The Bloody Brilliant Speaker Club

Come and check out the shenanigans from my Presenting duties at London tech week

Lots of you ask me all sorts of logistical and practical questions ahead of talks or presentations that you’re doing, so I’m going to restart a little series taking you on some cool jobs with me to help make the backstage stuff look less intimidating

What do you want to see or know that will help you? 👇

‘’Nik, how do you just stand up there and look so natural? I’d go to pieces.”

I get asked this daily.
And the funniest part to me is that people assume because I was on the telly, I must have always loved standing on a stage.
I didn’t.
For years I said no because I was scared.

I’d happily chat away on live TV, interview people, deal with the chaos of broadcasting… but ask me to stand on a stage as “me” and suddenly it felt completely different.

No autocue.
No team of work mates to hide behind.
No commercial breaks or co presenter to bounce off.
Just me … and eyeballs on me in the same room 😧
(And honestly… that felt scarier.)

I talk about this a lot more in my book because the biggest lesson I’ve learned after 20 years with a microphone in my hand is this…

Confidence isn’t something you magically wake up with - You build it.

By saying yes before you feel ready and doing the thing that scares you a little bit.

By realising you don’t need to become someone else to be brilliant.

In fact, the biggest shift in my career came when I stopped trying to be what I thought a “proper presenter” should be and started bringing more of ME.

The humour, energy, stories.
… and occasional chaos 😂

Turns out the thing I was toning down was actually my biggest asset.
Quite literally my money maker 🎤

So if you’re watching someone speak and thinking “I could never do that”…

Please know you’re probably only seeing the finished version - not the wobbles or the doubts, or the years of practice.

The person on stage wasn’t born there, they just bloody started.

I share the full story (and the tools that helped me) in my book Just Bloody Speak ❤️ link in bio.

And I’d love to know… what’s the bit about speaking that scares you most? I can help
Ask away too if you’ve anything coming up

Perfect is boring … bring on the bloopers, the quirky, the real, believe and trust that you’re enough and take a small brave step towards joy!

Notice the thing that’s been keeping you stuck … and stop letting it have a hold on you

Shout out to those inspiring me lately, new friends or interesting conversations I’ve found myself in

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Hello if you’re new here 👋
A little introduction to me and The Bloody Brilliant Speaker ® world 🌍

Help!!
Dress number 1 or 2?

I’m hosting a fancy awards doo tonight and I need your input