Mushroom Woman
Mushroom Woman Guilty! It’s the big story. It’s a huge story, but is it a story relevant to our lives? Listening to ABC radio, a lot of people are horrified about the news focus on the mushroom poisoning story, commonly referred to as the Mushroom Woman case. Why the podcast? Why the daily update? Why […]
In the moment
In the moment I’m in London, and you have that experience where you’re rushing down the stairs trying to get to the train, and there are several trains that come through the same stop. You know that if you don’t rush, you’ll miss your one, and it’ll be ages until the next one. So I […]
Greetings from France and I feel fabulous
Greetings from France and I feel fabulous Greetings from France and I feel fabulous. No tiredness. No time distortion. No jetlag. Sometimes you are just lucky. Recently in Sydney, I had lunch with Dr Karl. What an icon! He was telling me about his recipe for avoiding jetlag, which involved melatonin, absolutely no food […]
How to write your introduction
How to write your Introduction I’m always inspired by my coaching clients. This week I am inspired to write something in response to a passing comment. That passing comment came this week from a client who told me she was doing a presentation for an external group and was told: “We will leave it up […]
Compare the pair – how to use creative links and segues
Compare the pair – how to use creative links and segues Don’t we just love a drama! Well, I do anyway. I love the whole Mushroom Woman story and so do the rest of Australia if the ABC podcast is anything to go by. Where I don’t like drama is when I get up to […]
The Confident Leader Retreat
The Confident Leader Retreat Join me at the retreat, 20th – 22nd August 2025. I have my only public retreat this year. If you are prepared to work on your body, your voice and your frameworks, the skills of gravitas, this is the retreat for you. As a 2.5 day immersion, there is no better […]
Costume
Costume There was nothing I loved more than when my son was little and we went to Woolworths and he would wear his Superman costume. It absolutely changed him. Don’t you just love the adults who stop and say “Oh my heavens, who do we have here?”. When that happened to my son would stand […]
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 […]