For the first time in a very long time I was really nervous before making my presentation last night. As I was driving to the venue – about 20 miles away I was running through the tips I give others when I am training. At Speakersbank we don’t say that we have the guaranteed way [...]
I was speaking to a local branch of Rotarians on Monday about the work I am doing in public speaking training and coaching young people in business projects. I had been given a 20 minute slot but the other business of the meeting had run over and I realised that the audience would probably prefer [...]
As is often the case a post by Steve Roesler at All Things Workplace got me thinking. I love his work. Take a look .
Steve raised the issue of the impact of the language you use. Often it is the inclusion of one small and apparently insignificant word that has the biggest impact.I met a guy [...]
I went to the 21st Anniversary celebrations of something called “So you think you are funny” – a competition for stand-up comedians held as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A large number of the winners and finalists over the 21 years performed -which made for a long – and in the main – fun [...]
