Geoffrey, I want to acknowledge and let you know I appreciate the contribution you made at the very start in securing Vancouver as the venue for the 2010 Olympics Games. You must be proud of how your little acorn has grown into a mighty oak. All the best, Patrick Hunt Hi Patrick, I am sorry [...]
Getting ready for 2010 I have a tradition of reviewing the past year and preparing for the New Year. I use these questions to bring clarity, understanding and for creating what I want in the next year. Over a glass of wine Brigitte and I look at the past year, so that we can let [...]
It is odd thing that some speakers, presenters and communicators, somehow think their thoughts and feelings are invisible to the audience. It is as if they think they can fool all of the people all of the time. What is sad is when they fool some people once, then they believe that is a successful [...]
The 2006 Casino Royale has been rated as the best Bond movie ever, not because of the amazing stunts, or the number of Aston Martins destroyed as accessories to the plot (three brand new), but because 007 has discovered his vulnerability. For Bond to be displaying a level of psychological realism may seem to detract [...]
USE WITH CAUTION Humor is such a wonderful tool when used properly and can end a career, create family rifts and cause social disgrace when not. When it is spontaneous, natural and authentic it is powerful. Here are my 5 top tips. 1. Take an improv class and then go to an improv club or [...]
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right” Henry Ford Some of the most powerful public speakers I know started out with the most fear. When I am coaching my clients I get them to focus on these four beliefs: they significantly reduce anxiety over public speaking and energizes them to a [...]
If your stomach churns just at the thought of speaking in front of a group of people, you’re not alone. In fact, North Americans rate public speaking as their number one fear – even ahead of death hence the joke ‘you would rather be in the coffin than giving the eulogy’ – that Jerry Seinfeld [...]
Why? You’re going for an interview and want to sound and look good – learn how to present yourself successfully! You are in a competition, discover how to perform well and get what you want! You want to start your own business – you will have to present your ideas and plans to an investor [...]
We live in a world where over-zealous politicians – can deny personal freedoms, where science funding can be shaped by political or religious considerations rather than health concerns, and where the voices of ordinary people can be drowned out by spin doctors and mass marketing campaigns. My purpose is to encourage all people to take [...]
The Authentic Leader I believe that authenticity and transparency are to be the hallmarks of emerging and successful leadership, and President Barack Obama is in the vanguard of change. No longer will leaders be able to hide behind veils of unaccountability, anonymity, and be untouchable. For in this ‘always on’ society there is nowhere to [...]
  Geoffrey X Lane is an experienced major bid coach with years of experience as a trainer for public speaking and presentation skills. He’s worked with leaders from a wide variety of organizations, helping them create successful proposals, bids and tenders. Geoffrey creates boardroom credibility through both his personal facilitation style and through successes like being the winning bid bid coach for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Bid Team in Prague.
Many organizations have the requisite technical skill to win a bid, but don’t communicate them well. Geoffrey X Lane can help your experienced team fine-tune the details that transform a good bid proposal into a winning bid presentation. |