We swim in an ocean of feedback – I love this quote from Thanks for the Feedback. Our watches are even telling us if we have not moved enough, drunk enough water or slept long enough! Feedback and advice are inescapable and often conflicting. How do we manage it? Tara Mohr’s advice, from her 10…
We are looking at Rule 7 of Tara Mohr’s 10 rules for Brilliant Women. Don’t wait for your Oscar. Long story short – back in March I made a major pivot (along with the rest of the globe!) to accommodate training and coaching in the virtual space. I worked really hard, climbed many actual and…
There is a mathematical statement that says, If X then Y. This plays out psychologically too. If you have ever heard yourself or others saying, “When I get that promotion then I will…, or When I get that final qualification then I will…, or after I have been doing this a little bit longer then…
There are many different energy levels when we speak. Imagine a sliding scale with quiet and mumbling at one end and loud and brash at the other. In the UK we tend towards the lower end of the scale, other cultures have their specific space they inhabit too. We are looking Tara Mohr’s 10 rules…
If you are out there using your voice in a way that is truly you will win over many people, who share your values and ideas. You may also attract some constructive feedback (although it rarely feels very constructive).Criticism around your voice can be tough to weather. Our voice is the outer expression of our…
What does your support for others look like?Are you as kind and generous to yourself as you are to others? I cannot tell you the number of clients I have coached that have told me that they dislike or hate the sound of their voice. That internal criticism causes a great deal of tension –…
Are you still playing but the rules? The ones that were created during your education…the ones that say there are right and wrong answers, that you should work hard and prepare, even over-prepare, that you should be pretty sure you are right before you answer. Education is a system that rewards good behaviour – as…
Previously we have talked about aligning our mind and our body, specifically our spine to help us find ease as a speaker. Today I wanted to talk about our head and neck relationship. Our mechanism for speaking our larynx sits here in our throat. Imagine is being a lift that needs to move up and…
Definition of Alignment: 1. arrangement in a straight line or in correct relative positions. 2. a position of agreement or alliance. Most business will have spent some time at the end of last year – or are about to start yearly and quarterly planning. They will be thinking about how to align their personal and…
Here are three tips to managing questions well. Educate your audience. Let your audience, virtual or real, know how you would like questions; interspersed through the talk, seminar or pitch. Or, save them to the end of the session for a specific Q&A. But, be prepared that they don’t listen to that too! Prepare for…
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