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The Agile SpeakerSelf Care in Conflict - Tools to Help You Manage Stress and Stay CalmSelf-Care in Conflict: Tools to Help Manage Stress and Stay CalmNavigating conflict can be emotionally draining—but it doesn’t have to come at the cost of your wellbeing. In this episode, Maryanne and Drew share three practical strategies to help you manage stress and stay grounded: Self-Monitoring, Having a Hill Road, and Finding a Trusted Other.Through personal stories - from dog walks to cold showers - they explore how these tools can keep you calm, clear-headed, and connected to what matters most, even in challenging moments.Tune in for tips to l...2025-02-2025 minThe Agile SpeakerNavigating Conflict: A 4 Step Process for ResolutionNavigating Conflict: Avoidance or Management?Is conflict something to fear - or an opportunity for growth? In Episode 2, Maryanne and Drew explore the difference between avoiding conflict and managing it effectively. They challenge common perceptions, showing how conflict, when approached with perspective and patience, can be a positive and empowering experience.You’ll learn their adaptable 4-step toolkit to navigate emotive, high-stakes situations step by step, helping you move toward a satisfactory outcome for all - even when the stakes feel high.Join the conversation and let me know if the to...2025-02-1347 minThe Agile SpeakerHow to Resolve Conflict: Understanding Personality TraitsHow to Resolve Conflict: Understanding Personality TraitsResolving conflict isn’t about finding the “right” answer - it’s about fostering understanding, ensuring everyone feels heard, and moving forward with mutual satisfaction and calm. In this episode, Maryanne and Drew explore four key personality traits that can be used as tools to navigate conflict effectively.You’ll discover how recognising these traits and adapting your approach can lead to meaningful resolution, no matter the type of conflict. And when resolution feels out of reach, they’ll share advice on when and how to seek s...2025-02-0628 minThe Agile SpeakerSelf-Doubt to Self-Trust: Rebuilding Belief in YourselfIn this episode, we explore how a lack of self-trust, not just confidence, can contribute to stress and anxiety in various situations like job interviews, career changes, or returning to work after family leave. We also touch on how menopause can affect self-trust with symptoms like brain fog and low mood. Joining me is Antonia Siegel, a mindset and behavior change coach from Healthy Habits, to discuss strategies for rebuilding self-trust and thriving through life's challenges.If you found this episode useful, please like, share and subscribe! Even better, why not write a sh...2024-11-1539 min
Virtually Anything Goes - a Made To See PodcastMastering Public Speaking: Expert Tips from Maryanne Johnston. Virtually Anything Goes podcastPublic Speaking Expert and Coach Maryanne Johnston joins host Lev Cribb on the Virtually Anything Goes Podcast Expert Series to share advice and insightful stories about Public Speaking.Curious about the secrets of mastering public speaking? Our latest episode features Maryanne Johnston, a seasoned public speaking coach with over two decades of experience, who compares conquering stage fright to learning to drive a car. Maryanne breaks down how understanding your natural communication style can help you transition smoothly into more formal settings and conquer common fears, like stage fright and the fear of the unknown. You'll discover...2024-08-051h 04The Agile SpeakerHow to use breathing techniques to reduce stress and anxietyIn this episode, we get hands-on!Antonia explains to us how breathwork can regulate the stress hormone and reduce stress levels.She takes us through a powerful breathing technique that can help to control the stress we feel and get us into the right headspace before presenting.If you found this episode useful, please like, share and subscribe! Even better, why not write a short review to help us spread the word. Thank you for listening.2024-03-1116 minThe Agile SpeakerManaging Stress When We Present75% of the population fears public speaking. Avoiding it isn't always an option though and imagine the opportunities you could miss if you aren't able to fully engage!We can take control and we always have a choice.In this episode, Maryanne and Antonia discuss Imposter Syndrome and practical techniques to control your stress levels. They chat about their experiences and what works for them.You can learn more about Antonia and her work here:Healthy HabitsIf you found this episode useful, please like, share and subscribe! Even better, why...2024-03-1134 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Ken Whipp, Programme Director of Scale Up ScotlandIf you're a company with Scottish connections, looking to scale up then you might want to listen to this podcast. Ken Whipp is the Programme Director of Scale Up Scotland. Their ambition is to support fellow entrepreneurs to build world class, scalable businesses by sharing experience, access and networks to drive dynamic growth.Maryanne has delivered workshops with their cohorts and enjoyed asking Ken about how important being a good speaker is to leaders who are scaling their businesses. Scale Up Scotlandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kenwhipp/The Hunter Foundation...2024-02-0847 minThe Agile SpeakerWhat is stress and how does it show up?The World Health Organisation deems stress to be the health epidemic of the 21st Century.In this episode, Antonia and Maryanne discuss what stress is, where it comes from and how it manifests itself within us.If we can understand our stress response, we can find ways to manage it.Healthy HabitsIf you found this episode useful, please like, share and subscribe! Even better, why not write a short review to help us spread the word. Thank you for listening.2024-02-0622 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Professor Caroline Barelle, CEO & Founder of ElasmogenCaroline Barelle is a force of nature.She is also the CEO and Founder of Elasmogen, a biopharmaceutical company in Aberdeen, Scotland. Elasmogen is rapidly progressing a pipeline of next-generation, differentiated soloMER products for the treatment of solid tumour cancers and auto-immune inflammatory diseases.She has won the Scottish Life Sciences Award for Rising Star – Extraordinary Talent, Entrepreneurial Scotland’s Summit Award for Academic Entrepreneur of the Year and Most Innovative Company at BioFit2018’s Start-up Slam. Be prepared for entertaining stories of her experiences of presenting throughout her career to all sorts of audi...2024-01-3155 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Claudia Cavalluzzo, Former Executive Director at ConvergeConverge has supported 600+ entrepreneurs, since it started in Scotland working with staff and students at universities.300+ companies have been created, 1000+ high value jobs and £320m+ follow on funding has been raised. I chatted with Claudia about some of the challenges founders have when taking to the stage for the first time to pitch their business to investors.https://www.convergechallenge.comhttps://www.novosound.nethttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-renouf-16b20086/https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-barelle-94631032/https://www.linkedin.com/in/er...2023-12-1843 min
The New Zealand InitiativeTeacher educationDr Michael Johnston talks to Maryanne Spurdle (Researcher at the Maxim Institute) and Stephanie Martin (Adjunct Fellow at NZ Initiative) about teacher education.2023-10-0633 min
That Johnston LifeMoving to Australia? Here's What Migration Agents Won't Tell You!Send us a textMoving to the other side of the world is tough, we know this from our own experience making the move during a global pandemic. To help you decide whether a life down under is for you this series aims to share with you the highs and the lows of the migration journey to help and inspire you to make the move to Australia yourself.Our guests Maryanne, Joy and Fiona share their inside knowledge about the migration process. Being from True Blue Migrations Services, one of Australia's best...2023-02-2624 minThe Agile SpeakerSeason 4 Episode 6 - Spotlight on the Speaker with Hayley Thompson and Emma Smeaton, SmartestEnergyI chatted with Hayley and Emma about the programme we delivered, the impact it's had on their speakers, as well as on the Marketing Team who support the speakers at these events.2022-11-0821 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Hayley Thompson and Emma Smeaton, SmartestEnergyI chatted with Hayley and Emma about the programme we delivered, the impact it's had on their speakers, as well as on the Marketing Team who support the speakers at these events. https://www.smartestenergy.com/en_gbhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-t-773b8212/https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-smeaton-1073b935/If you found this episode useful, please like, share and subscribe! Even better, why not write a short review to help us spread the word. Thank you for listening.2022-11-0821 minThe Agile SpeakerSeason 4 Episode 5 - Spotlight on the Speaker with Danny Helson, Head of Programme Delivery & Investor Relations, EIEAs Head of EIE Programme Delivery & Investor Relations, Danny Helson has been involved in EIE since the start. He shares some great stories about some of the 500+ companies who have been through the programme. $1.5bn investment has been raised so far, teams have grown, they have scaled internationally and some have successfully exited.
For more information on the events, accelerators, programmes & companies we mentioned during this episode, here are the relevant websites:
https://www.eieinvest.com/
https://www.ed.ac.uk/
https://guykawasaki.com/
https://www.fanduel.com/
https://www.currenthealth.com/
https://www.strath.ac.uk/
https://www.krotosaudio...2022-11-0130 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Danny Helson, Head of Programme Delivery & Investor Relations, EIEAs Head of EIE Programme Delivery & Investor Relations, Danny Helson has been involved in EIE since the start. He shares some great stories about some of the 500+ companies who have been through the programme. $1.5bn investment has been raised so far, teams have grown, they have scaled internationally and some have successfully exited.For more information on the events, accelerators, programmes & companies we mentioned during this episode, here are the relevant websites:https://www.eie-invest.com/https://www.ed.ac.uk/https://guykawasaki.com/https://www.fanduel.com/https...2022-11-0130 minThe Agile SpeakerSpotlight on the Speaker with Ana Gallardo, Entrepreneurial Development Team Leader, Scottish EnterpriseFrom being an Agile Speaker to a Conscious Speaker.... Ana Gallardo shares some thought provoking takeaways in this episode. Ana is the Entrepreneurial Development Team Leader at Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise have organised and funded many programmes to help businesses and their people grow. Maryanne has delivered several of these programmes so we talk about the impact these programmes have had in giving business leaders confidence, helping them on their journey to raise millions in investment. We also discuss working with Ana and her team when they were establishing relationships, speaking at events and how she handled a...2022-10-2530 min