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I’ve been researching KaaS solutions and their emergence over the last few years. It’s an interesting concept that is emerging in the modern digital economy. It refers to the provision of specialised knowledge and expertise through digital platforms, often in a scalable and on-demand format. The Positives Accessibility: It makes expert knowledge available to a … Read more
Acknowledging one worker from all the others makes that worker very proud, but most of the others dismal. ‘I did good work too!’ ‘Sure, he deserved it, but so did I!’ ‘I made a difference as well.’ ‘I pushed myself last month – actually, every month – but no award for me.’ ‘It’s always the … Read more
I had an exciting and uplifting series of experiences this week when I did a welfare check with my team. It’s simple to ask how they are faring, but the response is always a stoic one. The team is reluctant to give feedback on how each person truly feels, and it’s as though it is … Read more
I’m determined to wrestle the concept of Web 3.0 to the ground over the next few weeks. If only to see if it can apply to public speaking and presenting. My understanding of Web 3.0 is that it is a person to person connection that allows both parties to avoid the middle owner and to … Read more
They say that we can learn a lot from our worst bosses. I think this just means that the bad ones teach us what NOT to do. I prefer to learn from a good boss. Actually, the level of satisfaction I get from work is determined by the quality of input from my manager. Not … Read more
They practice with distractions. There have not been too many speeches I’ve given over the years where there has been dead silence and no interruptions from the audience. There has nearly always been a disruption or distraction of some sort: plates being dropped fire alarm going off late comers arriving technology breaking down an argument … Read more
You only need to do one thing to be a great Public Speaker. But here are 25 other things you could do if you prefer ……. Choose a topic you’re passionate about. Keep your presentation short and sweet. Make it interactive. Start strongly to grab your audience’s attention. Remember to breathe! End on a high … Read more
Just because I write about Public Speaking doesn’t make me an expert. In fact, I’m not a highly skilled public speaker myself. I’m not up there with the elite. I’m probably technically sound and can hold the attention of an audience for a while. I’ve won a few competitions, but I’m unlikely to consistently get … Read more
At the end of the week, it’s not unusual to be greeted with an email that we’ve made it to Friday (scathed or unscathed). There is a sense of relief or a subtext that things will be better tomorrow – Saturday – when we forget about work for at least a couple of days. Then … Read more
You don’t hear about office pranks much these days. There used to be a bit of fun having a clever office prank. What’s happened? Probably because the fun was one way and office pranks typically have a victim. (They’re described as hapless.) It’s a danger zone. The office prank can be the most harmless prank … Read more
This post is for the professional Public Speaker Public Speaking is About Risk-taking Just like diving off the high tower diving board into a bucket of water. If we miss, we feel it. Over time, the more we perform the action, the bigger the bucket seems. Eventually, we feel safe and we feel that we … Read more