Burns night – Toast to the Lassies
“The sweetest hours that e’er I spend Are spent amang the lasses, O” And who can blame him! We all know that Rabbie Burns loved the lassies, but he also respected and valued us. He knew that the focus on…
You’re so much more than your business card – introduce yourself with impact
You’re in one of those meetings where everyone is going around the table introducing themselves. It might be an all-the-rage networking meeting, a business meeting with some external participants or even an internal meeting. Meetings have increased in length and…
Would customers please note … A rant can be a speech too!
We are born with just two fears – fear of falling and fear of LOUD NOISES. These two fears are part of our DNA that we pass from one generation to the next as survival mechanisms. They have one purpose…
3 smart steps to achieve your goals
It’s that time of year again! New Year’s resolutions. The time to set goals for even greater success. Have you made a new year’s resolution? Are you all ready to achieve your goals in 2020 or even the next few…
A writer’s challenge – three strangers come to call
We all love a challenge, don't we? They help you learn; help you grow; maybe even help you feel amazing when you achieve them? In the same way, writer's love a challenge. But do you always know what you're letting…
Pause with purpose for meaning, clarity and impact
Pause with purpose to add meaning, clarity and impact to your speeches and presentations. In the words of Mark Twain: “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” I love…
Good timing – 3 steps to speaking to time
We’ve all been on the receiving end of speeches that overrun. Timing it right means producing and delivering speeches and presentations that stay within the time you’ve been allocated. This shows respect for yourself, your audience and the event organisers,…
Perfectionism – the curse of speakers
Perfectionism is the curse of speakers and presenters and a challenge for managers. Worse, it’s on the rise. What kind of perfectionism plagues you? What kind of perfectionism gets in your way? Excellence-seeking perfectionism that makes you fixate on, and…
Speak and claim your voice
Women are half the world’s population, but they are not half the world’s public voice. For myriad complex reasons from being too busy with other responsibilities to oppressing perfectionism, women are not taking up opportunities to speak in public, they…
Speaking creativity boosts pep up your speeches
Are you tired of giving the same old speeches? Feel there’s something missing, a lack of pizzazz? Do you worry that you’re not developing as a speaker compared to other speakers you come across or wonder how some people can…
