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Episode 505 - Speaking success with Alex Merry

October 05, 2026

' Reps can help you improve your ability to speak, and you can be the person creating those reps.' If you're seeking success as a speaker, what does that mean to you? Perfectly polished delivery, Big, flashy stages?  Alex Merry sees his job as helping founders unlock the true potential of their ideas, and as part of that he brings speakers at all stages of the journey into community in MicDrop. He has a more intentional, strategic approach to defining success as a speaker. In fact, turns out ...

Episode 504 - Resilient Optimism with Michelle Gielan

September 28, 2026

' You can continually be choosing optimistic behavior even when you're not feeling optimistic.' Michelle Gielan is a positive psychology researcher married to a happiness researcher - wouldn't you love to be at that dinner table? In her latest book Resilient Optimism: The science of sustaining a positive mindset in tough times, she explores why optimism that lasts when reality hits is not based on an emotion, but on behaviour, and more particularly on the belief that our behaviour matters. Sh...

Episode 503 - What book awards do to and for authors

September 21, 2026

'You can be both disappointed for yourself and delighted for other people at the same time.' Book awards are great for visibility and credibility. But there's another side to them too. Entering for an award means putting the product of months or years of private work into the public gaze to be judged. And however highly evolved you are, there's a good chance that fear, hope, self-doubt, and even a sulk can all be part of the process that follows. In this episode, authors representing every di...

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