In Defence of Goldfish

In Defence of Goldfish

As a presentation skills speaker and trainer I tend to read a lot about the subject of attention spans and how to keep an audience engaged. A years or two ago I started seeing articles that scientists had conclusively proved that the average human attention span was...
We Will Engage You

We Will Engage You

I recently went to see the Freddie Mercury movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” (loved it by the way, thanks for asking!). Much like Queen in their prime, critics have thumbed their noses at it, but audiences are hooked. One thing the movie shows is the way in which Mercury and...
Wonder-full Conferences

Wonder-full Conferences

“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand. With an equal opportunity, for all to sing, dance and clap their hands”. OK, stay with me – I haven’t gone all new age and flaky on you. Be assured I remain my usual cynical self....
Logo No Go

Logo No Go

Let me start this rant off with a disclosure. I am not a branding expert. In fact I’ll go further and say I have absolutely zero qualifications in branding, PR or marketing. So my ‘qualifications’ for making the ensuing comments have no educational...
The Pyjama Presenter

The Pyjama Presenter

In Melbourne last month for a speaking job, I was woken at 3am in my hotel room by the ‘woop woop’ sound of a fire alarm. Thinking as you do that the alarm was a false alarm, I turned over and tried to go back to sleep. However, the alarm continued and quickly morphed...