Avoid the Heart Attack

Heart attacks up 20% “The camel’s back was straining under the burden of risk factors, and then we have an infectious disease on top with a bunch of inflammation, hey presto we get an increase of cardiovascular events.” – Professor Tom Marwick, director of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Heart attacks up 20% – […]
The seven steps of GRAVITAS

In praise of Jacinda Ardern The seven steps of GRAVITAS In praise of Jacinda Ardern The seven steps of GRAVITAS – New Zealand has been struggling with a way forward and Jacinda Ardern no longer had “the fuel in the tank” to deal with it, but she certainly did have GRAVITAS. So here are the […]
Make Gravitas your New Year’s resolution

Make Gravitas your New Year’s resolution Make Gravitas your New Year’s resolution – As they joke in Monty Python’s Life of Brian “What have the Romans ever done for us?” In fact, amongst other things they left the legacies of government, law, language and architecture as well as engineering and construction. And there is more. […]
5 Communication Strategies for surviving Christmas

5 Communication Strategies for surviving Christmas – Let’s spare a thought this Christmas for the Royal family. Whether you love or hate them, you have to accept that having everything you said back to the 1700s broadcast around the world is not comfortable and a one-sided perspective. As the Queen would say: “Recollections may vary”. […]
Announcing The Gravitas Masterclass in 2023!

Have the presence for presentations, media, meetings and difficult situations. Feel and be more confident, open and authentic, knowing the hidden secrets to your body and voice. Announcing The Gravitas Masterclass in 2023! – In this highly interactive, engaging and fun 1-day masterclass , Dr Mahler offers theory and interaction-based around winning the hearts and […]
Seventeen Percent Louder

Seventeen percent louder Here is our challenge for every day voice users: Research shows that speaking on-line requires you to speak 17% louder than in normal face to face engagement. OK, that’s easy. We could just get louder. But wait a moment. It’s not that easy. You see, being at a desk on a virtual […]
Performing in Permacrisis

Performing in Permacrisis – Permacrisis, ‘an extended period of instability and insecurity’, is the Collins Dictionary word of the year. It is one of a handful of words relating to the challenges posed by climate change, the war in Europe, a cost-of-living crisis, political chaos and, in Melbourne and Australia, the ongoing effects of two […]
Glistening

The Morning Show with Dr Louise Mahler I was asked about Liz Truss, Albanese and the Royals, but all they want to know about is Meghan!! Glistening ★★★ Hold your power You are standing in front of the board and your opinionated-long-term-full-of-bravado- board member pipes up with a meaningless question to throw you off piste. […]
Shed the Fear and Thrive in Your Performance

Shed the Fear and Thrive in Your Performance – As the security guard threw hundreds of dollars of my expensive hair product in the bin at Melbourne international airport on my way to New Zealand last week I was left wondering if airport security is really a necessary evil or just something set up to annoy […]
What a celebration of life for her majesty

WHAT A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR HER MAJESTY – The funeral was such an incredible spectacle. Her Majesty was such an important figure in our lives and it was so moving. I don’t know about you but I cried like a baby when they played ‘God save the Queen’. Now these clips may not be your […]