Need to give a workshop? A presentation? Sales pitch? Do yourself a favour and use the four C’s from The Moth - one of my all-time favourite resources. If you’ve not heard of them before, the Moth is all about live storytelling done incredibly well about almost any topic you can … [Read more...] about Like moths to a flame – draw your audience in with these Four C’s
How to make a virtual quest easily and quickly and wow your team with this simple tech tool
Do you need an idea for some virtual team building? Need to get across some important information to your employees but are worried they’ll ignore it? Maybe you need to test your team on some key content? Or perhaps you want to spice up your annual report so people actually read it? I … [Read more...] about How to make a virtual quest easily and quickly and wow your team with this simple tech tool
How to do Hybrid Meetings and Events without Headaches
Just when we’ve gotten the hang of online meetings and online events, now we’re being asked to add another new beast to the mix. That beast being hybrid events and hybrid meetings. A hybrid event/meeting is one where some participants are in a virtual room (such as MS Teams or Zoom) and … [Read more...] about How to do Hybrid Meetings and Events without Headaches
Three types of bias you have and three ways to overcome them
We all have biases. (Even though we don’t think we do.) Not me you might be (still) thinking. (Hint: that’s a type of bias!) Or you might be saying to yourself, so what, no big deal. Big deal. Bias has a huge effect on how we think, how we act, and how we move … [Read more...] about Three types of bias you have and three ways to overcome them
A picture is worth 600,000 words – or how to get people to listen
Imagine if your smartphone had no images for your apps. Imagine how long it would take you to find a specific app when you went to look for it. Insert face-palm here. That’s because our brains interpret images 600,000 times faster than text (Power of visual storytelling; Ekaterina … [Read more...] about A picture is worth 600,000 words – or how to get people to listen
Identifying your learning problem is the first step to fixing it
“To live a life without continuous learning is unthinkable. But that doesn’t mean it’s easier or not overwhelming.” ““The only thing that is constant is change,” Heraclitus famously said; change in your career, change in your personal life, change in your community and organizations. One of the … [Read more...] about Identifying your learning problem is the first step to fixing it
Ten simple tips for handling strong emotions in the workplace part two
Have you ever had an issue with managing strong emotions in the workplace and/or at home? Recently I wrote about how I was leading a two-day, hybrid retreat for a UN agency and the subject of managing strong emotions in the workplace came up. It often does in workshops that I … [Read more...] about Ten simple tips for handling strong emotions in the workplace part two
How to make online meetings more interactive and effective
We’ve all heard the old adage - monkey see, monkey do. While we may have become more familiar with online meetings, it doesn’t mean they’re engaging or effective. There’s way too much monkey see, monkey do -a.k.a. boring, noninteractive, lecture style, exhausting online … [Read more...] about How to make online meetings more interactive and effective
Ten simple tips for handling strong emotions in the workplace part one
Have you ever had an issue with managing strong emotions in the workplace and/or at home? Recently I was leading a two-day, hybrid retreat for a UN agency and the subject of managing strong emotions in the workplace came up. It often does in workshops that I teach. We talked about a number of … [Read more...] about Ten simple tips for handling strong emotions in the workplace part one
The results of my grand, year-long experiment – how I got rid of three things every day last year
I was tired of having so … much…. stuff. It was hard to find things. My beautiful treasures were hidden amongst things I didn't care for so much and well, given the online pandemic, it seemed like the timing was right to get rid of a lot of stuff. I decided on a grand, year-long … [Read more...] about The results of my grand, year-long experiment – how I got rid of three things every day last year
Hankering for hybrid events? Here’s how, part two 
Hybrid. Does the mere term cause you to grind your teeth and send shivers down your spine (and not in a good way)? I’ve got your back and your spine. Now that you’ve got a handle on Zoom meetings and/or MS Teams, it’s time to up your game with a hybrid. I shared the … [Read more...] about Hankering for hybrid events? Here’s how, part two 
Free, easy tech tools to make your learning more impactful, easier, engaging and efficient
Let’s talk tech tools and learning. Do you recognize any of the following? You have the best of intentions, but you’re struggling to keep up with learning, with professional and/or personal development.You’re confused about what to learn, when and how. It’s all just a little much and … [Read more...] about Free, easy tech tools to make your learning more impactful, easier, engaging and efficient
