Author: Hilary Steel

Presenting with Purpose Workshops

Professional presenting isn’t just about standing up on a stage in front of a room full of people, it’s about getting your message across in a competent way and in a way that your audience is likely to respond to you. Sounds simple? Presenting is a skill, like most others that can be learnt, enhanced and developed. So what’s the BEST way to do this? By getting out there and practicing! Whether you are required to; Present at a networking event Deliver a peer to peer presentation Pitch to a client Host or facilitate meetings Speak to a larger audience at a conference After dinner speaking The fundamentals are the same! You can only learn so much from reading books and watching videos…The FASTEST way to become competent is to practice, start doing it and don’t worry if it doesn’t always go to plan! Join me for a day FULL of practical experience in an environment that will encourage you to push your boundaries, get rid of those little niggles you have! Click on the dates below to register your interest, you will then be contacted by Sue@businesslegacy.co.uk to confirm. DATES: The Great Danes Hotel, Nr Maidstone – 09:00-17:00 – £125 +VAT Friday 29th April Friday 1st July Friday 23rd September  Friday 25th...

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WIB Wednesday on Blab

If you haven’t yet delved into the exciting world of live streaming in the form of Blab then you are missing out on something AMAZING. This new platform, (currently still in BETA stage) is one of the most ‘social’ platforms for ‘social media’ currently available. In brief, Blab is a live streaming platform where up to four people can join in the conversation at the same time. It’s a combination of Periscope, Google Hangouts and Meerkat! Viewers who aren’t taking part in the live conversation can leave comments or ask questions in the chat box. Considering Blab was only...

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Sword Swallowing

Opening the 2015 Kent Women in Business Awards is one night that I am unlikely to forget in a hurry! Sword swallowing?, magic tricks? Yes it’s all in there….It was fun learning some new skills, but I definitely need to polish up if I am going to use them again in the...

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Hosting KITA 2015

As I made my first entrance in to the room in ‘character’ at the fourth Kent Independent Traders Awards I was struck by the party atmosphere that had spread out across the room. Having organised the table plan, I knew that people were there on their own and were thrown in to a group of other finalists, yet there was no sense of this as people were engaging with each other right from the start. I admit, dressing up as Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses was something I was looking forward to, the look on people’s faces...

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When a Hobby Becomes Something More

It’s funny what life can throw at you. Mine has been thrown an opportunity to turn a hobby in to something much more productive while still making it enjoyable. In 1989 my Mum, Jennifer, wrote ‘The Great Potato Cookbook’ which was reprinted  bunch of times in different languages. I was 17 when it was published by Search Press based in Tunbridge Wells. I remember being so proud of her as she did it all while working a full time job and raising her family. In 2011, she suffered a stroke which left the right side of her body paralysed....

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