You’re standing up to speak to an audience. You know your subject, and the audience looks friendly, but you are filled with doubt and anxiety. So what do you do? Professional speaking coach Aly Harrold recently addressed Wealden Business Group, and here are some of her tips for confident public speaking…. Slow down Don’t gabble […]
Procrastination – how to beat ‘the thief of time’
Wealden Business Group prides itself in securing interesting speakers for its weekly meetings, and among the most engaging recently was a presentation by Andrea Barker, a Confidence Coach. Andrea’s talents stretch beyond instilling her clients with confidence, and she had some useful advice to offer to WBG members confronting that age-old business problem – procrastination. […]
Case history – Perry Barton, Carpenter
Perry Barton has been a professional carpenter for more than 25 years, and has built a reputation for the quality of his work, integrity and reliability. But Perry had his doubts about membership of Wealden Business Group when he applied to join 10 years ago. “To be honest, I wasn’t sure that WBG was for […]
Case history – David Meredith, Busbys Chartered Accountants
“For me, the real benefit of being a member of WBG is that while I receive direct and indirect referrals for our accountancy services, I am also building and improving my network of business contacts. “This means that if one of my clients asks if I know someone who can undertake a particular job, I […]
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Report by Bill Ferguson Loyalty program in car wash, 8 stamps get 9th wash free vs 10 stamps with first two already filled in. What do you think happened? Answer at the end… Useful sections are pages 247-249 common communication problems and solutions. Reference guide on pages 285-289 that outlines the book’s contents. “Idea Clinics” […]
Brand in a box
A successful business career doesn’t depend on A level results
For many of our local teenagers, August is a time for triumph or tears – depending on their A level results. The annual agony of waiting for the results usually generates mass press coverage, including pictures of happy teens leaping with joy. But for those who didn’t do so well, there is plenty of comfort […]
Words of wisdom for the owner-manager
Over the past year or so, Wealden Business Group has collected some simple one-liners, each containing a pearl of wisdom for a business owner-manager. Here are some of the best… You know those things you always wanted to do? Well, go and do them Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make […]
Wealden Business Group is all clued up and raises £3,000 at murder mystery evening
The Wealden Business Group, the Tenterden-based networking organisation, raised more than £3,000 on Friday (30 June) at a Murder Mystery evening in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. More than 60 guests attended the dinner, held at the Little Silver Country Hotel, as they endeavoured to solve ‘The Curse of the Willoughby Diamond’, which […]
Bespoke Private Tuition
07961341894 “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge” Albert Einstein Monica Janssens the founder of Bespoke Private Tuition, specializes in providing bespoke private tuition of the highest standard and has an impressive track record in preparing students for entry to Britain’s top schools, as well as providing invaluable […]
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