Four Storytelling Lessons from a Talking Horse, a Princess and a Suitcase Full of Stories.The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is book two of a series of seven called The Chronicles of Narnia. Right now I am reading…Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022
Published inThe Pitch CoachFive ways to engage your audience (without flying on a trapeze)Cirque du Soleil are a circus to behold — high flying acrobatics, jaw-dropping acts designed to entertain. Here’s maybe what you didn’t…Sep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022
Published inThe Pitch Coach6 steps to name, shame and re-frame our gremlins.In the Second World War, RAF pilots found their planes kept going wrong. There was no obvious culprit — it was like there were invisible…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
Published inThe Pitch Coach6 steps to make the audience your friendThe only reason we present stories is because we have an audience who need to hear them. But how often when we prepare and deliver…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Published inThe Pitch CoachEleven tips to speak like a pro on screen.Our screens are like a microscope. We are often lulled into a false sense of security that we can relax and just be…but we can’t just ‘be’…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Published inThe Pitch CoachConfidence as currency (and 5 ways to keep your account topped up)I was in King’s Cross yesterday with my dog and he was drawn immediately to a fellow passenger. This man was super confident with Sully and…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Published inThe Pitch Coach11 ways to change your mindset (and move the fridge)!My drama school teacher once told me that in every scene of a play or a movie, there is a battle. He put it like this: ‘Imagine that every…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Published inThe Pitch Coach11 ways to show up and win (with energy)!I can’t play football. Growing up I was always picked last and then put in goal (which I think was an incredibly stupid decision) but I…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Published inThe Pitch Coach12 steps to Camera Ready from your chairJust like in Formula 1 when the lights go immediately from red to green, in a meeting there is no amber. You either leap in with your…Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022
Published inThe Pitch CoachFive storytelling lessons from a puppy ownerMy wife tells me I am just like Sully, our new puppy — I love people and get very excited by them, but when they are not around I am calm…Mar 7, 2022Mar 7, 2022