Talk PAD- Talk Positively about Dyslexia

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Talk PAD- Talk Positively about Dyslexia Podcast

Talking positively about dyslexia. We are fed up with dyslexia being visualised as a negative thing. So the See No Bounds team has teamed up with Dyslexia expert Guy brewer of Golexia to change the perceptions of dyslexia and to bring a better understanding of the condition. Every month we will bring you either an expert on the subject to a guest who lives with, overcome, adapted, thought outside the box and thrived with Dyslexia.

  1. 24/10/2022

    TalkPAD - talking positively about Dyslexia with Matt Hancock

    Talk PAD- Talk Positively about Dyslexia

    26 min

  2. 24/10/2022

    TalkPAD - talk positively about dyslexia

    Talk PAD- Talk Positively about Dyslexia

    32 min

  3. 24/10/2022

    TalkPAD - Talk positively about dyslexia with Arran Smith

    Talk PAD- Talk Positively about Dyslexia

    42 min

  4. 23/12/2021

    Talking positively about dyslexia with Laura Kingdon

    Laura Kingdon is a Transformation Coach, helping professionals (often mid-lifers) to find answers to the big questions, like "Is this it?" or "What next?" Laura doesn’t promise to have the answers but she certainly helps people find theirs. In the past Laura has worked with businesses across Wales to support disabled students and employees. She provided workplace assessment services, DSE guidance and Disability Awareness Training across a range of conditions. Previously Laura was the Business Change Manager at Cardiff University, where she was responsible for the improvements in the University's business intelligence operations, supporting senior leaders to sell their future vision. Before that Laura was the Regional Operations Manager in Wales for Scope, managing organisational change and business development. Laura was also at Newport City Council as a Programme Manager dealing with the adult social services change and efficiency portfolio and also as a Business Improvement Project Manager leading on a number of high impact change projects at Newport City Council. But enough of her illustrious career. What of her skills? What about NOW? Laura has a Level 5 Diploma in Coaching & Mentoring from the ILM and is a •Certified Master NLP Practitioner •Certified Master Hypnotherapist •Certified Master NLP Coach •Certificate Master Time Line Therapist •Mindfulness Practitioner •Clean Language Coach •Neurodiversity Coach •Stress & Anxiety Coping Strategy Coach And Laura keeps up-to-date in the field of psychotherapy, and in 2021 completed Part 1 of the Diploma in Psychotherapy (Human Givens Institute). And not only that, but Laura talks incredibly positively about dyslexia and neurodiversity, which is why she is here today!

    33 min

  5. 06/12/2021

    TalkPAD - talk positively about dyslexia with Debbie Bridge

    Debbie Bridge is a Canadian actor, and a singer, and a voice-over artist, among other things, who lives in London. Debbie is a professionally trained opera singer. She is known for her considerable work on stage and screen. Her credits include multiple film roles, TV roles, theatre roles and musical roles. I do not have enough time to mention them all here – sorry. Debbie has an extensive stage background, which includes Shakespeare, notably playing Gertrude in Hamlet, and opera productions, for example, as Rosina in the Barber of Seville. Debbie has sung at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, and performed in the West End of London. Debbie is really good at singing – here are her best styles: A Cappella, Cabaret, Classical, Contemporary, Lyric soprano, and Opera, as well as Choral, Country, Dancehall, Folk, Pop, and Swing. Debbie has also produced her own short films, play readings and theatre productions under her company name of A'Nother Productions Debbie is currently part of a new feature film project called - 'Undiscovered' - filming is planned for 2023, as well as various other projects. Debbie has been described as, and I quote - “a very charismatic performer who is brimming with energy and ideas". Debbie is also really good at 10 & 5 pin bowling, swimming, roller blading, cycling, yoga, ice skating, downhill skiing, canoe, horse-riding and softball. Not only that, Debbie also speaks German, French, Italian, and Latin. And there are other skills that Debbie has, which include – being a blogger, a drama coach, a drama workshop leader, an experienced event host, a film-maker, a musical theatre workshop leader, a presentation coach, a singing teacher and coach, an experienced tour guide, a vocal workshop leader, a voice coach, and an acting workshop leader. And Debbie Bridge is dyslexic. Welcome Debbie Bridge!

    37 min

  6. 14/10/2021

    TalkPAD - Talk positively about dyslexia with Shawn Meredith

    Today is World Dyslexia day – and we have literally gone around the world– to bring you our wonderful guest. Shawn is a hugely experienced executive coach and has worked locally (to him in Pittsburgh PA, USA) and internationally for sales teams, start-up entrepreneurs, young emerging leaders, non-profit managers, and corporate team leaders. Shawn has university degrees in psychology and philosophy, as well as lots of post-graduate training qualifications. He is certified by the International Coaching Federation, and although still a youngster has been coaching since 2004. Not only that, but Shawn has provided executive coaching for: Facebook, Instagram, Deloitte, LinkedIn, American Express, Visa, Capital One, Mars Inc and many more well-known corporations. Not only that, but Shawn is, unusually, an American keen on playing rugby. And Shawn is dyslexic.

    40 min

  7. 23/09/2021

    TalkPAD - Talk positively about dyslexia with Edward Hollands

    ED Hollands, from Driven Media, is… A managing director of many years standing, of his company in Derby. A public speaker, where he shares the story of his fascinating journey and experiences as a young entrepreneur, his successes and failures, his legendary Dragon’s Den encounter and triumph, and in this way he inspires others (of all ages) to follow their dreams. He has been a sports coach and a sole trader – there is a story here, waiting to be told, about dodgeball. He has a first class degree in Business Studies from the university of Derby. Ed first wowed the nation with his stunning appearance on Dragon’s Den, where he was able to present himself as one half of the Northern Powerhouse – and has certainly lived up to the hype, having recently bought out his dragon. In 2016 Ed won the Rising Star Award from Marketing Derby (the inward investment agency for Derby and Derbyshire) In 2019 Ed won the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, Midland's Region, Creative Industries Entrepreneur of The Year Award. Ed’s company was born when he realised the wasted opportunity for using commercial trailers as mobile billboards. His thoughts were that “if I had a business that’s where I’d be advertising” and that’s what he did. The idea has since grown into being a successful award-winning large format outdoor advertising business. Truly a positive role model for every young business-minded person, Ed Holland welcome to TalkPad.

    32 min

  8. 19/08/2021

    TalkPAD - talking positively about dyslexia with Ladey Adey

    Ladey Adey is an author, publisher, motivational speaker, passionpreneur, and grand-mum. She runs a family-owned publishing company, Ladey Adey Publications, with her daughter Abbirose, and husband Denis. Ladey has been a lover of books ever since her childhood when books were her friends! Back in the late 1990s Ladey was a typesetter for a printing company and editor of their in-house magazine. Her career moved into the Charity sector where she held CEO and Chair positions. At the same time, she ran her own business in education, secretarial services and networking, before writing her first book, Unfrozen, in 2014. Ladey’s management experience has come from over 25 years holding CEO and Senior Director positions in business and the voluntary sector. Sharing platforms with the Archbishop of Canterbury (Rev Dr Rowan Williams) and other high flying personalities. She has a large networking CV too. These days, Ladey heads up the non-fiction department for Ladey Adey Publications, and leads on the Author Mentoring Programme. As an author, Ladey understands the book process from start to finish and mentors writers on their ‘author journey’ to produce high quality and well-written books which will attract many readers. She has a heart for helping those with dyslexia to write their books, showing proven strategies such as to talk it rather than write it. Ladey’s latest book, Successful Business Networking Online, is the first book dedicated to online networking. And she is the Founder of World Online Networking Day - 29th October. For the extra fun in life, Ladey enjoys time with family and friends, making mosaics, gardening - including brick laying, Christmas, playing the Saxophone and Golf. And Ladey is also dyslexic. Please welcome Ladey Adey. Questions: When did you know that you were dyslexic? What is the impact of dyslexia, for you, at work? What do you do differently from people who don’t have dyslexia? How do you accommodate the needs of people that you meet who are dyslexic themselves? When do you tell people that you are dyslexic? What are the things that matter most to you?

    32 min
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Talking positively about dyslexia. We are fed up with dyslexia being visualised as a negative thing. So the See No Bounds team has teamed up with Dyslexia expert Guy brewer of Golexia to change the perceptions of dyslexia and to bring a better understanding of the condition. Every month we will bring you either an expert on the subject to a guest who lives with, overcome, adapted, thought outside the box and thrived with Dyslexia.

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