Nervous or anxious before public speaking?

Nervous or anxious before public speaking?

Help is at hand! You will be hard put to find a better definition of nervousness than this: Nervousness is the moment when we focus on our ability to do the task, and forget to focus on the task itself.  The trick with all performance is to mentally turn the spotlight...
A media interview is not an exam

A media interview is not an exam

Yes you are the Principal of the college, or the Head of Marketing, or the CEO of the firm, but even with the title and all the responsibility that goes with it, you are not expected to know everything during a media interview. If you crowd your head with all the...
Becoming Unstuck

Becoming Unstuck

Becoming Unstuck – Handy Coaching Tools If you are not a trained business coach, but have been dipping a toe in the water learning about coaching techniques, and the benefits they bring to most workplaces, you might find some of these tools useful.  Whether self...
Becoming a Great Negotiator

Becoming a Great Negotiator

Becoming a Great Negotiator If you want to become a good negotiator, a fine place to start is with the realisation that you have been negotiating successfully every day, all your life, and others have been negotiating equally successfully with you. You negotiated a...
Coachable Moments

Coachable Moments

Coachable Moments – How to spot them and run with them. I have often run half-day training programmes for managers who want to learn a bit about coaching techniques. Not everyone has the time to undertake a full coaching diploma, but everyone can learn how to hold a...