How To Be A More Authentic Public Speaker – Identify Your Why
One way we can become more authentic public speakers is to know and share our ‘why’.
Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why puts forth the idea that people will identify with your why—your overarching mission in life—more than with your job title, goals, or any […]
How To Be A More Authentic Public Speaker – The Importance of Knowing Your Values
Our values are what drive us in life. Knowing your values as a speaker will help you become much more powerful on stage.
By knowing your values you’ll be fully aware of your strengths and can use them to become a better […]
Public Speaking – Panel Discussions: Ten things I learned from being a Panelist at Marie Claire Future Shapers Live 2017 Event
Have you ever taken part in a panel discussion?
Maybe public speaking is the norm for you – you’re used to planning your speech carefully, practising your delivery and taking control of your speaking environment.
Well, being […]
What do the phrases below have in common?
The path from sickness to health
The blind woman who had the vision to do what was right
One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind (maybe you’ve already come across this one!)
Each phrase contains contrast.
The inclusion of contrast is a straightforward […]
In our most recent DIVA live meeting the focus was on how to INSPIRE with our speaking. In particular, we were talking about sharing failure as a route to inspiring others. The very next day, I saw this article in The Telegraph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/public-speaking-tips-for-small-business-owners/
Check out point 2 about sharing failures.
Please don’t be afraid to share the times […]
As we reach the end of the year, it’s often a time for self-reflection. Time for an assessment of what went well, what could have gone better, and what to focus on in the coming year.
In the last month or so I’ve done a bunch of self-assessment tests around personality type, values and strengths. I […]
Recently, someone bought me Alex Ikonn’s The Five Minute Journal. I’ve always struggled with journaling but TFMJ has made it easy for me to write down my daily goals and my end-of-day reflections.
It struck me that a great place to record public speaking goals is in a daily journal. Public speaking is a journey. We […]
Do you need to create slides for work?
This week a new 1-to-1 client started coaching with me. She works in finance and has to prepare an important presentation for her boss. She confessed that she didn’t know how to use PowerPoint and was worried she didn’t have the time to get to grips with it […]
Hope you’ve been having a great month so far.
I just got a new phone and to test it out, I’ve finally got around to dabbling in Facebook Live. I don’t think the BBC will be in any rush to hire me as an anchorwoman, but I’m having a great time playing around on camera. I’ve […]
I finally got the chance to finish Nancy Duarte’s book ‘Resonate’. It’s heralded by many as being one of the top guides to public speaking. It has a business focus but many of the principles can be applied to any kind of speech or talk.
The book is chock full of goodness, but one of the […]
