Going to be speaking to a group of folk? Want to engage with your audience? Add more energy to how you present?

Do this.

First up, you’ll need a bunch of coloured pencils.

I’ve music on in the background and I’m thinking “There’s something odd going on here. Something strange.”

I listened.

And then I heard it…

What have all these things got in common?

• David Attenborough

• A puppy

• A cloud full of rain

• A star

• The girlfriend of a clown

Why do we love to play games? And is it all a bit of fun? Or are there serious things we can learn?

Research shows that when we’re playing a game we’re the best versions of ourselves.

We all produce work and we all do that from a place. And where we work matters.

What difference would it make to you to think about where you work from and how that effects your focus, your commitment and your output?

Time to move on: Time for new learning, time to get unstuck, time for a new job. Here are some techniques to help create and manage change.

As a qualified coach when I’m working with someone there are 3 tools that have the biggest impact.

I recently wrote about my recent experience at a networking event, that women were holding themselves back and that we need to talk about confidence. In this follow up blog I’m going to share 10 ways that can develop your confidence (whether you’re a woman or a man).

This means that the next time you’re given a brilliant opportunity you’ll reply with gusto “Why of course, I will be there with bells on - just try and stop me!”

What would Spiderman do if he had to design a learning and development programme? Be honest - this question has kept you up at night. Spiderman is known for his creative thinking, balance and superhuman strength: just some of the same things I learned at the conference Brave New Learning last week in Amsterdam.

In the first of three reflective blogs, I learned how creative, playful learning can be used to engage folk, get them thinking and inspire them to craft amazing solutions to knotty problems.