Introducing yourself: Why is it so hard?

Introducing yourself: Why is it so hard?

Oh no, oh no, oh no… I hope it’s me last! How many times have you felt this? You know, when a meeting or training session begins with the bright and breezy request to ‘open up by going around the table so we can all introduce ourselves before we start’. Picture the...
The first- or third-person conundrum

The first- or third-person conundrum

Do I talk about what I have done? Or what she/ he/ they did? ‘Oh, it depends on the context’, I hear you say, ‘or on the vibe you are trying to create’. Of course, it does. So, let’s weigh it up, and think in more detail about the mood that is created by talking about...
This is me!

This is me!

Hi, pleased to meet you, and delighted to have you on here. In case you haven’t seen the formal ‘bio’ bit on the web site, and even if you have, this first journal entry is really to say ‘hi, thanks for dropping by, and welcome!’ So, what do I plan to do here? Why...