As Bill Gates once put it, “We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” Negative Feedback is when you give valuable comments or observation-based suggestions to the other person to give him or her ideas and information that can be used for improvement. It is information about how they are doing in relation to reaching a …
We have all heard the saying – “speak with passion”. Or the public speaking coach say – “you need to show more passion”. And we have also heard the term that – “passion is everything when it comes to public speaking”. So, is passion everything when it comes to public speaking. Let me suggest that purpose is as equally as …
My husband Peter is planning a trip to Melbourne to run some workshops and this trip has been on again and off again and now on again due to COVID-19. Even though it is on again, there is uncertainty in his ability to return to WA and he may have to self-quarantine. Uncertainty can be debilitating to an individual and …
We have all heard the statement “fake it until you make it”. Amy Cuddy in her famous Ted talk said “fake it until you become it. And many coaches will say “just go on stage and fake it until you make it”. So, my question then is, should we just fake it until we make it in the arena of …
In a previous career as an Employee Assistance Program councilor (EAP) I was often required to work with troubled or difficult employees. Sometimes it was the managers who referred them for support and other times people self-referred and sort me out because of difficulty with their manager. A common observation was that the 2 sides of the equation did not …
How can I be a better public speaker? I still get nervous and shake before public speaking and I want to be more confident. I have a job interview, or a wedding speech or an important presentation at University, can you help me prepare. Media interviews and unexpected questions really make me nervous. I make my living by training, coaching …
