3 Keys to Hiring the Right Person
Today’s conversation is about hiring the right people, making sure that you get the right person on your team because if you make a bad decision there, it can have a dramatic effect on your team and your business. Let’s have a conversation about what I call ‘The Triangle of Hiring.’ I believe this […]
Command Attention Onstage
I want to share with you an idea that from a lot of research is suggested as the difference between whether you’re believable or not, whether you come across with a sense of certainty or uncertainty. I shared this idea with a woman I was doing coaching with, and I noticed that she was […]
Verbal Fluency
I want to have a conversation with you about how you can create what I call ‘verbal fluency.’ Have you ever got up in front of a group to do a presentation and it didn’t come out as clear as it was in your head? You wrote it all down, you thought it was clear, […]
How to Calm Your Nerves When Presenting
I want to share with you 3 big ideas that have been helpful for me and a lot of my clients in calming their nerves when speaking in public. I don’t know about you, but coming into a presentation, I still get a little bit nervous. And most people I speak with when I run […]
Connect with Your Audience
Twenty-first century presenting is very different to how it used to be in the past. What I want to share with you right now is how you can connect with your audience. Personally, I don’t think people come just to hear information — they come to be engaged. Let’s have a conversation about how you […]
Speak with Confidence
Today’s tip is about how to access confidence in your next presentation. I’ve been training people in presentation skills for around a decade now, and what I’ve noticed is that a lot of people lack confidence when it comes to speaking in public. It was about five years ago that I got my first little […]
3 Key Skills of a Leader
There are three key skills that you should be focusing on as a leader to be outstanding at what you do. Use this framework to develop your own skill set. 1. Influence. All great leaders are great influencers. They are able to communicate and persuade. They can present in public effectively. Any skill development around […]
Own Your Message
I was running a presentation skills training recently, and I had a question asked of me: “Colin, how do I deliver a message that has been given to me from the director or the CEO? How do I do deliver this message with ownership and authenticity?” Have you ever had to deliver a message that wasn’t […]
Clarity before Commitment
Commitment is one of the most crucial elements that you can have in any team. Without it, how are you going to get something done? What do you do if the commitment of your team members is lacking? They’re not at the level that you want them to be — do you question their commitment? […]
Business Relationship Formula
You’re about to learn one of the most important ingredients for building successful professional relationships. Tom Peters, an amazing consultant and leading thinker in the area of business, says that relationships in business are everything. And he means everything. When you think about it, relationships are sometimes the difference between whether you get the job […]