The Story Behind The Story Series - Paul Preston, From £6 an hour Cleaner To Millionaire Paul, today you are a multi-millionaire property developer and mentor. But where were you when you met Andy Harrington and came across the Public Speakers University? It was 2013, and I was looking for inspiration. I was running a cleaning business. That sounds great right. Actually, I was the main cleaner – so mostly I just had a £6 an hour job with a terrible boss! I mean, who else is going to make you work longer hours, for less pay and no thanks? I had previously run a successful recruitment compan ..read more

How Do I Become a Good Public Speaker? That’s a question I get asked a lot, and of course, there is a lot to it. You need to be able to tell a story. You need to be able to make an impact. Avoiding “death by Powerpoint”, goes without saying. You also need to have memorable and ‘sticky’ content. And, of course, you need to build a relationship with your audience. There’s all this and more. In this blog I want to concentrate on something which you cannot do without if you really want to be considered by your audience (the only people who really matter) as a good public speaker. In fact, if you ..read more

Stagefright - And How to Overcome It! Stagefright is a very common fear. And you don’t even need to be on a stage! Any kind of public speaking – whether that is giving a speech at a wedding, or a eulogy, giving a business presentation, or speaking at a networking group – fills most people with anything ranging from mild anxiety to outright panic. There have been many surveys done on fears and phobias – and depending which one you read, Public Speaking is the number one fear people have – above death, heights and spiders! It’s always in the top 3, at any rate. And isn’t that kind of crazy?Th ..read more

How To Speak When You Think YOU Have Nothing To Say One problem I often come across when people come to my Public Speakers University is – they think they have nothing to say. I hear things like, and “I don’t have anything interesting to say / I don’t have a story”.   The problem is – their focus is in the wrong place. They are focusing on themselves and how THEY feel about what they have (or haven’t - in their own mind) got to say.   It is the same reason that people trip up on stage and feel debilitating nerves. They are focused on themselves. What I mean by that is they ..read more

The Story Behind The Story Series – Cheryl Chapman from Ann Summers Rep to International Speaker. Cheryl, today you are an international speaker and mentor. But where were you when you met Andy Harrington and came across the Public Speakers University? It was November 2011 and I was at an event featuring Bob Proctor. I had been doing his online course – 6 minutes to success – because I was a very busy person and 6 minutes was about all I had. To be honest – I wasn’t entirely happy with my life but I wasn’t actively looking for something either because I didn’t know what I didn’t know! I work ..read more

Money - And Why You Might Not Have Enough! It is said that if you divide up all the money and assets in the world equally, every person on the planet would be have a million pounds each! Which leaves you with one conclusion if you are not a Millionaire - someone has got your money Money is a currency and currency means exchange, circulation, flow. So, to have more currency (money) your money must flow faster. When you give money to a bank they don’t sit there and stroke your money! Your money is put into circulation, into flow. They DO something with it. But here’s the thing. Before your m ..read more

How To Achieve More Success – By Giving Up! A question I am frequently asked – and I have written about this subject before – is, “How can I be more successful?” Well there are traits which all successful people have, and I believe that if you study what others do, that you WANT to do, then you can shortcut your progress towards any goal.   It’s a bit like learning to play golf. If you want to be really good a golf, really quickly, then you need to practice a lot, you need to get a coach, and you need to copy the most successful golfers I the world, and NOT take on the tips from yo ..read more

The Most Powerful Tool You Didn’t Know You Had I often come across business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches and consultants, who have a very powerful client attraction tool in their business. And they don’t know about it. Which is a shame. Because most small businesses are good at what they do. They are good at being a coach, a fitness instructor, a property developer.  What they are often not as good at is in differentiating themselves from all the other coaches, fitness instructors or property developers in their area. And that causes a problem, because if you can’t differentiate yours ..read more

5 ways to stay motivated in 2018 and reach your goals! We all have huge dreams and aspirations in life. Whether it’s to be a home owner one day, secure a six-figure job, own a successful business or show the world your talent and win the X-Factor! Big or small, there is always another layer we yearn to unfold. But whilst being ambitious is great, many of us also go our entire lives having achieved not one of those dreams or aspirations — not so great after all. Some would call this bad luck whilst others blame the world for their downfalls. I personally put this down to the lack of motivation ..read more

5 skills every successful public speaker needs in 2018! How can I become successful Andy? A question I find myself being asked very often and it’s no surprise, I mean... everyone wants to be successful, right? The issue is though, a lot of people don’t seem to understand how self-improvement and development can help to achieve this. You need to be constantly building good habits and acquiring new skills because in all honesty, you can never learn enough. So here you have it, my top 5 skills that I believe everyone should have under their belt! Read more ..read more