“With the sheer number of baby-boomers now approaching retirement age, the era of the “olderpreneur” is upon us.” Financial Times When I was a kid people retired at 60 - 65 if they didn’t like golf. When you get old, you retire. This was an irrefutable fact of life like moss grows on the North side of trees and striped shirts make you look fat. I didn’t listen. Somewhere around the age… Continue reading
How to make your next speech unforgettable with the Blueberry Technique
It happened four years ago and I never saw it coming. I was listening to another speaker, waiting my turn to present, when I witnessed an otherwise boring topic being delivered brilliantly. In fact, it was done so masterfully I’ve… Continue reading
How to hook any audience and capture their attention
There’s lots of opinions about how to start a speech. Some say start with a joke. Some with a story. Some with a confession. Some even use video to break the ice. All of those can work, but in this… Continue reading
The one secret about public speaking nobody will tell you
It took me 10 years to discover - completely by accident - the one secret to public speaking that not only saved my bacon countless times, but actually made every speech better. Today, I’m going to tell you what that… Continue reading
All entrepreneurs want to quit. (unless they’re lying)
The first time I was self-employed I couldn’t even spell ‘entrepreneur’ - I just knew I wanted it. I’d worked night-shift, feeding paper rolls from cash registers into temperamental computer readers, washed dishes in a hospital kitchen, built fences and… Continue reading
How the experts create world-class PowerPoint Slides (and you can too)
We’ve all been there. We were looking forward to the presentation - it could have been a webinar, keynote speech or office meeting. And then there were the slides… …tiny fonts, long lists of indecipherable bullets, fuzzy clipart from the… Continue reading
How to make your first $1,000 as an expert
You have expertise you want to sell. Maybe you’re a retired executive, or athlete, a savvy leadership expert or you’ve published a book. There’s hundreds of variations, but the bottom line is you know people will pay for your expertise… Continue reading
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