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With two first names, I often get called Adele. Hear me sing and that will never happen again 🤣. I started my career at Microsoft then into live TV as a presenter on morning television before landing in my happy place - the world of events and conferences for the past 20+ years. You can imagine how many speakers I’ve studied during that time. I’ve developed a framework for coaching confident speaking. I provide case studies, tools and resources to use during presentations. I’ll be sharing all of that and more stories here.
That's 7yr old me on the right! My grandmother had a strange, flat, round disc hanging from the wall with words on it. Every time she asked my grandfather when he was going to complete the list of tasks she'd given him, he'd say:"When I get around to it".She'd go over to this disc, grab it off the hook and hand it to him "here's your ROUND TUIT!" Do you have a plan to improve your public speaking confidence when you get a round to it? I gift you this ROUND TUIT.What are you waiting for?I've...
Umm, Ahh & Y'know walk into a bar... ...the bartender says: "Why don't you believe in yourself?" When speaking and presenting, filler words (or non-words) like umm, ahh + y’know will leave your audience questioning whether you’re the authority on your topic. It's one of those things you don't even realise you're doing until you listen back to a recording of your voice. There it is : "My first introduction to... umm.. technology was in school when...umm.. my teacher installed our first PC"....
"Yvonne must learn to accept authority without questioning every decision" .. a comment from a school teacher, can you guess the subject? P.E! Can you believe it? Grade: C. “Yvonne must learn to accept authority without questioning every decision.” I was never a fan of Physical Education. I did whatever it took to get sent to the sick bay to get out of it. Which is strange compared to now, where I live a very active life including yoga, lifting weights and tons of hilly walking. Another year,...