superstarcommunicator

How do fantastic coaches and consultants market themselves? And in fact how does anyone who works for an organisation market themselves to raise their visibility? Our guest is Chantal Cornelius of Appletree Marketing who shares her tips on marketing in a straight forward way. Three learning points include:

1. Ask for referrals and recommendations

2. Pick up the phone; leave voice mail messages to reconnect with clients

3. Speak or network in real life and online to raise visibility.

You can contact Chantal at https://appletreeuk.com/

Download the transcript of the podcast here https://superstarcommunicator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chantal-Cornelius-transcript.pdf 

The language and tone of voice we use has a significant impact on our audiences. I am delighted to to interview Tone of Voice Expert Ben Afia who shares his extensive knowledge of language - and particularly written language. This is an amazing interview; top tips include:

* Being clear about what you want your audience to do or feel as a result of your written messages

* How we could modify our language for different generations and groups of people

* Think deeply about your audience and what's going on as they only have a limited attention span

* Think about what will inspire your audience!

Here is the transcript of the podcast

You can contact Ben at www.benafia.com

Remember you can find out about our monthly 30 minute masterclasses here.

For International Happiness Day I am interviewing author Edward Turnbull about mindful Communication. He shares how important this is to ensure everyone remains happy and avoids misunderstandings. Learning points include:

1. Take Time to focus on your health and wellness to ensure you communicate effectively.

2. Look at your own communication styles and why you are doing these. Are they effective?

3. Be mindful of others' communications. Are they being grumpy because they are having a hard time? Might you have been rude triggering a response?

Here is a transcript of the interview.

Edward's book is available from Amazon

Here is a link for the Superstar Communicator TEN TOP TIPS

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Fiona Kearns is a business psychologist from Kearnsconsultancy 

One of the challenges for any talented, ambitious person is dealing with meetings - and interruptions from others. IN this podcast episode we'll find out:

• How to deal with interruptions when you speak
• Work out what is really going on
• HOw to plan how to deal with 'players' who are in the meeting.

This is perfect episode for anyone who is wishing to make more impact in meetings - but also for those facilitating or chairing a meeting to be more aware of how they can run a meeting more effectively. Download the transcript here:

And if you want to be a Superstar Communicator why not grab our 10 top tips here.

Andy Lopata has written a thought provoking - and potentially life changing book for everyone. He challenges us to Ask more: for help, support, opportunities. And also makes us reflect on WHY we don't ask. This is an important episode for anyone who runs a business, wants to develop their career or who is struggling. Purchase his book from all good book outlets.

Download the transcription of this episode here.

Grab  your 10 top tips to being a Superstar Communicator HERE

We are back to remote working; in our own homes. In this podcast I share top tips - from exercising every day to creating a daily routine. This is essential to ensure we all survive being isolated and restricted with our lives. Good luck.

We are back to remote working; in our own homes. In this podcast I share top tips - from exercising every day to creating a daily routine. This is essential to ensure we all survive being isolated and restricted with our lives. Good luck.

As a tribute to Black History Month I am delighted to interview Dr Morgan. Dr Marcia Morgan is the author of  "The Silenced Voice: there is purpose in pain". She shares her perspective on how the minority of people within a group: whether this is at work or the community risk being ignored.

This is a powerful, insightful interview and I guarantee you will be challenged to look at others in a different way. Her book is available here.

Have you wondered how you can use Linkedin effectively; whether this is to raise your profile, credibility or to search for a job. 

Susan Kench is a Linkedin expert who trains corporate organisations to use Linkedin effectively. In this podcast she shares many top tips that are invaluable for us all.

Contact her on linkedin and her website is www.LinkedInTutors.com

Simon Childs is a leading headhunter for executive positions. He is passionate about talented individuals presenting themselves to the best of their abilities in interviews. In this action packed interview,  he shares many gems and tips on how to prepare and perform with excellence in interviews. To contact him or for more information, go to his Linkedin profile and connect.

Grab your Superstar Communicator Ten Top Tips to being a great communicator here. 

We all need to be visible: whether we are business owners or employees of organisations. Curry Queen and Visibility expert extrarordinaire, Sarah Ali Choudhury shares some great ideas to become more visible, particularly if you don't have a traditional "Shop Front". Sarah can be contacted at her website. Instagram at @instacurryqueen, Twitter: @sarahcurryqueen and on Linkedin.

In the last few weeks I have become aware of clients who are being asked to work longer hours "Because we are all in a crisis" or "Well you are lucky to have a job", but this is impacting on individuals' lives. Setting professional boundaries: ensuring colleagues and bosses understand your limits and therefore respect you, is an art in itself, yet is an essential skill for every professional to acquire.

In this masterclass, I share why it is important to say no on certain occasions, and how to say no.

This is part of a virtual workshop I deliver to clients. for more information please contact me

We have to work harder in virtual conversations, to develop rapport. Active listening, and demonstrating you are listening is crucial. This masterclass shares tips on how to do this essential skill virtually.

We are now forced to do a lot more spoken communication via virtual platforms. In this masterclass I share 5 things to consider when speaking virtually. And if you want to access our 10 tips to virtual team working grab  it here.

Like many people, Gillian found her business disappear almost overnight. She decided to cope with this by setting goals and a daily routine to survive. This empowering podcast interview shows how she survived lockdown, but also she is writing a book, which will support NHS workers' families. 

We crave human contact; particularly during this lockdown and restricted movement. So it is essential to keep the human connection side in any communication we do with clients, colleagues and prospects. I share some top tips to achieve this as well as letting you know why this is so important.

We are dealing with incredible changes in our lives due to the lockdown. As a result of requests, I am delivering a hugely popular webinar I have been delivering to corporate clients as a podcast. Normally I have a lot of interaction; chat and polls.

This is our new norm and our lives will never be the same. Although we can bounce back (resilience) in fact we'll never go back to the way we were before but we'll bounce back beyond where we were psychologically before; we'll be stronger; having coped with so many challenges, and this is called biotensegrity.

In this podcast I share ways we can cope; look after our own wellbeing and in particular manage the overwhelm we have at times.

In times of adversity, there are always some winners and some losers. David Hyner is a motivational speaker and has spoken to many successful people in his time. He has identified the 'rhino' mentality which is invaluable for today's world. In the interview he shares how we can embrace this inner strength so we can survive. David is always delighted to connect with others via LinkedIn or his website.

Key take aways include:

• Having a clear vision of what you need to do
• Don't be distracted by what others think of you
• You are there to serve your clients

Penny Pullan is the author of Virtual Leadership. For a number of years she has led projects globally using virtual methods. In this timely interview, she shares top tips to leading effectively in a virtual world. To order her book please go to the website:

Penny shares the discount code in the podcast - so listen out. Penny actively encourages you to connect with her. Here is her Linkedin profile.

a REAL minority, Darren Harris is a high impact global professional speaker inspiring his audiences to become a real MINORITY in their industry.

Darren has competed in 2 Paralympic Games in 2 different sports and has become England's most capped and most decorated blind footballers.

Here is the transcript of the interview.

In the interview, we focus on managing our nerves during the Corona Virus and how 'being in the moment' can help us. Darren's website is here

Connect with him on Linkedin.