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Quiet confidence: making an impression from the sidelines

Most sporting fans only have eyes for the competitor or team during a match or a game, but it’s always worth keeping an eye on what’s going on the sidelines. Although unable to exert a direct influence on the action, it’s fascinating to see how the best coaches can influence from the afar – and […]

Plan Your Speech With an Emotional Mission Statement

It’s hard to stand out these days. We spend our lives in a state of information overload –from the moment we get up to the moment before bed, navigating our way through personal and  business environments with significant side portions of dopamine drip from whatever social media channels we have chosen to plug into. So […]

How to make yourself a good podcaster

The Summer holiday season is it a good opportunity to rest the mind, body and soul (depending on your co-holidaymakers of course) but I find it’s also good for ruminating on ideas and projects for the months ahead as the Autumn starts to loom on the horizon. I’m not alone in this it appears – […]

Project Your Voice to Create Calm and assurance

For many readers this is the time of year when minds turn to holidays several of which will involve air travel. If you are lucky enough to be boarding a plane headed for far off (or near) climes, may I encourage you to really listen to how the pilot speaks to you and your fellow […]

A Pocket Guide for Summer Party Small Talk

Love them or loathe them, summer parties are part of the annual calendar of professional and social activities… and attendance is usually required at all levels. For some these will be a calendar highlight and for others these will be anxiety-inducing hours of excruciating awkwardness. I am frequently asked for tips about how to navigate […]

Discussion Panel: How to be a Good Monitor. Part 3

This month I’m returning to the topic of panel discussions and focusing the spotlight on the person who, if doing their job properly, makes the panel tick like a metronome – the moderator. In previous sessions we’ve looked at what makes a good panel discussion and how to stand out on a panel so part […]