The Perfect Pitch - maximising your impact on the day! Recently, I was asked to speak as part of a panel of experts on the topic of Pain-free Pitching for an Oxford Independent Consultants event. The ambitious part of the invitation for me was to get a message across in just 5 minutes. What could I communicate of real value in that time when I spend up to six hours preparing clients for such a challenge as this? Here is what I shared, plus a little extra; I hope you find it of value and Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Black Dogs
A story of ineffective communication Sometimes we do the right thing for the wrong reasons. Other times we do the wrong thing for the right reasons. Recently though, I did the right thing for the right reasons, but it was still the wrong thing to do. Why? Let me tell you the story so that you might learn from my mistakes. Recently, a post appeared on our village Facebook page, looking for someone to dog sit for their friend. I am a parent of three children, all of whom used to look for Continue Reading
When Coaching Works
The result of motivation, change, coaching and commitment Getting to where you want to be in life can take many routes when it comes to personal development. Thanks to the introduction of mass education in the Western World in the 19th century and since then, in the UK at least, education or full-time training has become compulsory up to the age of 18. So, many of us are guaranteed a free general education.But what do you do when you’re an adult and you want to develop? When you’re weak Continue Reading
Speaker’s Club First Certificate of Leadership is awarded – Feb ’15
With the kind help and support of John McGhee of the Swindon Speakers’ Club, Fiona Brennan-Scott has been able to set up a school club where she works in West Berkshire. The Downs School Speaker’s Club is therefore the first of its kind affiliated to the ASC. It has been running since September 2014 and has 12 fairly dedicated members which comprises mostly of students, but also a few interested staff members. There were several adjustments to make from a regular meeting, mainly because we have Continue Reading
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