Put Self Leadership First
Last week I delivered a workshop on personal brand and self-leadership. I first wrote about personal brand in 2016. I realised then that you cannot amplify a brand until you have clarity on the product you are selling. With personal brand the product is you, so...
Is the information you deliver fit for purpose?
Last week I delivered a ‘Coaching Conversations’ workshop for the Royal Society for the Blind. They are rolling out new CRM software and wanted tools for the ‘Power Users’ to assist their team members. We know that most learning happens on the job, so the workshop...
7 Pillars of Crisis Communication
The acronym VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) was coined in 1987 and was based on the leadership theories of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. Fast forward 33 years and 2020 is setting a new standard of VUCA.The challenges we face are not only...
The one thing you need to be a better speaker
Last week I delivered Stand Up, Speak Up & Persuade for a new client and I sent out a questionnaire before the workshop asking them what their top three needs were. Any guesses as the number one need? Yep – confidence. You can see in the word cloud I...
Understanding your audience
Good presentations do not happen in isolation – if it’s all about you and your message, you are missing 50% of the equation.Persuasion means to win others over, not defeat them. In order to do this you need to uncover the audience’s wants and needs.Get curiousQuestion...
Sharon Ferrier, through her business ‘Persuasive Presentations’ consults to organisations and individuals who have a need to improve their communication, presentation skills and confidence in public speaking.