit’s association with Easter stems from

Audience engagement at your event Tainted by an experience I witnessed recently, I am prompted to think about how we can manage events better. Last week I had a briefing for a 1.5 hour leadership

Interpersonal Skills This morning I read an interesting article about the The Smartest CEOs in the United States. What was fascinating was they also measured the least intelligent CEOs. Who wants to be on that

The word ‘I’ This morning I read an interesting article about the The Smartest CEOs in the United States. What was fascinating was they also measured the least intelligent CEOs. Who wants to be on

Easy Gravitas Tips for Earning Trust Oh, my heavens! Last week, the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer results were startlingly bad. Something is going dreadfully wrong and I think we are missing the elusive obvious. Edelman

The Executive Presence Tactic You Need This week, I was the proudest coach on earth to have two clients in London as part of a round table meeting of world leaders in mining, while another

‘Man up’ with your Communication OK, I’m being provocative here in the week of IWD with that title. So let me share the definition: Man up = to ‘be brave or tough enough to deal

The Demise Of Diplomacy: Causes And Global Implications Welcome to Married at First Sight on the global stage. I hear the talk: “It’s awful to watch”. “The behaviour is just too dreadful”. And who would

Conquer Self-Deprecation: Elevate Your Performance and Confidence This week in Brisbane, Billie Eilish, in front of tens of thousands of fans, played a shocking bad note on her guitar. Not a soul on earth doesn’t