Gamification
Wheel of Names
I delivered a presentation to PSA Scotland last night. They wanted a masterclass on copy that converts. After nearly 40 years as a copywriter, I could talk about it for a week! I have lots Read more…
Online engagement
7 principles of online engagement
In this article, I share my seven principles of online engagement. Follow these when choosing the activities to include in your session, and you won’t go far wrong. 1. Engage your audience little and often Read more…
Online engagement
Focus on the audience
I spoke to Barbara Moynihan of OnYourFeet. Among other things, we discussed: What to do before your session Renaming ideas Speaking v training v facilitating How long to present online Being an introverted/shy speaker Using Read more…
Online engagement
As seen on TV
When speakers and trainers deliver online, we’re judged against the standards people are used to in TV and film. So, when I hosted the PSA’s weekly Coffee & Conversation meeting on 14 May, I took Read more…
Online engagement
Designing high-impact training
I spoke to Susan Armstrong of GTT Worldwide about designing high-impact training. Among other topics, we covered: What clients are looking for and where the income is coming from during lockdown Learning transfer, skills transfer Read more…
Online engagement
Don’t be dull
When I worked in the corporate world, I was asked to design a PowerPoint presentation for a manager from the IT department. “I want you to add a lingerie photo in the middle,” he said, Read more…
Icebreakers & energisers
Treasure hunt
I ran a group mentoring session yesterday with 10 people who didn’t (yet) know each other. We started with pinning where we are on a Padlet map, renaming ourselves to add the number of years’ Read more…
Icebreakers & energisers
30 activities you can use on Zoom
I’m currently preparing an interactive keynote for PSA South East where I’ll demonstrate 30 things you can do on Zoom to engage your audience and embed the learning. This means, if you host weekly meetings, Read more…
Icebreakers & energisers
Creative ways of teaching
I recently spoke to an expert in creative thinking and a veteran of experiential speaking – Robert Alan Black. Among other things, you can hear his thoughts on: Story-telling Gordian knot exercise 9-dots exercise 4 Read more…
Online engagement
Virtual murder mysteries
As you may know, I’ve recently been employed as a Zoom co-host for an event organiser friend, James Coakes, who runs virtual murder mysteries. Here are the highlights of our recent conversation about online engagement: Read more…