Power To Speak with Confidence. Conversations that will inspire and empower.

In this previously live solo episode of Speaking About Speaking, I talk about my acting training and experience of being an actor. I explain how I use them to get clients comfortable with their content, confident in themselves and excited to be in front of their audience.

I discuss the importance of a physical warm-up for your body and face, and how to breathe for performance. Why playing games builds trust and positivity and why f...

"The accident stripped my confidence."

Alix is a freelance journalist, copywriter and certified cheese addict.

She has a love for academics, having studied both journalism and law and having managed to combine the two – with one of her varied positions a media reporter for a criminal barrister on the island of Bermuda!

Alix started out as a feature writer for lads’ mags in the early 2000s and learned early in her career that she ha...

"To be community-led is to have community at the centre of our decisions." 

Rosie Sherry is the founder and CEO of the Ministry of Testing, the leading community of practice for software testing professionals. She’s an expert at community building and writes and researches around the subject via Rosie.land.

She advocates for community building, indie-pendence for life choices, neurodivergence and home education.

I saw Rosie on stag...

Rebecca Leppard is an Indonesian entrepreneur who transitioned from a high-powered corner office at a 5-star hotel to the fast-paced and dynamic world of tech and consulting in the UK.

I first met Rebecca at a YATM Lunch Club and again when we were asked to speak at a Federation for Small Business event. Most recently Rebecca was on stage for the YATM Creator Day where she spoke about her journey from 5* Indonesian high-flyer to pa...

Positive persuasion takes sincerity, honesty, and respect. You need to communicate effectively and build rapport with your audience, whoever they are. In this Speaking About Speaking episode, I discuss how you can speak confidently and persuasively.

As my friend and fellow speaker, Andrew Thorp says, we are all in the persuasion business.

Whenever we speak, we hope to influence, build trust, and create emotional bonds, whether for ...

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is coaching offer expert, Sales & Marketing Strategist and B2B Speaker, Janine Coombes.

Janine’s speciality is in positioning services and helping coach- shaped clients create sizzling hot offers. For me though it’s her love of performing (she used to have a covers band!) and comedy which shines through her always colourful, sometimes irreverent and often hyst...

At the end of last year Brand Strategist, Podcast Host, and Founder of Brand Compass, Shelley Röstlund asked me to help her prepare for a talk she’d been asked to give on stage to an audience of 200 peers for You Are the Media Creator Day in Poole, Dorset in April.

She’d been on stage before but found it uncomfortable, so much so she couldn’t even remember the experience. She explained during a conversation we had for this podcast ...

For this previously live episode of Speaking about Speaking I spoke with Michelle Haslam, a TikTok-preneur known as the TikTok Lady.

The mid 40’s mother of two uses her own experience with the platform to show small business owners how to use it to grow their business (without having to dance!)

Having started her own small business in affiliate marketing in May 2021 alongside a part-time 9-5, she moved to TikTok to promote it. She ...

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is Corporate LinkedIn trainer, employee advocacy expert and Keynote Speaker, Sarah Clay.

In the past Sarah has trained as a lawyer, produced TV and music videos, and ran marketing and PR departments.

Sarah loves LinkedIn and now runs her own social media business training people how to use the platform and speaks to audiences on the subject too.

She grew up as the...

Don't Worry About Worrying!

It doesn't matter who we are or what situation we are in we all worry! We ALL get anxious.

So should we worry about it? Does it mean there is something wrong with us?

For this previously live episode of the Speaking about Speaking podcast I'll be sharing my thoughts on the subject and the advice I give not just to clients, but to family and friends when they are facing a situation that causes them discom...

Stay humble, stay challenged.

In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking I speak with Director, Financial Strategist, and former CFO of Gymshark, Philip Daw.

Chartered accountant, Phil spent 28 years as senior partner in general practice, before in 2019, he was tempted by fast-growing gym wear brand, Gymshark to join them as chief financial officer (CFO).

A brave move considering founder, Ben Francis, was only 2...

What is homophily and does it make the boat go faster?

In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking I speak with Trainer, Coach and Speaker, Adam Armstrong, a former Head Boy of and teacher at the famous Italia Conti Performing Arts School.

His acting credits include The Bill, Grange Hill, and The Minder. And his students have included Russell Brand, Danny Mays, Martine McCutcheon, and Claire goose.

I met Adam a year ...

In this previously live solo Speaking About Speaking episode, I talk you through T.R.I.P.P., my acronym for increased confidence, creativity... and fun in your life.

You may know me as a speaker and acting coach. It’s my business, it’s how I help people speak to their audience and I love it...

But my reason for being is to use my training as an actor and artist to build connection, confidence, and resilience, through improvisation,...

"Podcasting changed my life!" so says podcast Junkie, Harry Duran.

In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking my guest, Podcast Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Author and Podcast Junkie, Harry and I discuss the merits of an actors training and how it can help you show and share your vulnerable side.

Harry spent 20 years working in the Marketing departments of JPMorganChase and E-Trade before switching to the world of p...

"The real biggest growth I got was when I started posting my vlogs [...] My content means something to them."

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is Content Creator, Business Leader & Speaker, Matt King.

I first met Matt on a Zoom screen in 2020 during the first lockdown. At that time, he was running his sales coaching business, Sales Change and hosting a podcast of the same name.

Since then, he...

Even though you know speaking in public is going to feel uncomfortable you have to grab those speaking opportunities to grow your business!

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is one half of husband-and-wife duo, Yellow Tuxedo. The wife half that is, lovely Emily Braithwaite.

Emily and husband, Alan have run a business together for over 10 years, firstly in the wedding and events arena and now in th...

Brand Strategist, Podcast Host, and Founder of Brand Compass, Shelley Röstlund has been invited to speak to an auditorium of peers in April for the You Are the Media Creator Day in Poole, Dorset and she's asked me to help her speak with confidence and get performance ready!

This includes helping her shape an engaging, entertaining, and insightful 20-minute talk.

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