Nov 29, 2022Four 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 The Horse and His Boywhich is book three. It tells the story of a boy called Shasta, a princess called Aravis and…Storytelling For Business4 min readStorytelling For Business4 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Sep 13, 2022Five 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 know about Cirque Du Soleil — they use AI to measure their audience’s reaction to see which tricks work. A performer goes up on a trapeze and the…Storytelling4 min readStorytelling4 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Sep 6, 20226 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 creatures who went about sabotaging their planes. They called these invisible creatures gremlins. When it comes to storytelling, we suffer from exactly the same problem…Storytelling2 min readStorytelling2 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Sep 1, 20226 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 presentations do we completely forget this fact, get caught up in ourselves and forget the audience even exists? Here are six ways to make your…Storytelling For Business2 min readStorytelling For Business2 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Jun 22, 2022Eleven 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’. Our cameras examine and reveal everything from how we are sitting and how we are dressed. Our screens are also a stage —…Storytelling4 min readStorytelling4 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Jun 22, 2022Confidence 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 there was a reason — he was a dog groomer! Sully could smell his confidence. When it comes to presenting, your audience can smell…Storytelling2 min readStorytelling2 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Jun 22, 202211 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 time you speak you are trying to move the fridge. First it might be pushing with your hands, then leaning in…Storytelling3 min readStorytelling3 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Jun 22, 202211 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 love the energy of the game. I love the passion that footballers bring. If storytelling were a game of football and the goal was…Storytelling3 min readStorytelling3 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Jun 22, 202212 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 presence or get left behind in last position. Thirty-eight percent of what we present is all to do with how we use our…Storytelling2 min readStorytelling2 min read
Published inThe Pitch Coach·Mar 7, 2022Five 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 and even therapeutic! We have had our puppy for just over three months now and there are definitely some…3 min read3 min read
