Speaking
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If it’s not about them, it doesn’t matter.
Keynotes, team talks and sales presentations: how to research an audience, build a talk around their real issue and hold a room that spans four generations. Notes on the talks that shaped this site, rewritten for today.
How to Win the Millennial Race (and the Gen Z One)
A restored talk outline, updated for Gen Z: the trends that define younger generations, how to bridge youth and experience, and how to stay relevant as things keep changing.
Make Everyone in Your Organisation a Relationship Builder
Asked what they want, most organisations say more business. The inside-out answer is to make everyone a relationship builder, from strengths and story to the art of closing.
How a Custom Keynote Gets Built
A custom keynote starts with questions, not slides. A guide for event organisers on intake interviews, naming the real issue, tailoring content and briefing a speaker well.
Presenting to Four Generations at Once
Boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z often sit in the same audience. How to hold attention, design slides, pick stories and run questions so every generation stays with you.
Articles and essays
More to read about managing and engaging every generation at work.
Four Reasons You Probably Need a Coach
Most of us rarely push ourselves outside our comfort zone. Here are four practical reasons a coach can help managers see their blind spots, follow through and lead better.
Read moreSports Betting Apps and the Young Professional
Since Murphy v. NCAA, betting apps have moved into the same pocket as banking and food delivery. Here is what managers notice, and why bankroll basics belong among adult life skills.
Read moreValues, Skills and Passions: Find Where You Add the Most Value
Three overlapping circles, one sheet of paper and thirty minutes: a practical way to find the work where your values, skills and passions meet, and where you add the most value.
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