Category 'Confidence'

For those of us who feel speaking up at work is difficult whether in presentations, meetings, or simply in the workplace –it can feel like the loneliest place on earth! Fortunately, there is a way to navigate these difficult emotions, states, and habits. And it begins by understanding the importance of confidence as a skill….

Careers are built on Relationships   ‘It’s who you know not what you know’ ‘Your Network is Your Net Worth’ ’Solutions not Problems’ The above slogans are well known in the world of Leadership and Business. But what do they really mean? What clues does they give us to managing bosses and difficult conversations effectively?…

The familiar story You have just experienced Boardroom Presentation failure! You painstakingly prepared your update and despite knowing your stuff feel the nerves increase as the meeting date comes closer. The day of reckoning is creeping up upon you when you are to sit amongst experienced and confident peers to present to the CEO and…

In the absence of external stimuli many of us create our own. As we try to share our Story the inner voice overrides the feedback loop and this is a root cause of storytelling failure.

  Billionaire tycoon Warren Buffet famously remarked; ‘improve your value by 50 percent by learning communication skills’. Buffett’s point is that mastering the art of public speaking is the single greatest skill to boost your career, business or even life! You might be thinking, “That’s great, but I have a fear of public speaking.” That’s…

‘The Morning Game’- Billal Jamil     In this article we cover How we can prepare our Mind to Be Confident, Positive and Successful How to overcome the greatest barrier to building momentum Why your morning routine presents a huge opportunity for consistency And why the Mindset is an essential precursor to Confidence, Success and…

    It’s Business 101 we’re told; ‘You MUST attend Events? ‘BUT so many of us don’t. Why? Google “the fear of networking” and the number of hits – 1,970,000!  That fact alone tells you that many of us do FEAR Networking…. Costing you and your business potentially £1000s in lost connections and opportunity! So here I…

Does the thought of public speaking fill you with fear? Do you panic when you have to present your services to an audience? Have you lost sales or clients because you haven’t put your message over effectively? How often have you sat in a meeting, at a seminar or conference trying to stay awake while…

Imagine… You are working amongst people who are hostile to you and your values. You are tired, run down, stressed. Your workspace in noisy, ugly, disorganised Are you going to be able to work at your best and most creatively in these conditions? How does it make you perceive challenges, as something to be feared,…

1. Be a Know It All! When you feel familiar whether it be your material, the room or the audience you will naturally relax. We know this as fact. So the professional speaker must invest in getting the edge by… Finding out the outline of the day – we call this the running order but…