It’s only a disaster if someone gets killed isn’t it? I remember when one of my clients fell off the stage, but he wasn’t actually killed, so it was just an embarrassment that he handled well. A matter for caution, yes; but also an opportunity to show the audience how a professional presenter handles those ‘slapstick’ moments…
Here’s a guy that I met this week at a speech I made in London. His name is George Moore and he’s an engaging, charismatic and powerful speaker. Note the attention grabbing start, serious appropriate tone, and powerful close. Text book. More about Moore. I wish I could have done this at his age. Excellent.
In a previous post- here– I shared a definition of charisma that I found really useful in getting my clients to understand that they are naturally charismatic and generally trained out of it. Here’s the definition. Charisma is- “the ability to transfer an emotion that the speaker has to his audience.” Simple isn’t it? And…
Here’s a fascinating link from Natasja Giezen, ex-colleague of mine. Interesting that Networking is one of the 5 key qualities of innovators mentioned. Though it’s not surprising is it when you look at the other 4? Natasja’s tumblr — Thought You Should See This: The Five Qualities of the Consummate Innovator. Networking is one of…
Networking as social climbing, discuss- BBC News – A Point of View: Is social climbing always a bad thing?.
It’s a continuing dilemma isn’t it? Where should we take our clients for lunch? The short answer is, of course, somewhere- They’ll enjoy- feel relaxed, honoured and ‘at home’. Won’t get them fired- so nowhere too expensive, or un-pc. Doesn’t make you look desperate to impress- Definitely never ‘The Ivy’ then. Here’s a really interesting…
One of the many great benefits of being an itinerant speaker is that you visit great Companies, meet great people and learn new things. Yesterday I was the guest of Marsh & Mercer in Leeds, UK. I was doing a short, lunchtime session on personal impact for professionals, and I met Lyndsay Robertson, Claims Consultant…
Here’s a great article on FT.com about the use of management speak in the London held inquests into the deaths of the innocent and guilty in the London Bombings of 2007. Lady Justice Hallet, the coroner, objected to the use of ‘management speak’, by the senior representatives of the emergency services interviewed as a part…
‘The compassionate Fool’ by Norman Cameron , is one of my favourite poems. It’s beautifully written. When I first got to know the piece I thought that it was about me, as teenagers tend to. About how difficult I found it to get out of relationships in case I hurt the other person’s feelings. Then I passed through…