24 episodes
The Agile Speaker Maryanne Johnston
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- Business
Public speaking, presenting and pitching are usually considered stressful and uncomfortable situations whether you are presenting for the first time or have experience. There are so many unknowns… or are there? Communication expert Maryanne Johnston believes that presenting confidently and naturally is a science that anyone can learn and indeed become agile with. She shares tips and techniques on how to remain in control and come across as relaxed and natural in what can be an unnatural situation.We send a really useful email to clients each month. You'll be the first to receive tips, advice and insights to help you feel more confident, make impact and be yourself - consistently.
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How to use breathing techniques to reduce stress and anxiety
In this episode, we get hands-on!
Antonia explains to us how breathwork can regulate the stress hormone and reduce stress levels.
She takes us through a powerful breathing technique that can help to control the stress we feel and get us into the right headspace before presenting.
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Managing Stress When We Present
75% of the population fears public speaking. Avoiding it isn't always an option though and imagine the opportunities you could miss if you aren't able to fully engage!
We can take control and we always have a choice.
In this episode, Maryanne and Antonia discuss Imposter Syndrome and practical techniques to control your stress levels. They chat about their experiences and what works for them.
You can learn more about Antonia and her work here:
Healthy Habits
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Spotlight on the Speaker with Ken Whipp, Programme Director of Scale Up Scotland
If you're a company with Scottish connections, looking to scale up then you might want to listen to this podcast. Ken Whipp is the Programme Director of Scale Up Scotland. Their ambition is to support fellow entrepreneurs to build world class, scalable businesses by sharing experience, access and networks to drive dynamic growth.
Maryanne has delivered workshops with their cohorts and enjoyed asking Ken about how important being a good speaker is to leaders who are scaling their businesses.
Scale Up Scotland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenwhipp/
The Hunter Foundation
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What is stress and how does it show up?
The World Health Organisation deems stress to be the health epidemic of the 21st Century.
In this episode, Antonia and Maryanne discuss what stress is, where it comes from and how it manifests itself within us.
If we can understand our stress response, we can find ways to manage it.
Healthy Habits
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Spotlight on the Speaker with Professor Caroline Barelle, CEO & Founder of Elasmogen
Caroline Barelle is a force of nature.
She is also the CEO and Founder of Elasmogen, a biopharmaceutical company in Aberdeen, Scotland. Elasmogen is rapidly progressing a pipeline of next-generation, differentiated soloMER products for the treatment of solid tumour cancers and auto-immune inflammatory diseases.
She has won the Scottish Life Sciences Award for Rising Star – Extraordinary Talent, Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Summit Award for Academic Entrepreneur of the Year and Most Innovative Company at BioFit2018’s Start-up Slam.
Be prepared for entertaining stories of her experiences of presenting throughout her career to all sorts of audiences.
Elasmogen
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-barelle-94631032/
Scotland's Life Sciences Awards
Entrepreneurial Scotland
BioFIT
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Spotlight on the Speaker with Claudia Cavalluzzo, Executive Director at Converge
Converge has supported 600+ entrepreneurs, since it started in Scotland working with staff and students at universities.
300+ companies have been created, 1000+ high value jobs and £320m+ follow on funding has been raised.
I chatted with Claudia about some of the challenges founders have when taking to the stage for the first time to pitch their business to investors.
https://www.convergechallenge.com
https://www.novosound.net
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-renouf-16b20086/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-barelle-94631032/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-reid-2b89ab203/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://mirna-diagnostics.com/en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eve-hanks-703108199/
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