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I was recently invited to facilitate an online 50th birthday party (which is why I’m all sequinned up in the pic, right). I ran a series of games based on Articulate, Charades and Pictionary using Read more…

Me behind the virtual reception desk today, welcoming recruiters to Mitch Sullivan’s lunch-and-learn session where he critiqued three job ads live on Zoom, with thanks to the volunteers to agreed to be featured. I co-hosted Read more…

This is the face of a copywriter who’s been freelancing for exactly 20 years today. Me. I never set out to be her own boss. But I couldn’t find a job after taking redundancy from Read more…

Yesterday’s talk about websites for AsiaSpeakers.org seemed to go really well. Here’s what Shirley Taylor said (former President of the Global Speakers’ Federation): Fellow speaker, Giulia Cian Seren, posted this recommendation on LinkedIn: “Wow, Jackie Read more…

I was on a Zoom call with a client who had a bookshelf behind him. Nothing unusual about that. On the bookshelf was a branded blue ‘thank you’ card I’d sent him years ago, so Read more…

I’m delighted to be running a training session on 3 March at the RISE, Career and Networking Event presented by East London Dance, One Dance UK and China Plate, helping attendees present themselves professionally online Read more…

I was thrilled to be invited to run a session about icebreakers for R Michael Anderson’s programme ‘Next Normal Leadership’. I was even more thrilled with the way he promoted me on Facebook. Here’s a Read more…

I’ve been invited to talk about copywriting for Asia Professional Speakers Singapore. I was due to visit the country last year, until travel restrictions meant my trip was cancelled. This time, it’s a Zoom call Read more…

I’ve agreed to run an interactive session for the BHS networking group in Denver on 4 March. The organiser found me thanks to my profile on eSpeakers. I’ve only recently completed it, after achieving my Read more…

Demand is continuing into the new year for my lively and interactive session about games speakers can play online. Having run it successfully for Dr Lynda Shaw and Ideas on Stage, as well as for Read more…