Power To Speak with Confidence. Conversations that will inspire and empower.

If you want something to happen, you gotta work for it yourself! In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking my guest is native Italian, Fab Giovanetti. Fab is an award-winning author, entrepreneur and marketing consultant helping busy professionals reclaim their time. She’s also the CEO and head teacher at Alt Marketing School, supporting people making a positive impact through the...

In this previously live solo episode of Speaking About Speaking, I talk about my acting training and experience of being an actor. I explain how I use them to get clients comfortable with their content, confident in themselves and excited to be in front of their audience. I discuss the importance of a physical warm-up for your body and face, and how to breathe for performance. Why playing games bu...

"The accident stripped my confidence." Alix is a freelance journalist, copywriter and certified cheese addict. She has a love for academics, having studied both journalism and law and having managed to combine the two – with one of her varied positions a media reporter for a criminal barrister on the island of Bermuda! Alix started out as a feature writer for lads’ mags in the early 2000s and lear...

"To be community-led is to have community at the centre of our decisions."  Rosie Sherry is the founder and CEO of the Ministry of Testing, the leading community of practice for software testing professionals. She’s an expert at community building and writes and researches around the subject via Rosie.land. She advocates for community building, indie-pendence for life choices, neurodivergence and...

Rebecca Leppard is an Indonesian entrepreneur who transitioned from a high-powered corner office at a 5-star hotel to the fast-paced and dynamic world of tech and consulting in the UK. I first met Rebecca at a YATM Lunch Club and again when we were asked to speak at a Federation for Small Business event. Most recently Rebecca was on stage for the YATM Creator Day where she spoke about her journey...

Positive persuasion takes sincerity, honesty, and respect. You need to communicate effectively and build rapport with your audience, whoever they are. In this Speaking About Speaking episode, I discuss how you can speak confidently and persuasively. As my friend and fellow speaker, Andrew Thorp says, we are all in the persuasion business. Whenever we speak, we hope to influence, build trust, and c...

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is coaching offer expert, Sales & Marketing Strategist and B2B Speaker, Janine Coombes. Janine’s speciality is in positioning services and helping coach- shaped clients create sizzling hot offers. For me though it’s her love of performing (she used to have a covers band!) and comedy which shines through her always colourful,...

At the end of last year Brand Strategist, Podcast Host, and Founder of Brand Compass, Shelley Röstlund asked me to help her prepare for a talk she’d been asked to give on stage to an audience of 200 peers for You Are the Media Creator Day in Poole, Dorset in April. She’d been on stage before but found it uncomfortable, so much so she couldn’t even remember the experience. She explained during a co...

For this previously live episode of Speaking about Speaking I spoke with Michelle Haslam, a TikTok-preneur known as the TikTok Lady. The mid 40’s mother of two uses her own experience with the platform to show small business owners how to use it to grow their business (without having to dance!) Having started her own small business in affiliate marketing in May 2021 alongside a part-time 9-5, she...

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is Corporate LinkedIn trainer, employee advocacy expert and Keynote Speaker, Sarah Clay. In the past Sarah has trained as a lawyer, produced TV and music videos, and ran marketing and PR departments. Sarah loves LinkedIn and now runs her own social media business training people how to use the platform and speaks to audiences on...

Don't Worry About Worrying! It doesn't matter who we are or what situation we are in we all worry! We ALL get anxious. So should we worry about it? Does it mean there is something wrong with us? For this previously live episode of the Speaking about Speaking podcast I'll be sharing my thoughts on the subject and the advice I give not just to clients, but to family and friends when they are facing...

Stay humble, stay challenged. In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking I speak with Director, Financial Strategist, and former CFO of Gymshark, Philip Daw.   Chartered accountant, Phil spent 28 years as senior partner in general practice, before in 2019, he was tempted by fast-growing gym wear brand, Gymshark to join them as chief financial officer (CFO).   A brave move consideri...

What is homophily and does it make the boat go faster? In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking I speak with Trainer, Coach and Speaker, Adam Armstrong, a former Head Boy of and teacher at the famous Italia Conti Performing Arts School. His acting credits include The Bill, Grange Hill, and The Minder. And his students have included Russell Brand, Danny Mays, Martine McCutcheon, a...

In this previously live solo Speaking About Speaking episode, I talk you through T.R.I.P.P., my acronym for increased confidence, creativity... and fun in your life. You may know me as a speaker and acting coach. It’s my business, it’s how I help people speak to their audience and I love it... But my reason for being is to use my training as an actor and artist to build connection, confidence, and...

"Podcasting changed my life!" so says podcast Junkie, Harry Duran. In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking my guest, Podcast Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Author and Podcast Junkie, Harry and I discuss the merits of an actors training and how it can help you show and share your vulnerable side. Harry spent 20 years working in the Marketing departments of JPMorganChase and E-Trade...

"The real biggest growth I got was when I started posting my vlogs [...] My content means something to them." My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is Content Creator, Business Leader & Speaker, Matt King. I first met Matt on a Zoom screen in 2020 during the first lockdown. At that time, he was running his sales coaching business, Sales Change and hosting a podca...

Even though you know speaking in public is going to feel uncomfortable you have to grab those speaking opportunities to grow your business! My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is one half of husband-and-wife duo, Yellow Tuxedo. The wife half that is, lovely Emily Braithwaite. Emily and husband, Alan have run a business together for over 10 years, firstly in the wed...

Brand Strategist, Podcast Host, and Founder of Brand Compass, Shelley Röstlund has been invited to speak to an auditorium of peers in April for the You Are the Media Creator Day in Poole, Dorset and she's asked me to help her speak with confidence and get performance ready! This includes helping her shape an engaging, entertaining, and insightful 20-minute talk.   Shelley has been on stage before...

Get out of your comfort zone and learn to speak with confidence. It's important for your business says Relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn® nerd, trainer & consultant, John Espirian. John was my guest for this this previously LIVE episode of Speaking about Speaking LIVE.  John helps small businesses & solopreneurs build an effective presence on LinkedIn® and the web without using pointless ads,...

As you may know... I help individuals create talks that are entertaining, engaging, and educational and give them tools to help them excited about speaking to their audience. I, also, help corporate teams make their presentations impactful. I've been hosting a podcast since 2020. I'm a speaker who speaks about speaking, confidence, resilience and finding the joy within you. What you may not know i...

In March of last year I started an in person speaker club, the Speak Like a Speaker Club. I wanted to create a supportive space where the introverted and unsure could exercise their speaking muscles and put in the speaking reps! A gym for the mouth and mind, so to speak. After all, you speak wherever you speak – networking, boardroom, water cooler or dinner table. As well as getting speaking pract...

Is a TEDx talk on your ‘to do’ list for 2024?  If so, listen to this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking. It's a TEDx Special! My guests have all stood on that red circle. They’ve walked the walk and most definitely talked the talk! Alongside me will be TEDx event organiser, speaker and coach, Catherine Sandland, communication and Unsquashing expert, Trisha Lewis and Multi-Story man...

My guest for this previously LIVE episode of Speaking About Speaking was International Sales Coach, Author of Amazon best seller, Live It, Love It, Sell It, and keynote speaker the fabulous Jules White. I first interviewed Jules for my Creative Conversations podcast in Feb 2021 when we spoke about her passion for sales, growing up in a sweet shop and life after securing investment on Dragons Den (...

Your Video Voice made Easy Peasy! My guest for this previously LIVE episode of Speaking About Speaking was Gillian Whitney. Gillian is a LinkedIn Live livestream strategist and coach who helps business professionals use live and recorded video to build trust, boost online visibility, increase sales, and promote their business. With over 10 years of experience as a marketing coach, Gillian has help...

My guest previously LIVE episode is the founder and CEO of Balbert marketing and the founder, host and producer of the Real Business Connections podcast, Ben Albert. He is a collaborator, connector and visionary and he's due to speak on stage alongside Richard Branson in Las Vegas, very soon! When Covid hit in March 2020 Ben was a sales executive bobbing along quite nicely in his hometown of Roche...