How to Pitch to a Shark
Heather Day appeared on Shark Tank in 2017 with her product Hay Day Butter. She approached me after attending my Perfecting Your Pitch seminar as part of the eChallenge program hosted by the University of Adelaide. Here are 5 tips I coached Heather on to win her...
Verbal Graffiti
Oooo, Ahhh, Ummm, kind of, like, you know? We all have them, these little meaningless filler words, also known as verbal graffiti. An occasional one here and there is not a problem (after all, we are humans not machines…) but they become a problem when: The audience...
Time To Shine
Who is the better singer? Kylie Minogue or Jimmy Barnes? Well, it depends, how are you measuring them? Vocal scale? Number of hits? Global reach? Years of experience? Or are you measuring them on your personal preferences? Maybe neither is your favorite, and that’s...
Does this need to be said?
I once heard that the difference between extroverts and introverts is that extroverts tend to go “Speak, speak… think” and introverts tend to go “Think, think… speak”. Guess which camp I fall into? Yes, I suffer from foot-in-mouth disease. Sometimes this can be funny...
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.