This is an exciting week for my family as we’re in the process of getting organised for my sister’s wedding this weekend. She’s marrying her lovely fiancé Ben. He’s a great partner-in-life for my sister and I’m really pleased to be part of their celebration.

Last week I delivered a Presentation Skills Workshop to a group of very clever HR, IT and Engineering clients. They were all super-talented at what they do, but Kerry called the day before saying that she wanted to cancel.

Julia Roberts has 4 Academy Award nominations. She won best actress for Erin Brockovich and for a period was the highest paid actress in Hollywood, commanding $27 million USD per film. She got to pick and choose her roles which is a dream for any actor.

I recently had a university graduate going for an interview with a large bank and the interview was over Skype. Even though he was in my office, we did the practice on Skype and I was in the next room to see what the experience would be like for the panel chair.

I once went out for dinner with a guy who had asked me out. He was a friend of a friend and he was funny, friendly and a good looking guy so I thought ‘sure, he seems nice’.

Recently it was shared that Australia has the highest penetration in LinkedIn. That is, Australia is the country that has the highest amount of professionals on LinkedIn and we’re almost at 100%! How good is that?!

When I was little I remember trying to talk my dad into things I wanted like new shoes or a new cassette (yes I’m showing my age!) but I didn’t always go too well because mum was the boss and was in charge of those types of decisions!

If you have been looking at LinkedIn and wondering why there are so many different people posting now and not just Richard Branson and James Caan, you’d be right. LinkedIn now has the capacity to allow you to post your content to become an Influencer as well.

I recently worked with a client who insisted on keeping a photo on his LinkedIn profile that was a picture of him speaking on stage. He was so far away that I could hardly see him but he wanted to be known for speaking and thought it was relevant.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t really watch much TV. Something I do love to do though is watch The Voice. The mix of talent, both performers and coaches in one room astounds me and I always wonder if they

Everyone is time poor, there are so many things going on and choices to be made every day. People often ask me, “if I had to implement just a handful of touch points that communicate my brand well what would they be?”

Have you ever had a week where you look back and go…. this was a dream week? Do you have a vision that you can articulate what your ideal week would look like? As I reflect on the last week I reflect how important our vision is……

I get asked this question regularly as I see people who are trying to build a business though a hobby on the side of their job or are a full blown solopreneur. The challenge is to be able to streamline and anyone who knows me knows I’ll try to find the fastest way to get a result!

Yesterday I delivered training to a group and two women were sitting next to each other in the course. One asked “why do people in the business have a perception that she’s really busy and I’m not?