Become a Global Leader

When you're planning a presentation or leading a key meeting, you want your message to come across clear and simply, so that people listen and know what to do next.

In this action episode, get yourself a piece of paper, listen in and do the exercises as I talk. I will show you how to plan simple, clear communication in less than 5 minutes.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The advantages of clear, simple communication
• The key questions to map out what you will say
• The time test
• How to review and improve

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about our individual coaching programme 9 Steps to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/9-steps-communication-confidence/
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• Email me: [email protected]
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Where are you on your confidence journey for communicating? Do you recognise your comfort zone when communicating in different contexts and with different groups of people? Learn the action steps to build confidence as you move forward on your own journey.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why building confidence is like the marathon
• The problem with 'I am not a confident communicator'
• Confidence is a journey
• The confidence action plan
• A new confidence identity

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about our individual coaching programme 9 Steps to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/9-steps-communication-confidence/
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
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• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

Do you know how you prefer to communicate? Do you have insights into how others communicate? What happens when you work with others who are different to you in their communication style? Do you know how and what to adapt to build better conversations in your meetings?

Learn about the key communication styles and how they can help you to have a better connection with your team.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The MiND 4 key thinking preferences which form the basis of how we communicate
• Why challenges come up when we communicate with people with different thinking preferences
• How these insights can help us build good conversations in meetings and connect better
• Ways for you to adapt your communication style

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about the MiND 4 thinking preferences and discover you and your team's communication styles: [email protected]
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
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• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

CQ (cultural intelligence) is powerful and it can make the difference between success and failure when working globally, leading multicultural teams and with international customers. So how can we increase our CQ capabilities and be more successful? Today I share my starter ideas for developing your own and your team's CQ skills, so you can feel the cultural intelligence difference for your business.

What you will learn in this episode:

• What is CQ (cultural intelligence) and what it isn't
• The impact of low and high CQ in your team and business
• How to increase your CQ
• Ideas to put into practice

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about my CQ assessments and cultural training: [email protected]
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
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• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

I used to be a perfectionist and I know this held me back in the past with my communication. That's until I developed communication agility, a mindset approach I created to make the difference to my communication confidence in my meetings and presentations. Discover in this episode all about communication agility and how you can develop it to help you to communicate confidently, speak with the flow of the conversation, and express yourself fully and naturally.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why perfectionism in communication is holding you back in your career
• The secret of good communication
• My communication agility mindset approach
• Actions to develop communication agility
• Putting it into practice

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about our programme, 9 steps to communication confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/9-steps-communication-confidence/
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perfectcuppa/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectcuppa/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

I often get asked this question by my clients: Do I have to be an extrovert to present confidently? They observe that confident presenters are the extroverts, they share their views, sound persuasive, make it look easy and can handle any question or issue, no matter what comes up. So do you have to be an extrovert to be a good presenter? I believe anybody can be a confident presenter, introvert or extrovert, and here is why.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The confident presenter myth
• Are you extrovert, introvert… or ambivert?
• Actions to help you feel more confident in presentations
• Your key messages
• Energy and body language
• Opening and closing
• Handling Questions

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Amy Cuddy's TED Talk 'Your body language may shape who you are': https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are
• Find out about my 9 Steps to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/contact/
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perfectcuppa/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectcuppa/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

In a global world, we need to understand how to work productively together, how we interact effectively in a diverse cultural context, and create positive conversations that mean meetings flow, team spirit and collaboration are high, projects progress and results are delivered, internally and externally. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the difference that can deliver these positive outcomes and stop frustrated teams wasting time in meetings that don't achieve their key goals.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why we need CQ Cultural Intelligence
• The CQ framework from the Cultural Intelligence Centre
• The positive impact of the key cultural factors:
• CQ Drive
• CQ Knowledge
• CQ Strategy
• CQ Action

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about my CQ assessments and cultural coaching: [email protected]
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perfectcuppa/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectcuppa/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

When you're leading a global team, making communication work well in your meetings isn't always easy. And if you are working in the global team, you may not feel you are able to speak up and contribute in the way you want. Some team members remain quiet, others dominate, and it can be hard to make sure everybody is heard and has the chance to share their views, which can lead to frustrations, and in some cases, project delays. So how do you make communication work in global teams?

What you will learn in this episode:

• Obstacles which often come up when communicating in multilingual & multicultural teams.
• The common myths of working in global teams.
• Why these challenges come up.
• The communication charter and how it can help.
• Meeting approaches to be more inclusive and open, so that everybody can contribute.
• How to know that you are making a difference.

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: http://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/confidence/
• Find out about our Global Team Communication programme: [email protected]
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perfectcuppa/
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• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

Today is all about speaking up at work when we lack confidence. Meetings and presentations may feel challenging for you, because you need to influence senior stakeholders and leaders.

In meeting discussions, you don't feel able to contribute in time, and you miss the gap to add a valuable point of view, as the conversation has moved on.

You feel frustrated because you are unable to fully demonstrate your knowledge, insights and personality. You want to speak up confidently. This is how.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why it's challenging to speak up when you're working in English
• What's limiting you from feeling more confident
• My strategies for you to action, so you can speak up confidently in your next meeting.

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://bit.ly/keys-confident-communication
• Find out about my programme for individuals, 9 steps to communication confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/contact/
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perfectcuppa/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectcuppa/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/

Have you ever experienced a team or customer meeting where you thought what others were saying or how they were behaving was 'rude', 'difficult', or 'not professional'? Did you really understand what was going on, or did you waste your valuable time, with frustrating conversations and project delays? The cultures we spend the most time in have a great influence on how we see the world and how we do things. ​

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why culture matters in business
• Our cultural glasses
• How cultural intelligence can boost your performance and results
• How do we become more culturally intelligent?
• The impact of cultural intelligence

Resources:

• Get your free resource Keys to Communication Confidence: https://bit.ly/keys-confident-communication
• Find out about my Cross-Cultural training programmes: [email protected]
• Sign up for free insights: https://bit.ly/PerfectCuppaBlog
• Follow me on LinkedIn for more strategies, skills and tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-rennoldson
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perfectcuppa/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectcuppa/
• Email me: [email protected]
• Website: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/
• Find out about my programme for individuals, 9 steps to communication confidence: https://perfectcuppaenglish.co.uk/contact/