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 How to Hook Your Audience: Field-Tested Techniques That Work

How to Hook Your Audience: Field-Tested Techniques That Work

03/12/2025

The 20-Second Rule

"You have 20 seconds to increase my heart rate." I read this statement in a document entitled Revealed: The 6 Laws of Successful Pitching by the [...]

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 AFR Commissioner, Krissy Barrett’s Debut: A Lesson in Gravitas and Authority

AFR Commissioner, Krissy Barrett’s Debut: A Lesson in Gravitas and Authority

03/11/2025

(I first shared these thoughts on LinkedIn over the weekend, but wanted to ensure they reached my regular readers here) AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett’s first major speech: 8/10 I analysed [...]

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 What Jon Hamm Can Teach Us About Owning the Conversation

What Jon Hamm Can Teach Us About Owning the Conversation

29/10/2025

Why is Jon Hamm (Don Draper in Mad Men) such a captivating speaker and presenter?

Here’s my analysis of the first 14 seconds of his performance (view the [...]

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 This Human Skill Matters More than AI

This Human Skill Matters More than AI

03/09/2025

We’re told that AI will change everything. In some areas, it already has. What strikes me most though is not the rise of AI, but the quiet rise in value of something far older - human [...]

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 The Leader’s Toolkit: Questions That Unlock Truth in One-on-Ones

The Leader’s Toolkit: Questions That Unlock Truth in One-on-Ones

28/08/2025

“Tell me one thing you really like about the organization, and one thing that frustrates you about the company?”

“Tell me what you do here, that’s [...]

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 Fooling Ourselves: The One Question Every Leader Should Ask

Fooling Ourselves: The One Question Every Leader Should Ask

07/08/2025

A number of years ago, I asked members of my Mastermind group** to respond to the following question: “How do I fool myself by holding a perception that is lesser or greater than reality?” I [...]

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 How to Build an Undefeated Mind

How to Build an Undefeated Mind

03/07/2025

“Celebrate your success at persevering -  at not giving up. The essence of victory lies in the act of refusing to be defeated. Let success mean you’re committed. Let [...]

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 My analysis of Konstantin Kisin’s powerful speech at ARC 2025

My analysis of Konstantin Kisin’s powerful speech at ARC 2025

05/06/2025

Some of you may have seen this stellar and provocative 15-minute presentation by Konstantin Kisin at the February 2025 ARC Conference, delivered to an audience of world [...]

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 Why Your Voice Matters More Than Your Looks

Why Your Voice Matters More Than Your Looks

01/05/2025

Is having a “pretty voice” more important than having a pretty face? According to research by Miron Zukerman and his associates at the University of Rochester, the answer is yes. They found that [...]

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 World Champion Toastmaster Speech: What Worked & What Didn’t

World Champion Toastmaster Speech: What Worked & What Didn’t

06/03/2025

Some of you may have seen the impressive 7:50-minute presentation by Mohammed Qahtani (MQ), the 2015 [...]

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