“Please, please tell me now. Is there something I should know.”
Yes there is something you should know, but I’m not talking about the comeback of Duran Duran (or the time I completely embarrassed myself in front of their lead singer Simon Le Bon ;-)).
So what is it?! It is the result of the awesome feedback I have been receiving from you. A new BrandedU workshop called Presenting Comfortably: discover the artist’s secrets!
Yes from the 14th of September (1 week after the BrandedU personal branding seminar) I will be sharing the secrets we taught artist on how to be their authentic self when presenting. I say we because I have asked the Fabulous Buffi Duberman (THE English Coach of many dutch artists) and Astrid Rose (presentation skills teacher at Conservatorium Amsterdam) to help me with this unique workshop.
In one full on morning workshop we will be helping you get rid of your stage fright. Our workshop will be focused on the 3 P’s: Preparation, Personality & Performance. AND guess what it is only for 21 women!! Yes this is up close and personal! We will each let you pass our class room (in groups of 7 women) and give you valuable feedback based on one of our 3 P’s on how you can present more comfortably.
We will be doing this monthly so the editions will be:
14th September
10th October
9th November
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You can register here for the first official Presenting Comfortably: discover the artist’s secrets!
Date : 14 september 2015
Time : 10.00 – 12.30
Location : Hotel Droog, Amsterdam
Price : €99
But wait there is more! For the first edition in September we have a special offer: Women who have previously participated the BrandedU seminars get a €50 discount and only pay €49. #Sisterhood!
So come on and get rid of your fears of speaking in public and join our workshop.
P.s. Only 10 tickets left for the BrandedU personal branding workshop on the 7th of September, sign up here!
Newsletter : But I still haven’t found what I am looking for!
I was so annoyed that I didn’t get tickets to see U2 yesterday at Ziggodome, saw all this great pics on social media and was feeling a bit left out (insert sad face).
Looking for inspiration?
We’ve had an incredible BrandedU edition. No really, I mean the roof was on fire. So many inspiring speakers and for those who have missed it, I will be uploading a film of each speaker every week. This week it is Fatima Koning’s turn. Without giving away to much, you will see the value of being visible when you’ve listened to her story. Fatima is also organising a free seminar on : Let your brand rock. This will be on friday the 25th of September. I am one of the speakers, so please join us in the Regus Business Centre WTC in Utrecht.
For those of you interested Dr Yvonne Thompson has a free download here with several tips for a successful career. And you can always order your personalised copy of her book ‘7 traits of Highly Succesful Women On Boards’ with our special conference discount, only until Saturday here.
Looking for connection.
Yesterday I gave a workshop to women at EY, it was a really valuable morning. Yesterday I showed them a video of Brene Brown. Have you heard of her? If not check out her TED talk on the power of vulnerability. But I also love her books. One that I have started reading is called ‘The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are’. A great gift to give to your BFF.
Looking for tips?
Talking about gifts, I am giving away my 5 best tips on how to build a successful brand here on the Dutch ZZP Servicedesk website. And… I also give you laughter here where I talk about this crazy thing called entrepreneurship on ZZP servicedesk (not the same as the Ziggo Zakelijk interview I gave a few weeks ago).
Looking to get better at presenting yourself?
Monday it’s GO TIME. The first BrandedU Presentation masterclass will be happening in Hotel Droog. There are only 4 seats left. No joke, this is your last chance to get in there with a discount (if you have followed our course before).
If not see you next week, via Email ;-)!
XO XO,
Nancy
Newsletter : Express Yourself!
I went to see the film Straight outta Compton this weekend. And I loved it so much that I can’t stop talking about it. It was like I was back in the late 80’s and early 90’s.
The film is about the rise and fall of the notorious rap group NWA. And guess what, I discovered that these 5 guys from Compton were probably the best personal brand builders around!
Firstly – they always showed their TRUE self. Even when threatened by the FBI they still performed their art the way they wanted.
Secondly – They stuck to what they believed was living and communicating their TRUTH. This was all when nobody spoke about how badly they were being treated by the police. They sang about how they felt they were being discriminated against.
Thirdly – by living their TRUTH they were able to reach a big group of like-minded people (this band sold millions!) and create followers and a completely new music genre (gangsta rap).
Then lastly – they were great at promoting themselves and making themselves very visible. They were called a menace to society and claimed that title by calling themselves ‘the most dangerous group on the planet’. These guys managed to dominate the press headlines for a number of years.
Nina Simone said : An artist’s duty is to reflect the times and I finally realize how much this band did that. In a time where people like Bill Cosby were criticizing them for using profanities, oh dear with what we now know about Bill…! And now in 2015 Dr. Dre is the first rap billionaire after he sold Beats by Dre to Apple and Ice Cube has made over 150 million dollars starring in films such as Three Kings and 21 Jump street. I mean, who would have thought that the anti-establishment band would become so well established?
It’s a funny thing how living your TRUTH can make you feel liberated and not only that, how living your truth can motivate others to start living theirs!
Last week I had a session taping new videos with the speakers of the BrandedU seminar of this coming Monday. The first one we finished editing was of TV host Sylvana Simons. I keep making these films to hopefully inspire women who can’t make it to the seminars. In this film of Sylvana she speaks so eloquently about finding her TRUTH. I really hope it inspires you to uncover yours!
If you want a tip on how to stay true on stage, read Astrid Rose’s blog. And let us know what you think!
Newsletter : If you start me up I’ll never stop
If you start me up I’ll never stop
I’ve been running hot
You got me ticking gonna blow my top
Let me fill you in on a little secret. My first job in music was working at Promotone. Promotone handles all of the financial management for the Rolling Stones. All I did for 6 months was type in the amounts on the royalty checks for songs like Satisfaction, Brown Sugar or Paint it black. Not a lot of fun but I learned a lot about the financial side of music. So this was a great process to get to understand.
Process management is not always great, but I have to admit through the years I have started enjoying it. It is not always the end result but rather the ride (or the process) that makes it fun. Our ride into making BrandedU into THE personal branding program is sometimes very ‘interesting’ hahaha. I can honestly say that your feedback is helping me get through the biggest challenges I am facing. Like the feedback from Tanja Kok below:
I love working with women on a one-on-one basis and the interesting thing is that I have started learning more about the kind of coach I want to be from these personal branding sessions. BrandedU has brought me so much more than I expected. I am truly grateful for that!
So I leave you with my tip of the week: KNOW WHAT YOU WANT!
Sounds easy right? But really it is the biggest question you will be facing in your career. A lot of women think they know what they want but are really living out other peoples expectations. What do YOU really want? What will really make you happy? Can you be honest with yourself about your true wishes? And again enjoy the process of finding this out. Why? Because it will bring you closer to your true self and therefor closer to achieving your goals.
The question I then get from a lot of women after I ask them ‘do you know what you want’ is: yeah but what if I can’t achieve my goals or what if I fail? I then say: mmmm but what if you don’t? I love this Harvard commencement speech by “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling about failure and goal setting. Enjoy!
P.s. we only have a few tickets left for our personal branding seminar on the 7th of September and only 10 for our workshop ‘ presenting comfortably’.Get yours now!
Newsletter : Please, please tell me now
“Please, please tell me now. Is there something I should know.”
Yes there is something you should know, but I’m not talking about the comeback of Duran Duran (or the time I completely embarrassed myself in front of their lead singer Simon Le Bon ;-)).
So what is it?! It is the result of the awesome feedback I have been receiving from you. A new BrandedU workshop called Presenting Comfortably: discover the artist’s secrets!
Yes from the 14th of September (1 week after the BrandedU personal branding seminar) I will be sharing the secrets we taught artist on how to be their authentic self when presenting. I say we because I have asked the Fabulous Buffi Duberman (THE English Coach of many dutch artists) and Astrid Rose (presentation skills teacher at Conservatorium Amsterdam) to help me with this unique workshop.
In one full on morning workshop we will be helping you get rid of your stage fright. Our workshop will be focused on the 3 P’s: Preparation, Personality & Performance. AND guess what it is only for 21 women!! Yes this is up close and personal! We will each let you pass our class room (in groups of 7 women) and give you valuable feedback based on one of our 3 P’s on how you can present more comfortably.
We will be doing this monthly so the editions will be:
14th September
10th October
9th November
_
You can register here for the first official Presenting Comfortably: discover the artist’s secrets!
Date : 14 september 2015
Time : 10.00 – 12.30
Location : Hotel Droog, Amsterdam
Price : €99
But wait there is more! For the first edition in September we have a special offer: Women who have previously participated the BrandedU seminars get a €50 discount and only pay €49. #Sisterhood!
So come on and get rid of your fears of speaking in public and join our workshop.
P.s. Only 10 tickets left for the BrandedU personal branding workshop on the 7th of September, sign up here!