PUBLIC SPEAKING: Should You Outsource your Research? Today, I'm going to share a few reasons why you might want to seek help with your research when you're looking for public speaking opportunities. Last month I spoke at a big conference for a health association here in UK. After the event I held some private [...]
PUBLIC SPEAKING Why you need to DO YOUR AUDIENCE RESEARCH Today, I want to talk about something that's very important if you want your event to go right, and that's doing your audience research. I've been a professional performer for the last 15 years and 99.9% of my events go incredibly smoothly and I [...]
PUBLIC SPEAKING: An Easy Way to OVERCOME FEAR Today, let's talk about how to overcome your fear of public speaking. Public speaking fear is a huge issue. There are so many different reasons why people can be afraid of getting up and speaking in front of the group. One of the reasons why people [...]
Public Speaking: How To Make Your Stories More Engaging Recently, I was asked to put together a keynote talk on confidence for a corporate women's conference. While I was reviewing my stories and polishing them up a bit, it occurred to me how important it is not only to tell stories - because we [...]
Public Speaking Opportunities: The importance of follow-up Today, I want to chat about the importance of follow-up, not only in terms of securing public speaking opportunities but also in terms of your business overall. Recently, someone in my Facebook group asked a question about how to follow up and keep prospects warm so that somebody [...]
I'm currently in sunny Mallorca, Spain, celebrating my birthday and today, I want to talk about one of the hot topics in the business world which is Storytelling. There are people out there who aren't using a really powerful story to build their business and to share who they are and win more clients. [...]
Today, let's talk about business networking and why it's so important to stand out. Last week, I was chatting with the head of business development of a decent sized law firm here in London. We were talking about some potential training opportunities for their staff. He mentioned that some of their staff don't enjoy [...]
Today's blog is all about creating your own signature system and why it’s so important for your business. It may seem like a hassle to have to fit what you do into an easy to remember framework, especially if you're reverse-engineering it...ie, you already have your process and now you have to try to [...]
In this post I’ve listed a few of the rhetorical devices you’ll often find in speeches, poetry, and prose. It might not be your first thought to include them in your own works. Reconsider, because they can genuinely raise the quality of a talk and provide your audience with a richer experience. [...]
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 [...]
