Coaching
Articles on coaching for facilitators, team leaders and professionals looking to build their capability. Covering reflective practice, skill development, and how to improve the quality of your facilitation and engagement work over time.
Key areas to focus on when presenting online
I’ve just wrapped up a coaching project, working with clients presenting online at a national conference. We learnt a lot about the small and big differences between the live and virtual environments – here are just a few brief insights to help you when you’re next presenting online. What works […]
Five quick tips for keeping teams engaged online
Here’s some quick tips to help in keeping your teams to stay engaged online and working collaboratively. If your staff are working from home for the first time, it’s probably going to require a bit of extra effort to make sure that this is a great experience for them. Keeping […]
Rule #53 Men, Don’t Dye your Hair
Well I reckon I’ve got that one covered… This is wonderful wisdom from Kitty Flanagan in her fantastic book, ‘488 Rules for Life’ (The Thankless Task of Being Correct.) Kitty reasons that we kind of look OK with grey anyway, so just go with it. There are three BIG reasons […]
Why nurses ask good questions – and how you can too
At 4am on Monday morning I woke in severe pain – feeling like someone had hooked high powered jumper leads to my inner left thigh – not pretty! By daylight there was more trouble – a bright, red, burning rash spreading across my lower calf. Neither of these improved much […]
How to grab your audience and keep them engaged
If public speaking is part of your role and you want some tips on how to grab your audience, then read on! For some of us, public speaking is a regular part of our roles and we’ve learnt to deal with it. For many of us, it’s an occasional demand […]
How to Maintain your Motivation
Harnessing Motivation – Four not-so-conventional Motivational Strategies In a previous life I delivered a course called Effective Personal Leadership. Module Six focused on motivation. During one particular program, star participant, Jenny was a no-show. She rang a few days later and half-giggling, said, “Andrew, I just couldn’t be bothered!” We […]
How a Solutions Focus has Changed the Way I Work
Last year I attended the Solutions Focus Coaching Training Programme run by Janine Waldman from the UK. I signed up because the programme promised a pragmatic approach to helping individuals and teams to achieve high performance. I flew from Perth to Melbourne to be there and wasn’t disappointed. Solutions Focus […]
What being vulnerable as a presenter really looks like
Being vulnerable as a presenter isn’t easy, but it sure is effective. And if you have a gripping story to tell that brings your world into your audience’s world, you’re going to have an impact. You can read about the lead-in to this presentation and how it feels to be […]
Nail your next presentation
What I learnt from spending almost $8,000 on a speakers boot-camp (and what it feels like to be naked in front of room full of strangers!) Have you also felt that you’d like to take your presentations to the next level? To walk away 100% confident that your message has […]
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