Why Silence Is the Most Underrated Speaking Skill
Why Silence Is the Most Underrated Speaking Skill When most people think about public speaking, they focus on the words. The script. The delivery. The content. And yet, one of…
Why Silence Is the Most Underrated Speaking Skill When most people think about public speaking, they focus on the words. The script. The delivery. The content. And yet, one of…
Presence Is More Powerful Than Perfection When it comes to speaking, so many people obsess over getting everything “just right.” The perfectly polished script. The flawless delivery. The absence of…
Stop Faking It Till You Make It: The Real Truth About Confidence If I had a dollar for every time someone told me to “fake it till you make it”……
Storytelling in Business: Stop Selling, Start Connecting We’ve all been on the receiving end of a sales pitch that feels like… well, a sales pitch. Someone rattles off features, benefits,…
The Secret Ingredient That Makes a Story Stick: The Shift When I ask people to tell me a story, I usually get something that sounds like a diary entry: “This…
Why Your Brand Story Isn’t Your Timeline (And What It Should Be Instead) I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked someone about their brand story, and they’ve replied…
Why Storytelling Practice Belongs in Every Workplace Keynote Speaker and Chief Storytelling Officer helping leaders, organizations & individuals use storytelling to develop identity, impact, leadership & purpose. PSANZ MC of…
Leadership Starts in the Mirror When we think of leadership, we often picture someone in command—someone with presence, poise, and the power to influence. But real leadership doesn’t begin when…
I recently had the incredible privilege of speaking at the Auckland Toastmasters Club mid year event, and it was an honour to be surrounded by a room filled with talented…
Whakapapa: The Story Beneath Your Identity We often think of identity as a list of roles: parent, partner, professional. We might define ourselves by our job title, our achievements, or…
How to Use Storytelling to Drive Culture Change Culture isn’t defined by mission statements or posters on the wall. It lives in the stories people tell when they leave a…
Some leaders speak, and people lean back. Others speak—and people lean in. What’s the difference? It’s not the job title. It’s not even the message. It’s the story. Stories don’t…
In every organisation, culture isn’t written on the walls — it’s whispered in the hallways. It’s passed through emails, echoed in meetings, and felt in the space between what’s said…
If you’ve ever sat in a meeting where someone rattled off facts, figures, and buzzwords… and five minutes later, you forgot what they said—don’t worry, you’re not alone. We don’t…
Your Story Is Showing—So Let’s Make It Count We all carry stories.Some lift us.Some limit us.Most of them? We didn’t even write ourselves. We picked them up as kids.Inherited them…
A 10-Week Journey to Rewrite Your Story, Reclaim Your Voice, and Rise Into the Most Powerful Version of You. You weren’t born unsure of yourself.You learned how to shrink.You inherited…
Narrative Encoding: Rewriting Your Inner Language to Rewire Your Life Let’s start with something real: The way you talk to yourself isn’t just background noise. It’s a blueprint. It shapes…
The Science of Vibe: Why Resonance Is Real When the Words Don’t Match the Feeling You’ve felt it.Someone is saying all the right things — but something inside you whispers:…
Simple Steps to Start Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Find Your Confidence Have you ever looked at your own achievements and thought:"One day they'll figure out I'm not as good as…
Why We Self-Sabotage — and How to Finally Break the Cycle If you’ve ever set a big goal, started making real progress...Only to pull back, stall, or find yourself distracted…