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Sit down. Breathe. Write. Repeat...Tweak 2 Letters and Change Everything
Planning 2014 for how and where you are now “Mind your Language” is a great piece of advice, truly mind it. Think about it. Think about the effect it has on you and then on those around you as you use it. As a self-confessed WordNerd it’s one of my passions that my...
5 Ps to Position And Own Your Value
Attract People, Business and Opportunity To You When push-comes-to-shove, it's a word few people are able to actually define. The word 'positioning' is one we hear a lot. When push-comes-to-shove, few people really are able to actually define. I define positioning,...
Move On When You’re Ready
How to avoid being stuck in a conversation We’ve all been there haven’t we? You’re at a social function, a networking event, a business conference and your intention is to circulate, meet new people, catch up with colleagues and friends - and then you get stuck. What...
Are You “Should-ing” All Over Everyone?
3 Easy Ways for People to Take On Your Advice “Now, what you should do is…” “Well, it’s obvious, you should do this, then you should do that and then you should tell them you’ve done it”. Should do. What you should do and what you want to and actually do are often...
How Tuned-In Are You?
How to engage and be engaging (or not) We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Either listening to or reading about someone telling you all the things they want, need, think, do. "Well, I went here and I said that and then I did this and then I said that. Well, I mean, who...
Attract Attention With One Little Word
Help people sit up and listen to you – immediately Small, simple things make a big difference. We all know how easy it is to pontificate and chat away to people – in writing as well as face-to-face – and never mention their name? Well, the minute – or let’s say, the...
Do You Just Burst In Unannounced?
It ticks people off (polite version) “Hello, Hi, Hiya, Howzit, Howdee”– just a few of the many ways to greet people but they all come down to the same thing – a quick greeting, an easy opener. According to my trusty dictionary, a greeting is "a polite word or sign of...
Do You Shoot From The Lip?
How to Zip-It (and give yourself breathing space) This is a tricky one for so many of us. Wait. Pause. Think a bit. Choose if you’re going to act; to respond. To 'Zip it’ is such a useful little phrase and it’s easy to remember. It’s so easy to assume we have to...
Use These 7 Words To Raise Your Game
How to use assertive language and add value There are so many ways to say something and every way means something different to your listener as you say it. Imagine you’re in a meeting and someone asks if anyone is able to take on a new project or put...
8 Key Lessons To YOUR Professional Success
Run your own race and let everyone else run theirs Being in London and being part of the Olympics last year was such an emotional experience and taught me so much. Truly. Recently we celebrated the anniversary of The Games and it reminded me - all over again - of...