Everyone wants to appear confident. We all usually like to have some confidence building tips when we’re getting ready for an important event. You might have to give a presentation, go for a job interview, or perhaps have a difficult conversation with someone. If you’re dreading it and want to find ways to build your self-confidence […]
Deliver and Inspire
Why use storytelling in business?
Storytelling has been around as long as humans have roamed the earth. Even without words, drawings conveyed stories. And like many things related to humans, the way stories are told has evolved. From cave man drawings to smartphone apps – storytelling is woven through our history, our present, and reaches out to our future. But […]
Text: Less is More
How many presentations have you sat through in the past 7 days? And of those, how many do you wish you could get back that hour? There are many ways to improve the engagement of your audience, but this one has a huge and immediate impact: Reduce the text on your slides! As you stand […]
Ground rules beyond the meeting room.
Some of the best workshop and meeting facilitators I know use a basic tool called Ground Rules. Essentially these rules are decided upon by the participants and guide their behaviors in the meeting. But what if we took these ground rules beyond the meeting room? During a recent coaching session my client and I were […]
Ban the laser pointer
There I was sitting in the boardroom with a team of seasoned professionals. There were more advanced degrees in the room than hours in the day. Amongst the group there must have been over 400 years of experience in science, computing, math, engineering, and some areas I didn’t even recognize. So when I suggested that […]