by Mary Langan | Jul 28, 2020 | Industry Insights, Media Sales Career, Media Sales Tips |
How to Succeed in Media Sales. A View from the Top…. At Nua Training we are constantly inspired by the women we work alongside, train, coach and mentor. There are so many outstanding, strong and unstoppable women doing amazing things as they pave the way and advance...
by Mary Langan | Jun 22, 2020 | Presentation Tips, Winning Pitch Presentations |
Most of us can drive a car. But what if you had to fly a hovercraft. A hovercraft is unlike any other vehicle, despite the apparent similarities above. The best analogy is trying to drive a car on a sheet of wet ice on a windy day. The brakes don’t work, and the...
by Mary Langan | Apr 14, 2020 | Communication Skills, Media Sales Tips, Presenting Confidently |
We’re all currently living and working in a world we couldn’t imagine just a few weeks ago. And while we’re all trying our best to adapt to a new normal, there might be times when we feel overwhelmed, especially when it comes to managing a new routine, working from a...
by Mary Langan | Apr 9, 2020 | Communication Skills, Presentation Tips |
Zoom Tips – to help you optimise your virtual meetings, coaching and training sessions! If you find yourself suddenly having to use video communication tools like Zoom as you adjust to life working from home, you are not alone! Many of us are now using Zoom...
by Mary Langan | Mar 7, 2020 | Industry Insights, Presentation Tips, Winning Pitch Presentations |
What has been your career path? I began my career in music over 25 years ago, playing as the percussionist alongside many international artists including Faithless, the Spice Girls, Kylie and Dido. During this time, I performed in over 78 countries and...
by Mary Langan | Nov 9, 2019 | Communication Skills, Doing the Tough Stuff, Media Sales Career |
“Please Sir, I Want Some More” Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens How to Negotiate a Pay Rise More, you can’t ask for more!! Well it didn’t work for Oliver, so are we all doomed as well if we ask for more? Luckily, we’ve moved on from the...
by Mary Langan | Oct 16, 2019 | Communication Skills, Doing the Tough Stuff, Presentation Tips, Presenting Confidently |
How to Banish Public Speaking Nerves and Present with Confidence “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear” Mark Twain It always surprises me how many seemingly confident people really dislike presenting or public speaking. At my...
by Mary Langan | Oct 7, 2019 | Communication Skills, Doing the Tough Stuff, Leadership Skills, Media Sales Career |
Doing the Tough Stuff #2 “A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.” Tim Ferriss In the second of our “Tough Stuff” series, we look at how to have ‘difficult...
by Mary Langan | Sep 17, 2019 | Communication Skills, Doing the Tough Stuff, Leadership Skills, Media Sales Career |
Why Giving and Receiving Feedback is Important (Read time – 4 minutes) In the first of our ‘Tough Stuff’ series, we look at the benefits of giving and receiving feedback. It’s a simple technique that can totally transform both your own, and your...
by Mary Langan | Aug 13, 2019 | Industry Insights, Media Sales Career, Media Sales Tips |
How to Succeed in Media Sales. A View from the Top…. What has been your career path? I started my career in media sales 25 years ago as a classified sales exec on Top Gear Magazine at BBC Worldwide. I was lucky enough to progress within the BBC working in different...
