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, 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 |
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 |