On Friday, the UK sees the first of a round of locally organised ‘school strikes’, in towns and cities across the country.
Children as young as ten will down their pens and pencils and walk out…
What did I get in the post…?
Yes, it’s a package opening video! But really, I’m so excited by it’s content as it’ll really help me to get my message across when I’m…
Want to raise your profile?
I ran a taster day this week for an association who want to raise their profile. The people on it were ace – they work, or have worked, in actual operating theatres, in actual hospitals.They’re completely into what…
TV! Hit the road!
My teenage daughter can’t stand watching actual proper telly, as much as I try to get ‘family time’ round the box. She says it’s too slow and that the people on the telly are just speaking ABOUT stuff, not TO her, as they do…
How to plan your content. Fancy whittling?
The attendees on our latest smartphone video course admitted they were held back from ‘getting out there’ because they didn’t have a plan.
They struggled to think of what they might talk about.
Why You Need Confidence Control Pants
Being called a ‘control freak’ isn’t meant as a compliment, is it? I remember Tony Blair in the 90s being labelled a control freak for wanting to know everything that was going on in…
20 tips for sparkling success as a panel chair
When I ran my first ever panel discussion, I wasn’t sure exactly what the job entailed. It’s not like anyone’s going to tell you and it’s not written down anywhere official.
What do you want?
“What do you want?” is a big, short question. When I worked for the BBC as an employee on Radio 4, I never stopped to ask it of myself and as a result I felt stuck and directionless. When I took voluntary redundancy…
Say yes to all opportunities!
I strongly advocate you say YES to opportunities to expose yourself (stop it!) and raise your profile – even if the opportunity seems all a bit scary biscuits.
You might, for example, get asked to take part in a panel…
Make yourself a little more confident
When I tell people that I’m not always confident, they are quite surprised. They shouldn’t be really, because no-one can be 100% confident all of the time and, like most people, my confidence…