by | brand strategy, culture, tone of voice, video/audio
I can’t believe how fast this year’s gone and that 2020 is just around the corner. Moving into a new decade always makes me a bit reflective. Back at the beginning of this decade, in 2010, I accidentally started my speaking career. I’ve always loved...
by | tone of voice, video/audio
Maria Franzoni, Speaker Bureau Director, invited me onto her Speaking Business podcast to chat all things language. What did we talk about? What’s tone of voice Not getting hung up on definitions of what tone of voice is and isn’t How I help businesses...
by | articles, brand strategy, tone of voice
When was the last time you asked someone to trust you?Do your customers trust you?We’re in a weird world now, one where we don’t give our trust easily. After all, politicians lie to us, the media lies to us and even companies we thought we could trust aren’t entirely...
by | articles, tone of voice
You know that feeling when you’re standing in front of a room of people and can’t remember the very important thing you were supposed to tell them? It’s horrible isn’t it? And it happened to me recently. I was in front of 20 people, setting...
by | articles, tone of voice
Do you have teenage kids? If so, you’ll probably find some of their language alien. Last week I used the word peng* with my 13 year old. The look of horror, no, disdain, on her face was enough to tell me never to use it again. I was put in my place – middle-aged dad....