Published in The Pitch Coach·Jun 22Eleven 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 read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Jun 22Confidence 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 read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Jun 2211 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 read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Jun 2211 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 read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Jun 2212 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 read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Mar 7Five 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 read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Jan 135 things Vulnerability is (and isn’t)A man walks into a bar … ouch. Get it? He’s not walking into a bar full of people and alcohol, he walks into an iron bar. It is the only joke I can tell! We all have different views on vulnerability depending on what we have been exposed to…Storytelling2 min read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Nov 25, 20215 Steps to controlling adrenaline.Over the years I have seen Adrenaline controlled and channelled and used to create stunning moments of freedom in speaking. I have also seen it destroy presentations. Here are 5 steps to control it and use it to your advantage 1. See the enemy Adrenaline is an enemy hiding in…Storytelling4 min read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Oct 5, 2021A. A. Milne is the king of storytellers.A. A. Milne is the king of storytellers. I never read Winnie-the-Pooh as a child, and only picked it up when my wife asked me to read the stories to our children. I actually think it should be a crime not to read Winnie-the-Pooh in your childhood. But it is…Storytelling For Business4 min read
Published in The Pitch Coach·Jul 8, 2021Dear unconfident presenter …25 years ago my brother became a doctor. What was initially a “How the heck do I solve this” panic moment in his brain for common health problems has now become an easy remedy. Presentation coaching is a little bit like that. There are some common problems that people suffer…Storytelling4 min read
