Let’s look at how you should deal with a hostile audience or at least with a few unfriendly faces!

When we’re on stage, just a raised eyebrow or a frown from an audience member can be enough to unsteady us and make us question ourselves. Here are a few suggestions to help you cope with a tough audience... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

What does it mean to find your voice? Well, there are lots of different interpretations of that particular phrase but to my mind, it’s really about having the confidence to be you and to speak up as you truly are.

A lot of my clients come to me and they say that they just want to find their groove on stage, they want to get into their groove, be who they are, be natural, be comfortable during public speaking.

Here I share my three tips for finding your voice... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Today, I want to discuss the reasons why you should hang around after you’ve given a talk or made a presentation. Often, when we’re done presenting all we want to do is run away. We want to blow off steam. We want to be by ourselves or with close friends. We want some time to think through what just happened... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

The idea of having your own style – the way that you do things when you’re on stage – may seem like a luxury to you at the moment. Typically, especially if we leave our preparation to the last minute, elements such as style and flair fall by the wayside because there’s no time left to work on them!! READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

A client came to me recently and described feeling surges of fear before speaking. The feeling is actually quite normal – it’s just the body pumping us up with energy in anticipation of our speaking opportunity... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Speaking with more clarity, making sure that your diction really does help you articulate your message, can make a huge difference. Early this week, I was running a workshop called “The Speakers Toolkit”... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

This week, let’s discuss why you might want to find yourself a public speaking coach. In fact, any kind of coach! Early this week, I received a phone call from a business owner who’s based in the Middle East. He’s been struggling a little bit with his communications... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Today’s question: do you enjoy your time on stage in the spotlight? OK OK, your answer might well be a resounding ‘no’. After all, if you’re here looking for public speaking tips that probably means you lack a bit of confidence on stage and need a little encouragement... READ MORE 

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Today, let’s talk about speech structure. Obviously, it’s important to organise your content – for audience comprehension as well as ease of delivery! If you have a quick and easy speech structure at your disposal, then that also means you will be able to prepare yourself very quickly... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.

Most of us in business want to do the thing that lights us up. Sometimes, marketing tasks like researching companies or researching opportunities feel like a real drain and a real struggle for us to get into. Here I share my top reasons you should hire help when looking for speaking opportunities... READ MORE

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Create a speech stress-free and fast with my free guide 5 frameworks to ace a short speech.