Resources
Here you can find links to or download the resources that I use in my workshops and coaching sessions, which are grouped by type. If you can’t find what you need, or any of the links are broken – then please do get in touch using the form at the bottom of the page.
Keynote Slides
| Course | Description |
|---|---|
| Potential Energy | The latest set of visual aids from my presentation delivery course |
| Cross Purposes | The latest set of visual aids from my networking course |
| Specific Heat Capacity | The latest set of visual aids from voice & vocal control course |
| In the Wings | The latest set of visual aids from my presentation construction course |
| Teamworking Perspectives | The latest set of visual aids from teamworking course |
| Connect | The latest set of visual aids from my cohort introduction course |
| Beyond Academic Speak | The latest set of visual aids from my communication course |
| 3MT Intro | The latest set of visual aids from my 3MT Intro course |
Videos
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| English for Non-English Audiences | A brilliant resource for English speakers |
| Transformative & Imaginative Improvisation | Documentary about the work of Gabrielle Moleta |
| The Culture Map | Erin Meyer discussing her book |
| All That We Share | A poignant Dutch TV commercial |
| Duncan | Paul Simon and Rayna Ford singing Duncan |
| Purpose Driven Storytelling | Food for thought |
| Networking | My thoughts on Networking |
| Something in Common | A poignant Dutch TV commercial |
| Confidence | Food for thought |
| Emotional Courage | Food for thought |
| Stage Fright | Food for thought |
| The Sound of your Voice | Food for thought |
| Status | An insight into Keith Johnstone’s work on Status |
| Presence | Patsy Rodenburg discussing presence |
| Preparation | Peter O’Toole discusses preparation |
| Death by PowerPoint | A good reminder for those who love filling slides with data |
| I am prepared to die | Nelson Mandela’s Passion - used in Potential Energy |
| I am everyone | Orange advert used in Potential Energy |
| Presence | TV commercial used in discussions about Presence |
| Moment of Doubt | TV commercial demonstrating activities used in Potential Energy |
| Joy of Statistics | Hans Rosling’s video used in Potential Energy |
| Reputation | Ron Burt’s video used in Cross Purposes |
| What is a Network? | Ron Burt’s video used in Cross Purposes |
| What do you desire? | Alan Watts’ video on purpose |
| Prickles and Goo | Alan Watts' video on preferences |
| Procrastination | Tim Urban’s TED talk on procrastination |
| West Wing | An excerpt from The West Wing showing contrasting communication styles |
| Multipliers | Liz Wiseman’s thoughts on multipliers |
| Ideal Team Player | Patrick Lencioni’s TED talk |
| Relationship Awareness Theory | An overview of Elias Porter’s work |
| Structure of Great Talks | Nancy Duarte’s thoughts on structuring talks |
| Start with Why | Simon Sinek’s Golden Circles |
| Ladder of Inference Model | Brilliant model that explains how we differ |
| Team Performance Model | Excellent team model |
| 4-Player Model | Kantor’s 4-Player model explained |
| Tuckman’s Team Stages Model | Forming, storming, performing, norming |
| MBTI | Preferences |
| Do Schools Kills Creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson’s brilliant TED talk |
| Magic Washing Machine | Hans Rosling's brilliant TED talk |
| The Transformative Power of Classical Music | Ben Zander's brilliant TED talk |
| 3MT Claire Carswell | 3MT Example |
| 3MT Rob Edinburgh | 3MT Example |
| 3MT Nicole Parish | 3MT Example |
| 3MT Nazira Albargothy | 3MT Example |
| The Real Reason why you hate your Voice | Food for thought |
| The UK’s Hierarchy of Accents | Food for thought |
| Regional Accent Stereotypes | Food for thought |
| Vocal Warmup Breathing | Vocal Exercises |
| Vocal Warmup Resonance | Vocal Exercises |
| Vocal Warmup Opening up the Voice | Vocal Exercises |
| Vocal Warmup Articulation | Vocal Exercises |
| Voice - Intoning | Vocal Exercises |
| Voice - Breath Exercise | Vocal Exercises |
| Birth of a Speechform | Deb Roy’s brilliant TED talk |
Books
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Just say a few Words | Bob Monkhouse’s book on delivering speeches |
| Permission to Feel | Marc Brackett’s excellent book |
| Imagine if… | Sir Ken Robinson’s last book |
| The Culture Map | Erin Meyer’s book on Cultural boundaries |
| Factfulness | Hans Rosling's brilliant book |
| Reading the Room | David Kantor’s brilliant book |
| Impro for Storytellers | Keith Johnstone - great inspiration for presenters |
| Being Wrong | Kathryn’s Schulz’s book on how mistakes are essential |
| The Art of Possibility | Ben Zander’s superb book on possibility |
| The Right to Speak | Patsy Rodenburg’s brilliant book |
| Impro | Keith Johnstone superb first book |
| Lend me your Ears | Excellent food for thought for presenters |
| Dancing in the Line of Fire | My book about Presentation Delivery |
| Following in Ted’s Footsteps | My book - not related to my work |
Articles
| Topic/Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Wait but Why | Thoughts on preparing a presentation |
| How to build a better Network | Article accompanying Ron Burt’s video |
| Stress Signalling Pathways | Excellent research making the case for rehearsing |
| The Slide that killed 7 people | Video used in Potential Energy |
| The Knowing Body | Yat Malmgren’s incredible work explored in a thesis |
| The Systems Thinker | William Isaacs interpretation of the 4-player model |
| Project Aristotle | Superb Article on teams |
| Ideal Team Player | Patrick Lencioni’s Model |
| On the development of the Relationship Awareness Theory | The only article written by Elias Porter on the RAT that I can find |
| MBTI | Preferences |
| The Real Reason why you hate your Voice | Food for thought |
| The UK’s Hierarchy of Accents | Food for thought |
| Regional Accent Stereotypes | Food for thought |
| Presentation Checklist | A useful guide |
| Personal Skills Audit | A useful guide |
| Vocal Warmup | Vocal Exercises |
| Activities | Activity Examples |
Websites
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Island 41 Open Courses | How to access my courses directly |
| Stage Workshop | Vinh Giang |
| Self Leadership | Food for thought |
| Listening Institute | Dick Mullender’s website |
| The McGuire Programme | Excellent resource for stuttering |
| Google Scholar | Research |
| ResearchGate | Research |
| Orcid | Research |
| Altmetric | Research |
| Mendeley | Research |
| Time Higher Education | Research |
| MBTI | Preferences |
| C-Me | Preferences |
| 16pf | Preferences |
| Strength Assessments | Skills Audit |
Podcasts/Audiobooks
| Podcast/Audiobook | Description |
|---|---|
| Communicating with Ros Atkins | Brilliant podcast series on communication |
| Neuroleadership | David Rock’s podcast |
| Research Culture Uncovered | Excellent resource for ECRs |
| The Life Scientific | An engaging podcast that shows how science can be explained |
| Desert Island Discs | Eight songs and a book on a desert island |
| 7 Deadly Sins | Stephen Fry’s engaging podcast series |
| In the Shadow of Anzio Annie | An audiobook of a World War 2 memoir |
| Dancing in the Line of Fire | An audiobook of Dancing in the Line of Fire |