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Coffee & conversation
I’m hosting the informal PSA coffee and conversation meeting tomorrow morning – we’ll be catching up with our speaker colleagues and playing some of my favourite getting-to-know-you games on Zoom.
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Four countries!
Participants from at least four countries attended the interview I did on Monday with Paul du Toit – South Africa, UK, America and Canada. I was demonstrating some of the activities that speakers and trainers Read more…
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Neuroscience
As part of my ongoing personal development, I have recently completed the professional neuroscience course with Dr Lynda Shaw. Here’s my certificate to prove it. It’s been fascinating to update my Open University psychology degree Read more…
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Marketing in a crisis
Tomorrow, I’m giving a 10-minute Zoom presentation for Beckenham Business Association to answer these questions: Is it appropriate to sell your services during a pandemic? What’s the appropriate tone of voice to use in your Read more…
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Co-hosting
I’ve recently been asked to co-host Zoom meetings so the hosts can concentrate on delivering their content (for example: admitting people from the waiting room, spotlighting presenters, and taking screenshots). I’ve co-hosted up to 700 Read more…
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Games people play
On 15 June, I’m being interviewed by Paul du Toit. He’s a keynote speaker and presentation skills coach based in South Africa. I’ll be talking about (and demonstrating) some of the games speakers can play Read more…
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Feeling boxed in during lockdown?
I don’t usually write poetry, but I woke one morning with this almost fully completed poem in my head. It’s now been performed by Jen Allum of the Miller Theatre Company in Caterham as part Read more…
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A funny thing happened…
The good news is that I was invited to tell a funny story on the after-dinner chat show hosted by Jeremy Nicholas. It was live-streamed last night, with fellow guests Adrienne Gibson and Lee Warren. Read more…
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Marketing in a crisis
This afternoon, I’m presenting for 10 minutes on ‘marketing in a crisis’. The audience is a network of small-business owners, and the session will be delivered on Zoom. Even though it’s only 10 minutes, I’ve Read more…
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Copywriting in a crisis
Yesterday, I was the guest speaker on another webinar – this was a ‘lunch and learn’ session for copywriters hosted by Pro Copywriters. Having survived two recessions since I started freelancing in 2001, I had Read more…