“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist” ~ Pablo Picasso. I love this quote by Picasso and every time I read it, it reminds that before I do something completely different and go out on a limb I need a good understanding of the first principals of public speaking, audience engagement and indeed …
Should you share your struggles, your weaknesses your mistakes? I was doing an online leadership course and one of the questions asked, was “should leaders reveal their weaknesses”? The majority of responses stated that good leaders must appear strong, knowledgeable, experienced and they must not show or reveal any weakness. Of course I disagreed and argued that weakness, or struggle …
In all of my public speaking workshops I emphasise the value and the importance of getting feedback, one way or the other, on your performance. One of my favorite quotes states that “Feedback is the food of champions” and it is the way we learn and grow. Feedback is important for several reasons. Feedback:- lets you know of areas where …
As a public speaking coach and trainer many people ask me if I can fix their fear, make them a better presenter and a more confident and effective speaker. They do a coaching package, or attend a workshop and then they think they are fixed. When I follow up 6 months later many people state that they have not had …
Walk in your audience’s footsteps before you speak or present to them. Spend a day in their lives. Speak to someone who knows about their lives, their problems, their goals and ambitions. Learn about what your audience is going through. An example of this is with speech pathology students, when they are training how to treat people who stutter. Several …
Is it a stumbling block or a building block? Part of being successful in life and achieving our goals and potential relates to having a positive mind set. This is the way that we see things that happen to us or come across our paths to block us or interfere with what we want to do. Luckily we can choose …
