The Navigation - Three tips to help you 'draft' your ideas

Finding it hard to find ideas, new angles, or great guests for your show, meeting or event? In this week's episode of The Penny Drop, Penny shares a metaphor that will get you thinking and get you drafting. She explains that having a good drafting system for your ideas isn't just something you do o…

The Calibration - The three skills good hosts master before any others.

Many people ask Penny how they can improve their skills as a podcast, radio, event (or even meeting) host, but often they want to start in the wrong place. Understandably, most of us tend to want to improve our scripting, or content, our tech or how we look and sound because we care about the end r…

The secret life of an Orienteering Bat - The first step to being a better host.

Penny's been reflecting on her experiences as a radio, podcast and event host and learning from other great hosts as she prepares for a season full of tips and techniques to help you become a better host. How does she sum it all up? You need to become an Orienteering Bat. Sound weird? Fair enough -…

Bonus - Are you selling bad wood?

It's really cold in Tassie right now and it's led Penny to get really carried away with her fire wood metaphors! She reckons she's seen something in her firewood that you may need to hear. She's wondering if you're accidentally selling bad wood. It'll make more sense if you listen - promise. ---  …

BONUS - Tuning back in

Penny thought of you this morning because her 'smart' watch sent her a message and she instantly wondered if you'd ever received one like it. For a lot of the people Penny works with they get messages like this loud and clear every day and it's pretty demoralising. So she just wanted to say hi and …

The Glow Up: Elevate your guest appearances by listening out for these three things

When Penny started her career behind the mic as a young (and very enthusiasstic) radio presenter she accidentally began a morning ritual which she now credits for fast-tracking her confidence and skills. She expects it'll make you cringe and feel awkward but has no doubt it's the glow-up your guest…

The Blow Up: Three things to do after an interview to extend its reach and life.

In this episode of The Penny Drop, Penny talks about something that the Aurora Australis (The Southern Lights) and interviews have in common - yep, she links a natural phenomenon with our ability to be a better guest. Strangely the link isn't as tenuous as you'd think! ---- Show notes: Register …

The Show Up: Three ways to turn your post interview chat into another interview

What do you say once the podcast or media interview is over? Have you ever thought about it? Penny Terry reckons you should and in this episode of The Penny Drop, she goes through three things you can say to make sure you lean in before you log off. (Think less 'follow-up', more 'show-up'.) ----- …

Lift Your Spirit: Three strategies to be authentic, (even) when the mic is turned on

Penny has a problem with the word authenticity because it seems no one knows what it means anymore... yet everyone is trying to be it. Hot tip: While you shouldn't have to try and be authentic, for anyone who's ever tried to open their mouths when the mic is turned on, remembering how to be yourse…

In-of-Body Experience: Three (+1) key strategies to kickstart connection in media interviews.

It's not uncommon for people to tell Penny that their last media interview felt like an out-of-body experience; they can't remember what they said, what they were asked, or whether they did any good! This feeling is usually thanks to a particular brain mode that we engage during high-pressure situ…