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 past a cash machine…
Choose words like a male scientist? Now that’s a novel idea.
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!)…
10 reasons why I’m a great choice to speak at your next event
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…
Who’s on your bus?
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, buses, trains and trams etc…
Bolster confidence by recalling a positive experience
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 become – I would hope so anyway.
Boost confidence by being better at feedback
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 didn’t, although sometimes I cried, but not from…
Get ready for fame (not the 80s TV show)
What two things do a veterinary surgeon, a geography teacher and a part-time waiter have in common? No, it’s not that they all work with animals… It’s that they’re all Great British Bake Off contestants…
Make Yourself a Little Bit Famous – 27 Tips from the book: tips #3 and #4
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 friend who’s read a chapter…
Tricks of the trade
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 fake news because I was actually taking part in a practical exercise for a rare BBC trainee…
I’m a writer! Plus 27 Tips from the book Tip #1
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. It’s good to get my weekends back frankly…