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Luan de Burgh speaking in Australasia

12th September 2016 in /by

Luan de Burgh is currently visiting Australia and New Zealand speaking at 25 events in 7 cities to a wide range of audiences on a number of key topics including Authenticity, Leadership and Storytelling.

Why we laugh

6th September 2016 in /by

Did you know that you’re 30 times more likely to laugh if you’re with somebody else than if you’re alone? Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott shares this and other surprising facts about laughter in this fast-paced, action-packed and, yes, hilarious dash through the science of cracking up. As deputy director of the University College London’s Institute […]

The Importance of Eye Contact

30th August 2016 in /by

Some people are quite happy to do it while others find it uncomfortable, and some people just don’t know when to stop. How about you? Do you do eye contact? Much has been written about the importance of the eyes when it comes to body language. Without saying a word, the eyes can convey a […]

3 Tips to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

11th August 2016 in /by

What are you scared of? We are all scared of something. Often it’s the obvious fears that bedevil us, such as spiders, rats or… contemporary dance. However, some people have very unique fears that are the stuff of their nightmares – Omphalophobia, the fear of navels, comes to mind, as does Somniphobia, the fear of […]

How to have a good idea

2nd August 2016 in /by

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies “originals”: thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of originals — including embracing failure. “The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they’re […]

Anecdotal evidence points to the effectiveness of anecdotes

25th July 2016 in /by

I’d like to tell you a short story about failure. It centres around a young boy who struggled at school and was aged seven before he could read or write. Teachers would later say that the boy even struggled to remember his own address or telephone number (and this was in the days before the […]