Telling your story | Joanna Denton

The life changing power of saying “This sucks”

by Joanna Denton | Oct 21, 2021 | Avoid burnout, Blog, Build your community, Rewire out of fear, Telling your story, Thrive

When fear turns into a funk. Yesterday I hit rock bottom. After weeks of unpacking a bunch of emotional stuff, bringing forth anger and mounting anxiety and all the dark stuff, my body has been screaming in pain for the last ten days. My back hurts, my muscles hurt,...

“We are running over time, can you keep it short please?”

by Joanna Denton | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog, Public speaking, Telling your story

“We are running over – please can you just summarise the main points in five minutes.” The words everyone dreads when they have just spent the last two weeks working on their twenty-minute presentation. If there is one thing you must do when you are...

You Don’t Need Big Words

by Joanna Denton | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog, Conference speaking, Effective rehearsals, From technical to accessible, Handling stage fright, Public speaking, Telling your story

You don’t need big words or to speak like the queen – you just need to get the message across. I was recently reminded of the first time that I coached speakers for a conference. It was back in 2009, and the speakers were two of my junior managers preparing to speak...

What Are Your Top Tips For Managing Stress on Stage?

by Joanna Denton | Sep 2, 2021 | Public speaking, Rewire out of fear, Telling your story

The first time I was on stage I was about four years old, wearing a rather fetching tutu and doing ballet. I was so focused on making sure that all the other tutu clad dancers went on stage at the right time, that I didn’t have time to be nervous. The first time...

Plant a story garden, and you will never struggle for a story again

by Joanna Denton | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, Public speaking, Telling your story

Have you ever watched an interview with a celebrity or thought leader and marveled at the stories they tell so easily and fluently, seemingly off the cuff? Or listened to a speaker illustrate their presentation with wonderful stories that are apt and appropriate? But...

Why do you even want to speak?

by Joanna Denton | Jul 17, 2021 | Blog, Public speaking, Telling your story

Over the last couple of months, I have been on-boarding more and more Public Speaking clients. Some of them want to work together to build a speaking strategy – for example to get their message into the world, or to step up and be heard at work. Some want to build...