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How can you use silence and pauses to create suspense and tension during your event?
When training to be a professional executive coach, we were taught and practiced active listening. Surprisingly difficult to bite down on the instinct to fill a silence, but as I have seen over and over again, the things that happen in the space between the words can be far more powerful than the words themselves. We all need time to process information properly and in this hyper-stimulated world we live in, silence is a precious commodity. To help me remember to create and hold that space, I use the acronym: W.A.I.T - Why Am I Talking Especially if I want someone to properly process or prepare to answer an important question... More often than not, they have more to say so my job is to not interrupt...
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What techniques can help you deliver a motivational speech under pressure?
Something I find that helps is to consider how many people I'm hoping to inspire. Can I reasonably expect to inspire everyone in the room and to the same level? No, of course not. If I can inspire 1 person to take action and improve their situation than it was worthwhile. I try and imagine I'm just trying to reach that one person. Everyone else is a bonus - it takes the pressure right down...
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It’s funny how things work out. Rachel Debenham had a huge impact on my early leadership journey back in 2013. I saw first hand the impact Rachel…
It’s funny how things work out. Rachel Debenham had a huge impact on my early leadership journey back in 2013. I saw first hand the impact Rachel…
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Having seen a couple of these today I thought I would give it a go…. I will take this thank you very much 💙 As we push towards the final couple of…
Having seen a couple of these today I thought I would give it a go…. I will take this thank you very much 💙 As we push towards the final couple of…
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This year taught me something important: wellbeing hasn't fallen off corporate agendas - it's evolved and like every form of spend, needs to be…
This year taught me something important: wellbeing hasn't fallen off corporate agendas - it's evolved and like every form of spend, needs to be…
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Memorial 7's organiser
old Emanuel RFC
Arrange & run an annual Memorial Rugby 7's tournament to raise money for the community mini's section fo the club
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