I had a conversation this month with Alan Stevens, the Media Coach. Among other things, we discussed: Why to give the audience a choice about participating Using the pick-a-card exercise offline and online Offline, online Read more…
I spoke to Lisa Braithwaite (also known as Coach Lisa B) about how to connect with the audience, whether in-person or at remote and hybrid events. Like me, she stresses that you should adapt any Read more…
I spoke to Jon Baker of Introvert in Business, about how to engage introverts online and offline. Among other things, we discussed: How to attract introverts to your event Engagement v activity Energy draining, online Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I recently spoke to Leanne Davies of Live Learn. She gave a mini-masterclass in how to make your sessions involving and meaningful. There’s also a small contribution from her two lively dogs. Some of the Read more…
I spoke to Angela Dellar about using imagery, metaphors and storytelling in your presentations, to help leaders and teams to ‘pull together’. Among other things, we discussed: How to get senior people involved in childlike/playful Read more…
I had a lovely chat with David Gouthro from The Consulting Edge (based in Vancouver). As a meeting facilitator, keynote speaker and MC/emcee, he has been deeply involved with experiential learning for 40 years. Here Read more…
