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The Penny Drop — 78 episodes
I moved to Melbourne and discovered be-lconies: Why your communication accent is about much more than how you sound.
What I learned from a Frontman at the back of the Forth Pub
Have you felt this frequency shift? It’s not just about noticing the shift, it’s about knowing what to do with it.
The manual skill we've lost (that's costing us big time). Penny went looking for a radio and found the real problem with how we communicate
Subject: The tiny shift that changes everything. Influence isn’t about volume; it’s about resonance.
What's hiding in plain Sight? How to stop overlooking what makes your work unforgettable.
From Eww to Aww: Three lessons from a ladybird
Telepathy Adjacent - The nonverbal skills you're underestimating.
BONUS: The two simple questions that’ll help your ideas cut through next year.
In Reflection - The Final Three Tips That Will Make You Not Just a Better Host, but a Brilliant One.
The Art of Asking - How the Right Questions Turn Moments Into Movements
The Share - Shaping how Your 'Hosting' will be Remembered
The Route - These questions will guide you to richer conversations
The Rapport Card - Scoring High on Connection in Every Conversation
The Rituals - Three must haves for your hosting 'routine'
The Preparation - Three essentials to help you reach the interesting bits faster
The Navigation - Three tips to help you 'draft' your ideas
The Calibration - The three skills good hosts master before any others.
The secret life of an Orienteering Bat - The first step to being a better host.
Bonus - Are you selling bad wood?
BONUS - Tuning back in
The Glow Up: Elevate your guest appearances by listening out for these three things
The Blow Up: Three things to do after an interview to extend its reach and life.
The Show Up: Three ways to turn your post interview chat into another interview
Lift Your Spirit: Three strategies to be authentic, (even) when the mic is turned on
In-of-Body Experience: Three (+1) key strategies to kickstart connection in media interviews.
All in The Mind - Three strategies to master your mindset during media, podcast and panel interviews
The Test Run: Three things to practice before your next media interview
The Map: Navigate media interviews like a pro with these three steps
The Reccy: The step 50% of people forget to do before they prepare for a media interview.
The Approach: If you're approaching media interviews like this, it's the wrong tactic.
Season Two will help you be the best guest in podcasts, media and panels.
The DIY decision that hurts
That time I needed a map
The benefits of making the private, public
I'd never thought about lemons like that before...
Fishing with magnets
The art of 'seeing' stories.
From where I'm standing
Are your systems like airport security?
It just is, is it?
The Third Drawer Down
The switch we all need
The lost art of pondering
Walking in time
It's time to get a mirror
The Third Voice
The view at a different angle
Are you good at opening gates?
A question about questions
Good starts
Is it time to break the template?
Lessons from talkback radio
The view from the bathroom window
Beating boring
There's something special about roses
Dipping your toe into a conversation
Driving through the fog
A tool to test the connection
Need some chocolate to get to the top?
Keep them listening
Is it time to break a pattern?
Start with the end in mind
Getting to the point
Excavator gardening
Simple stories about single moments
The empathetic clean house conversation
Life lessons learned playing Pictionary
Why are we all so boring?
How do I create a story habit?
Stories captivate, statistics validate
When am I meant to find all these stories?
How do I set up a story system that works?
How can storytelling make me more interesting?
Why do I need to collect stories?
Why The Penny Drop?
Why stories now?
Why stories?