by Sharon Ferrier | Sep 18, 2020 | Presentation skills, Speaking
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...
by Sharon Ferrier | Jun 17, 2020 | Presentation skills, Speak up & Persuade, Speaking
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...
by Sharon Ferrier | Dec 4, 2019 | Presentation skills, Speak up & Persuade, Speaking
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...
by Sharon Ferrier | Oct 24, 2019 | Presentation skills, Speak up & Persuade, Speaking, Speech Writing
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...
by Sharon Ferrier | Aug 23, 2019 | Confidence,Persuasion,Speaking, Presentation skills, Speak up & Persuade
Design thinking is a framework for innovation. It focuses on the end user and encourages you to empathise and look at problems with fresh eyes. It makes you challenge your assumptions, unleash your creativity and expand your ideas. The Hasso-Plattner Institute of...
by Sharon Ferrier | Jul 24, 2019 | Presentation skills, Speak up & Persuade, Speaking, Speech Writing
I was asked the other day what I like most about my job. My answer came easily. What I most enjoy about my job is helping smart people explain what it is they do. I’ve been doing a bit of this lately having facilitated a number workshops for researchers and academics...