Run your Own Race
Herb Elliott was the Cathy Freeman of his time. In 1958 at the age of 20, he became the youngest runner to beat the four-minute mile and, later that year, set a new world record of 3 min 54.5 seconds. By 1960, he was at his peak and ready for the Rome Olympics, an...
Beware The Veneer of Fear
It’s called the comfort zone for a reason. We are not lazy, we are scared. Surrounding our comfort zone is a veneer of fear. We fear rejection, looking stupid, feeling incompetent, uncomfortable emotions and failure. If you’re reading this article, you have already...
Does Your Company Need a PowerPoint Overhaul?
Last year during an interview, Jeff Bezos said ‘No PowerPoints are used inside of Amazon.’ He is not the first CEO to react this way. In 1997 Scott McNealy, then president of Sun Microsystems, banned the use of PowerPoint throughout his company and a 2015 article in...
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.