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How to be great at…

This week I had the pleasure of working with a new client in Wellington, New Zeland.  In the evening I was running along Wellington harbor when in the distance I saw what looked like a strange sight.  Two runners were running side by side, holding what looked like a tambourine between them. When they came close I realised one of them was blind and …

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3 instant presentation success secrets

On Tuesday I had the pleasure of presenting at Agile Melbourne.  After I finished speaking Kerri Rusnak the amazing organiser asked the audience 3 questions: Did you learn something? Did you have fun? Are you inspired? I was immediately struck by what a powerful frame this is, not just for the audience but for all presenters. A universal brief for presenters …

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A few years ago a friend and I …Business Storytelling at its best

A few years ago a friend and I went backpacking in the pristine wilderness of Denali National Park in Alaska. We bought every piece of equipment known to man to fight off Grizzly Bears, like pepper spray, bells etc.  Before we set off, the rangers made us watch a video in which we were instructed to simply wave our arms …

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Samurais don’t run in the rain…

The plane was on the tarmac and the clock ticked past departure time.  The captain then announced ‘Ladies and gentlemen apologies for the delay.  A passenger was running to get to the aircraft and tripped and hurt himself.  Ground staff are attending to him and medical help is on the way.  His luggage is also being off loaded’.  You could …