Lessons from Improv

Today we are celebrating my appearance on the BBC! Two of my poems are featured and I have a lovely chat with David Scott the host of the show BBC Upload. Here is the episode in full for anyone that missed it!Don’t forget to follow and subscribe to the podcast and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcBringing you secrets from onstage and backstage - so you can rock your life on any stage you choose! See you next week!

Preparation, Preparation, Preparation! (recorded on the road)“That’s one word three times!” Buffy The Vampire Slayer said and she’s not wrong - in today’s episode three ways to prepare so you smash your pitch, speech or presentation. Firstly, your back up plan, secondly how do you know if you’ve dressed right and thirdly, anchoring - a great way to ensure success, every time!Another episode with digestible and usable tips!Let us know who you want me to get on the show and what topics you’d like me to cover next!Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, review it and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcSee you next week!

Many of us have been feeling worse lately, seeing other people’s “filtered, showreel” lives, versus our actual lives.. It seems eventually we’ve begun to want a little more depth and something a bit more real. Something natural and authentic rather than pre-packaged and over produced. Hence all this talk these days about authenticity, In this episode you’ll get equipped to show your authentic self and find out why it matters more now than ever. Afterall, when you want to sell ideas, products or services you’ve got to get the fundamentals right! Don’t forget to follow and subscribe to the podcast and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcHere’s the Youtube I made to help with this too : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFUE80B9qyY&t=18sBringing you secrets from onstage and backstage - so you can rock your life on any stage you choose! See you next week!

When you want to sell ideas, products or services you’ve got to get the fundamentals right! Sometimes our worst failures lead to our best successes - so what better way to fail than at a dress rehearsal? Better than at the main event right?!. Dress rehearsals do more than give you a chance to practice, they prep your brain and body for action - just another “hack” that the best presenters and sales people use - and now you can too!Don’t forget to follow and subscribe to the podcast and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcWe refer to episode 3 too - listen here:  https://apple.co/3V7h8nGBringing you secrets from onstage and backstage - so you can rock your life on any stage you choose! See you next week!

When you want to inspire people, bring them with you and yes, sell to them, you’ve got to get the fundamentals right! Behind the scenes on the creation of the Becoming EPIC presentation, so you can steal some industry hacks that the best presenters and sales people use. Don’t forget to follow and subscribe to the podcast and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcBringing you secrets from onstage and backstage - so you can rock your life on any stage you choose! See you next week!Watch the Becoming EPIC series itself on LinkedIN here: Part1 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/velodyofficial_presenting-speaking-mediatraining-activity-6919546690307772417-9bwq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopPart 2https://www.linkedin.com/posts/velodyofficial_presenting-speaking-mediatraining-activity-6923173148041330688-QmwQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopPart 3 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/velodyofficial_presenting-inspiration-showtime-activity-6930782324531843072-9Iq6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopPart 4https://www.linkedin.com/posts/velodyofficial_presenting-video-showtime-activity-6932933518641520640-JTSi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Because as an entrepreneur it’s inevitable, so why not get ahead of feeling bad about it.. If you’re not failing A LOT you’re likely not doing much with your life - sorry (not sorry) to be blunt - but if you’re suffering when you fail, it CAN put you off keeping going. Which, in turn will mean you miss out on the deal, the relationship and, someone else, very often less qualified and less experienced than you will grab it! As an experienced entrepreneur who’s now getting invited to speak, here are some valuable lessons to help you fast track your confidence on this new journey.Let’s dig in to some horrific failures of mine from age 8 to 30+ and see if you can’t dig out a gem of truth to help you next time you’re doubting yourself.Bringing you secrets from onstage and backstage - so you can rock your life on any stage you choose!Don’t forget to follow and subscribe to the podcast and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcSee you next week!

Fancy doing a bit less less grind and at the same time gaining a bit more gravitas?In this episode we look at how you can harness lessons from Improv - which isn’t for the faint hearted - and turn them to help you develop your own stage presence. When you do that you start to deliver your pitches with more ease, smash networking and kill it the next time you’re under pressure. Yes I burst into song! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and join me on the social of your choice! https://www.linkedin.com/in/velodyofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/VelodyOnline/https://www.instagram.com/velodyqchttps://www.tiktok.com/@velodyqcSee you next week!

Harness the best kept secrets from onstage and backstage, so you can deliver your message anytime, in your own style, no matter who’s watching! Celebrity insights so you can rock any stage - because after all - “All the worlds a stage, and us merely players”… So let’s play!