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How can I stop procrastinating? Spending time “colouring in” often shows up as something on your list of stuff to do, that isn’t getting done. You just carry it across…

You might have seen me speak at an event recently, or been at one of my interactive sessions to Make Yourself A Little Bit Famous®, like the one featured in…

Occasionally, when I’m speaking, there will be someone in an audience, or a delegate on one of my courses, who will scoff at my phrase ‘Make Yourself a Little Bit…

Exposure can feel, erm well, exposing, can’t it? Getting attention for what you do – whether you’re a business owner, an ambitious employee or a leader who has to get…

If you’ve been occupied fighting fires and planning out a million different scenarios for most of the year so far, it might be time to revisit your visibility, as a…

Make Yourself a Little Bit Famous – By Penny HaslamPower Up Your Profile And Get Known For What You DoDo you shy away from the spotlight for fear of feeling…

Penny Haslam delivers motivational short talks, longer keynotes, lunch and learns and leaders’ development sessions – all remotely, or in person. Live and interactive on-screen events can be delivered in…

Probably because I talk about confidence at business conferences, the word itself tends to leap out at me on a regular basis.Yesterday, I did a double take when I went…

Most sectors suffer from whopping great gaps between what the boys do and what the girls do and how much they earn (still! I know, it’s like 2020!)……

Last time, I shared tip #13 that suggests asking people for testimonials, or recommendations on LinkedIn. But you write it for them……

I kicked off 2020 with a media appearance myself funnily enough, which had me doubly excited-slash-nervous. I’d been invited onto BBC Leeds, to be interviewed by Stephanie Hirst, about my…

As you know I’m in the little bit of fame game, so have been following the Harry and Meghan “stepping back from public life” story. My first thought: if you…

I hope you got a new notebook or lovely pen this Christmas, a small but wonderful gift for creativity and getting organised. I got sent a pen, made of wood…

Another question for you: what are your New Year’s resolutions? Mine? Just keep on keeping on because New Year’s resolutions are bad for you. How contrarian! I know it’s popular…

I’m a tried and trusted professional, who’s delivered hundreds of keynotes and talks to a huge range of audiences. I’ve been described as ‘funny, engaging……

One of my speaker coaching clients, Rachel Haslam (no relation, but equally fabulous), says you’ve got to work out who’s on your bus. Yes, your bus, as in public transportation,…

If you’re already making yourself a little bit famous then you might want to ramp it up a bit next year, either to do it more strategically……

Did you know the reason I left my telly job at the BBC in 2013 was to become a ‘sleb’ brand ambassador? I had been asked by WeightWatchers to work…

I shared a stupid video on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago – me opening a box of books – and nearly broke the internet with more than 15K views.…

Last week I delivered a 1.5hr session on confidence to a group of 70 leaders at an insurance business in London. They were gathering together after an 18-month period……

Ah, feedback, one of life’s little gifts. Not something you have to open or even like – but it can be very useful for helping you fan the flame of…

Saying yes to being part of a panel discussion is a clever way to shake hands with the whole room in one go – the audience gets to hear about…

I promised to keep you in the loop of a very special event to celebrate the publication of my first book Make Yourself a Little Bit Famous – How to power…

I met a friend while I was out walking the dog this week who told me she’d just been for an audition but had got nervous and a little intimidated…

After having a child and getting married to the love of my life, writing my book, Make Yourself a little Bit Famous, is the third thing of which I am most proud.…

I thought the place was familiar. Last week I chaired a leadership conference at the same venue I’d delivered my first ever keynote. I had an ‘ooh, that was then,…

Now I don’t know what age you are, but you’ll have surely understood by now that age breeds experience and the older you get the more of a know-it-all you…

We are up to tip 8 now, which is a quick one. It’s the discipline needed, post-event, to help keep the moment alive, by simply using social media and using…

Nothing. Nothing at all. And I was reminded of this by reading this article by Lisa O’Neill, an Australian motivational speaker.  Her article points to the fact that we tend…

We’re up to Tip 5, but hey, why not have 6 & 7 too, as they’re all about using the camera on your phone to get the most out of…

Feedback is a funny old thing isn’t it? So funny I rolled around on the floor laughing many times when I worked at the BBC, having been given ‘feedback’. Actually I…

Do you want to be one of the first people to see my new jacket? Yesss, of course you do! I got it this week and it’s far better than…

You can? Well done, you are human – you have an imagination. Our minds work on images without us really trying and we are always visualising stuff, bad and good:…

My book, Make Yourself a Little Bit Famous – How to Power Up Your Profile and Get Known for What You Do is choc full of mildly amusing stories. According to one…

Are you receiving just a handful of emails every hour as opposed to the normal deluge? Are there fewer people in your office at the moment? Have things gone a…

I’m currently feeling overwhelmed. Scratch that, since setting up in business six years ago, I’ve felt overwhelmed ALL THE TIME. Not always with huge numbers of clients knocking down the…

Years ago, I found myself in a car park outside the BBC’s Television Centre, in front of a large broadcast camera, reporting on a story about a flood. It was…

If you’re going to be speaking or taking part in a panel discussion at an event, take full advantage of the marketing the organiser is doing.  Most times, you’ll get…

I received an email with an agony aunt style question this week, from someone who’d attended one of my half day sessions for boards, about stepping up as ‘brand ambassadors’.…

It’s all very well me going on about ‘getting out there’ and telling you how to be brilliant if you’re on a panel, or speaking or if you get asked…

Last week I ran my one-day ‘Make Yourself a Little Bit Famous at Work’ workshop, at a big company. I set up a choice of activities in the afternoon, you…

I’m a writer! I’ve done it! I’ve handed in my homework. The final draft of my book has been completed and is now being turned into something real, on paper.…

“Confidence comes from knowing you’re doing the right thing.” That’s what the writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie remarked recently in Radio 4’s The Confidence……

This week, free your mind and the rest will follow I am a self-confessed late adopter of er, most things. I once completed an application form for a job at…

Now, it’s embarrassing to admit, but I take my own teabags with me whenever I travel abroad. Not only do I hate the ubiquitous presence of Liptons (who have conned…

Once a month I travel to York, to work with my client, JRF, helping build its profile and get out there more. So, for a couple of hours on the…

Making yourself a little bit famous isn’t just about speaking on big stages or leaping around in front of the cameras on TV and radio. It’s about being seen in…

Being interviewed on TV or radio is good for you: it helps build your brand profile, drives business to you, and provides big career kudos. The minute you are seen…

I have little phrases, we all do, that I thoroughly enjoy repeating in the right circumstance. A favourite of mine is: “don’t look back……

What I’m seeing time and time again is that YOU are the best person for building your brand. What brand you get profile for is up to you – it…

Major Cobb was my husband’s school army cadet commanding officer, whose pep talks have stood him in good stead throughout his life. At the start of my husband’s army cadetting,…

When I heard about the WHO concept for the first time (the acronym, not the English rock band, formed in 1964) it made a lot of sense. Work Hard Once…

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…

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……

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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,…