Hi there ,Somerset Maugham was once asked where his inspiration came from. He said, “By sitting down at my typewriter at 8am every day.”At a recent Professional Speakers goal-setting workshop, facilitator, Jamie Gantt spoke about the power of account...

Hello ,𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨I once practiced Quantum Jumping, as taught by Burt Goldman. The idea was simple and seductive: you could visit a million multiverses and choose the one where your perfect life already e...

Hello ,If you sound like you’re begging for approval, the prospect becomes the judge and you become the defendant. That’s a terrible posture for selling.I’ve watched too many bad sales meetings in my time.Most of the salespeople sound needy, rushed a...

Hello ,ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ 'ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ' ᴏʀ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴜɴɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇᴅ?Since November, I’ve been hearing the same refrain whispered like a tired prayer: “I'm exhausted.” “I can’t wait for December so I can disappear.” “It’s been a hard year.”It is apparent that some people have...

Hi ,Most people think AI has made writing easier. I’m not convinced. If anything, it has flooded the world with beautifully worded slop. The kind of copy that sounds polished but says nothing.The real danger isn’t AI. It’s lazy writing. When everyone...

Sue Fuller-Good and me setting up her presentation three years agoHello ,About three years ago, the restaurant where we hosted PechaKucha closed its doors to us. And just when we were settling in. Let me tell you, finding a venue is a schlepp of note...

Hey ,I don't know about you, but the unbelievably rotten, corpulent pimple of a year that 2025 has been - filled with madness, farce, cruelty and corruption - has jaded me, and made me just a little more cynical than I care for.And then it takes some...

Hey ,Just a quick follow-up in case you missed my last note.Sales is changing, not because buyers know more, but because they hear more. If your words do not stand out, you blend in.And blended-in sales conversations do not close.That is why I create...

Hello ,Who Sells the Better Story?Rassie or Andy?Saturday’s Ireland vs Springboks match wasn’t just a rugby lesson. It was a masterclass in leadership, narrative and persuasion.The Boks dominated the scrum. Ireland dominated the story.And both coache...

Good morning ,Here are the 10 presentations from 13 November at the Tryst.EnjoyJacques de VilliersPechaKucha Jozi Organiser