Personal impact

Do you try too hard?

October 27, 2011

I had a really interesting challenge the other day,  to speak to  30 or so 14-16 year old girls about ‘personal impact’.  I had 30 minutes to make an impression and help them make the most of the event they were at. The event was a ‘bring your daughter to work’ day,  arranged by the fabulous people [...]

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Is David Starkey a racist? Maybe but I wish he’d just get some manners

August 15, 2011

In all of the blah blah blan about Mr Starkey’s appearance on ‘Newsnight’ to discuss the riots and their causes, there’s one point that both sides miss. It’s Starkey’s lack of courtesy, generosity and charm that makes him easy to dislike and difficult to listen to. On ‘Newsnight’ last week he was pretty well behaved [...]

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The Secret to Connecting With an Audience – ‘They who honour me, I will honour…’

June 6, 2011

The full quotation is: “They who honour me, I will honour. They who despise me I will disdain.” It was used, memorably, in the film ‘Chariots of Fire’ to illustrate the conviction and motivation of the hero; and his good grace in the fiercest of competition.  It’s a snippet from the Bible, obviously, and though I’m not a [...]

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A Brilliant Speech- the truth told simply

November 18, 2010

I was a guest speaker at ‘Inside & Out’ yesterday. It was a networking event for London-based banks as a part of their diversity efforts.  Its intention is simple.  To recruit brilliant people, who happen to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans-gender into the banking industry.  Why? Because they want great people, whatever their sexuality. [...]

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Speak Their Language

February 25, 2010

I speak fluent french (mum was a french & spanish teacher). I lived in the South of France for a few months after university and I’m proud of my skill and accent, so when I’m in France and I speak in french to a frenchman (and it’s almost always a frenchman) I’m a little pissed off [...]

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