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The time has come to say goodbye to Presenting Finance, after a fantastic two years the show was voted No.8 in the Top 15 Presentation Podcasts on the Internet!  and a great place to say goodbye as we start the next new exciting podcast: Ambition to Impact 

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Is there anything funny about finance? Robin Kiziak, Finance manager of Hotel Chocolat joins the show this week to share his experience of embracing his natural humour in a corporate world. 

Discussed in the show:

Links:

Website - Nothing Funny About Finance - www.nfaf.co.uk

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinkiziak/

Twitter - @Humour4Finance

Today Alex speaks with Carl Reader who as a public speaker, three-time author, accountant, and regular commentator in the news as a lot to share about influence, finance and how he has found his own way of making an impact on the world. 

In the interview we discuss: 

Find Carl Here: 

@https://twitter.com/CarlReader

@ https://www.instagram.com/carlreader/

Read Boss it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boss-Control-Your-Time-Income/dp/1789666414

This week I'm going to share with you my method to help you start off strong when you speak. 

One of the biggest issues that affects professional confidence, in meetings, presentations or just on a call... is that the energy is all wrong when starting. If you don't start the right way you end up losing energy, engagement and it's really difficult to recover. Starting out strongly (not loudly, not fast or slow, strongly) will set you up for success, alleviate mind blank and solve a great many problems for you when communicating. 

In this episode, I cover my POW method; to get you to PAUSE. OWN. WELCOME. 

Using this you will feel, calm, in control and ready to win the conversation.

In the episode I mention my taster coaching session, which you can get more details on here: Coaching Taster 

This week I'm failing all over the place. And loving it. Accountancy and finance is such a binary space living in a world of yes and no, fails and wins. In this episode I talk about what the finance space is missing out on - the value we talk from failure, and how powerful that can be for innovation and discovery. 

What do accountants need to really make an impact, beyond the technical skills? They say the technical will get you through the door, but these traits will get you at the table. 

This week I'm going to share with you the 5 essential traits that really make accountants influential and get them making waves wherever they go.