Nothing Happened Today...and how to speak about it.

  I Actually Gave Up... And then a chance meeting changed things! I sat in bed at 2 am on December 29th, 2016 and gave up. The business had flatlined and the income wasn't covering my overheads, particularly the roof over my head. I had kept going week after week all the time seeing the revenue shrink along with savings. Everyone told me to give up and settle down on my pension. On that morning, in that bed, I gave up. I looked into closing my business and closed my office. Over the next weeks, I wandered through life going from coffee shop to coffee shop where I shared a little about the work I had been doing helping people become more comfortable in facing a live audience to people who asked about storytelling. On one of those occasions, I was talking to a business owner who's dream was to perform Stand Up comedy. He had a problem!   Anxiety! It was a major block to his delivery and timing. Over the following weeks, we worked together and delivered a stand-up perform...

Nothing sells you like a story...but how do you learn to tell the story! with Ernie Boxall At network meetings, conferences or online workshops the phrase most often used is "Before I carry on let me just tell you a little bit about ME! And that's right! We should all know a little bit about the person we have paid-in time or in money-to listen to and take advice from. The introduction most often starts with the story of the speaker pre-their present position and that story is rarely one of constant success. It is one of peaks and troughs (and often more peaks than troughs) before it outlines the steps the speaker took to get to their present position.  Why Is This Important! The sub-headline is: Why is this important! Is it important? Is it vital that we know about the speakers' journey?  Who Are They? Everyone knows that people spoking at network meetings, conferences and online workshops are trying to sell something...even those that swear that they have no books, no co...