by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
The pilot of Journey to Confidence has just concluded and I am busy wrapping it up and getting ready to open the program up for enrollment again. Meanwhile I want to share with you some of the insights that the first group of students had. Torna Pitman has been a...
by Olivia Mitchell | Presentation skills
Speaking up in meetings is a useful thing to do both for your career and for your personal growth. From your career’s point of view, research has shown that people who speak up early and often are seen as leaders – get this – even when they are wrong...
by Olivia Mitchell | Audience
I’ve done it, and if you’ve ever got a stack of feedback forms after a presentation, you’ve probably done it. You go through all the feedback forms ignoring the “Great job” “Learnt a lot” comments and go straight for the form...
by Olivia Mitchell | Audience
In 2001, I was a candidate for the Green Party in New Zealand. I spent a ton of time preparing for the “Meet the Candidate” meetings. But I didn’t spend most of my time on planning my presentation. I spent most of my time preparing for the Q&A. I...
by Olivia Mitchell | Nervousness
Shonda Rhimes is the creator of award-winning TV shows, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. Like many introverts, her safe space was sitting in her office writing. She turned down most speaking engagements and when she couldn’t get out of it … “I was a...