Variations (Discover Prompts #22 – TEMPO)
My all-time favourite piece of classical music is Elgar’s Enigma Variations. That is not just because I love the score, but because of the stories behind each of the 14 […]
The Sound Bath (Discover Prompts #21 – INSTRUMENTS)
Here I am lying on my back, with 15 or so Media Lounge colleagues each wrapped in a soft, cozy, cuddly blanket. It’s a tad too quiet and I’m thinking […]
One Stone, Two Challenges (Discover Prompts #20 – MUSIC)
My school friend, Kathy Wakefield, gave me a Facebook task; to choose 10 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day for ten consecutive days. No […]
Ternary (Discover Prompts #19 THREE)
Third, Triple, Treble, Ternate, Trilogy; these are … The Power of Three Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels
Experiential Learning (Discover Prompt #18 – NEW)
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein. I don’t know about you, but I am not a fan of learning from my mistakes. Never […]
Goals (Discover Prompts #17 – DISTANCE)
Those goals I had set are yet to be met, due to … the threat of distance
Tortoise (Discover Prompts #16 – SLOW)
I think I should have been born a tortoise. The ability to bite if provoked and a firm shell to protect me from predators. Plus the opportunity to hibernate for […]
Rosemary, Thyme & Basil (Discover Prompts #15 – SCENT)
It is a joy, now that Spring has brought with it some well-needed sunshine to get out into the garden. The bottom end of the garden where the quality of […]
In awe (Discover Prompts #14 – BOOK)
I love books, I mean I really love books. I quite like reading them, but get more pleasure in; what it is I discover, the turning down of the leaf […]
Sharing (Discover Prompts #13 – TEACH)
I looked up the synonym for teach and found the following list: Advise Coach Demonstrate Develop Direct Explain Instruct Lecture Prepare Show Train Tutor For me, teaching is all of […]
Egg Hunt (Discover Prompts #12 – LIGHT)
Somewhere in this house There are eight eggs to be found Kindly, shed some light?
Validation – (Discover Prompts #10 – ORCHESTRATE)
The eureka moment for any small business is not that you have found a gap in the market but that you have found a market in the gap. This blog […]
Dynamic Duos (Discover prompt #9 – PAIRS)
I am a big fan of podcaster, Hrishikesh Hirway. I first got hooked on his work when he paired up with Joshua Malina. Together they commentated on episodes of the […]
The Whispering Gallery (Discover Prompts #8 CURVE)
I went to see my dear old Dad last year. He is 99 years of age. He remembers things from the dim and distant past much better than whatever went on yesterday […]
Au Revoir – (Discover Posts #7 BELOW)
I am feeling a tad below par A little cough that is just enough To make me feel bizarre I’m hoping that it is nothing worse So off to […]
British Sign Language (Discover Prompts #6 – HANDS)
I have been a Toastmaster since 2008, over the years I have learnt to curtail my excessive hand gestures, the clutching of hands at waist-level, the gripping of the podium […]
Proof of the Pudding (Discover Prompts #5 DISH)
… is in the eating – a idioum that suggest that the only way to decide the taste of something is by eating it. Or from a business perspective any […]
Mentoring (Discover Prompts #4 STREET)
“Having mentored for years, Laura has studied Catherine Kram, David Clutterbuck and Norman Cohen’s works on the very subject. She has been trained by The Princes Trust, and delivers workshops […]
Earworms? (Discover Prompts #3 – SONG)
EARWORMS? And what are they … exactly? They are those songs that you just cannot get out of your head. Last year, Kylie did it again to me. This time […]
Cyber Hacks (Discover Prompts #2 – OPEN)
Don’t leave yourself wide open! Working from home can leave you exposed to dark and dastardly cyber attacks – check out my latest Podcast – an audience with Mark Saville […]
Irony (Discover Prompts #1 – JOKE)
Irony, used gently conveys amused mockery, jokes or banter. It is the back bone of spoofs and has a notorious role in the British sense of humour. Having done some […]
By The Grace of … the NHS
I have been diagnosed as a type one diabetic since I was 18, that is not quite, but almost 40 years ago. The NHS staff has not only saved my […]
The Virtual Handshake?
The Corona Virus has got us all paranoid. We, from the West, are so used to the shaking of hands and more recently the kissing on each cheek (blame the […]
The Leap Year – (Lune)
Every four years, Make the most, Of one extra day. (Lune)
Meeting Roles and Responsibilities – A Toastmaster’s Education Speech
As a new Toastmaster you may well be confused with the meeting roles and responsibilities, this is a brief resume as to what you might be expected to deliver when […]
Pressure Cooking
We don’t notice the stresses and pressures bubbling away, until WHAM! Straight out of nowhere the pressure overflows, and one seemingly small drama turns into a crisis. Another miserable rainy […]
Talk to the Hand …
Introduction “Our next speaker, Laura McHarrie has been a volunteer supporter for the Young Enterprise Programme for 11 years and prior to that, a business mentor with Princes Trust. For […]
Pathways – Step by Step
Introduction “Having spent 10 years enjoying the old Toastmasters educational system and being fairly fluent with the content, Laura was keen to embark on the new Pathways Programme. She signed […]
It’s Poet’s Day
Today is Poet’s day. Let’s celebrate it. Much of what we deliver in our prepared speeches is poetic prose. It is a form of writing that uses the aesthetic and […]
The Water Boatman’s Willy
The things you learn, listening to podcasts on a Sunday morning. The Blue Whale the largest mammal is the loudest creature on earth, no great surprise there. But this little […]
Battle of the Sexes
Introduction “Laura has been fascinated by the study of communications or rather miscommunications, since 2007, when she picked up a copy of John Gray’s book entitled Men are from Mars, […]
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