How to make presentation-skills-change permanent
How to make presentation-skills-change permanent You might think presentation skills development is all about just learning the skills. It isn’t. Understanding the unconscious mind and knowing its patterns is essential for achieving lasting change. All the time I see people clenching their fists, tightening their elbows, covering their mouth or even putting their hands around […]
How does contempt work for you?
How does contempt work for you? Last week, Australia witnessed a powerful reminder that communication isn’t just about what you say; it’s about how you say it when you say it and whether anyone really wants to hear it. In the aftermath of the federal election, one thing was clear: the nation is demanding clarity, […]
Why you need a Professional Speaker
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 their 300-person conference event perfectly. Stage 1 After Covid, the budgets were gone. Stripped. No one wanted to reach back […]
Sing your way to a great Easter
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 its ancient symbolism of fertility and new life, particularly in the context of spring. Oops, there you go. Here in […]
Audience Engagement
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 event, where usually there would be 20-25 attendees. But for this event the client wanted to get as many people […]
Interpersonal Skills
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 list!! And there’s more. . . Using a program call Preply, researchers analysed hours of dialogue from over 100 American executives, […]
The word ‘I’
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 that list!! And there’s more. . . Using a program call Preply, researchers analysed hours of dialogue from over 100 American […]
Easy Gravitas Tips for Earning Trust
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 summarised the findings with the word ‘Grievances’, the solution for which was to ‘Read the room’. However, Edelman does not […]
The Executive Presence Tactic You Need
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 was speaking at a global medical conference in India, and many others were in Board Room meetings and on panels […]
‘Man up’ with your Communication
‘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 with a difficult or unpleasant situation’. That’s exactly what we need to do with our communication in a very disciplined […]