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Greater Self-Confidence

A person's name is, to that person, the sweetest sound in any language; it is their badge of individuality. Remembering a person's name is a small but powerful by-product of the desire to remember the person behind the name.

An Opportunity Taken

We all too often drop the ball moments after meeting someone when we have simply forgotten their name. It has disappeared into the background noise as we struggle to maintain a conversation, feeling less and less confident, and quite overwhelmed. The opportunity slips from our fingers as we worry about asking "what was your name again?".

This session presents a simple method to focus our attention onto the individual by stamping their name in our memory - visually. It allows us to apply the same method to groups of any size and gives us unprecedented confidence and an ability to make people feel important by using their name to farewell and greet again in future encounters.

Brighter Start Academy takes our initial greetings through to their natural conclusion with simple yet effective conversation pointers, allowing us to maintain a flowing and engaging conversation. It provides tools which we can use immediately to develop our interest in others into an impressive personal skill.

The Benefit

Provides some real-world techniques to enhance our life experiences when meeting new people and maintaining new relationships.

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:: Next: Setting Goals & Achieving them

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Setting Goals & Achieving them

How many times have we decided to do something only to never even get started? The best laid plans of the New Year's Resolution seldom come to fruition and yet we marvel at others who seem to always hit well above where they aim.

Start with a Vision - Right Now

Far too often we give up on our goals due to simple mistakes. Mistakes such as setting an unrealistic target, not rewarding ourselves along the way, or being a little too vague about how we see ourselves.

This session focuses on creating a vision of where we want to be in our personal lives. It examines why each of the 5 SMART steps is essential in achieving what we set out to do. It illustrates how attempting to bypass a step will lead us to failure. Most importantly it opens us to our own potential and how to get started right now.

Brighter Start Academy looks at recognising our achievements and the achievements of others. We seldom give ourselves permission to acknowledge our own success and focus on our strengths. We also highlight how we may better assist others in achieving their own goals.

The Benefit

Feel invigorated and determined to map out our new vision and start working on it immediately.

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:: Next: Presenting Ideas with Clarity

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Presenting Ideas with Clarity & Enthusiasm

Ever been suddenly asked to speak in a group without the opportunity to prepare anything in advance? Ever felt compelled to voice your thoughts but didn't know where to even begin? What can make perfect sense to us can sometimes be confusing to others and a valuable opportunity can pass by leaving us with feelings of regret and our confidence in tatters.

Being Impromptu was never so much fun

Over 60% of those listening to us are visual learners so how do we provide more visual stimulation to better engage with our audience, be they 1 or 100 people?

This session presents the formula used in every aspect of communicating ideas, from TV advertisements to simple conversations between friends. We look at thinking on our feet, being mentally ready and equipped to deliver every time with animation and credibility.

Brighter Start Academy examines how to think in time-critical terms, making effective use of language and illustrations, organising our thoughts, getting to the point, and summarising with a powerful call to action.

The Benefit

A transition from "I wish I had" to "I'm glad I did!"

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:: Next: Motivating & Inspiring others

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Motivating & Inspiring Others

Emotion can be a powerful motivator. Learning how to employ emotion effectively creates a strong platform on which we can start to lead others. How do we bring about sustainable change in our environment and positively impact those around us?

Experience the Power of Connection

This session expands upon being impromptu, asking us to move our audience. Bring real emotion into our communication fires great authenticity and enables us to truly inspire action.

We ask our younger presenters to consider something they have learned in life. These life experiences can come in many forms, such as a sporting success, a struggle to train harder, or putting in extra study to pass an exam. Any event where we had to push our own boundary, be brave, or take an unfamiliar path in order to come out successful. These events shape who we are and can be very effective motivators for others.

Brighter Start Academy takes what we've put into practise already to experience a very powerful session is a warm, supportive environment.

The Benefit

Experience empowerment as an individual.

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:: Next: Getting on top of Stress & Worry

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Getting on Top of Stress & Worry

Psychologists have known for decades the ramifications of not dealing with stress effectively. Stress comes from the demands and pressures we experience each day. When worries and anxiety become excessive, chances are it will trigger a physiological response, and eventually a host of health problems.

Gain a real perspective on what Stress does to us

The key driver in starting to overcome stress and worry is understanding the impact it is having on us. Studies have found many health problems related to stress that continue to worsen as we age.

Stress isn't just a feeling. Stress isn't just in your head. It's a built-in physiologic response to a threat. When you're stressed, your body responds and all too often we fight or fly without ever getting the chance to manage.

Sounding familiar? Stress comes in many forms and in this session we take a look at some of the sources applicable to our younger family members. School, sports, friends, and even the daily routine of life. Brighter Start Academy introduces basic principles for tackling stress and getting on with our goals with a smile.

The Benefit

Direct application of stress management principles.

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:: Next: Developing Personal Leadership

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Developing Personal Leadership

Many of us, in our adult life, never really learn how to become a coach to others until it becomes necessary. A promotion to Manager, a Sporting Coach, or just an Adult Mentor require us to become a Leader in assisting others realise their own potential.

Understanding Growth & Change

We are never too young to learn the most valuable of skills: Leadership. Some develop a talent naturally, whist most succumb to the ideas and ambitions of their peers by default. Leadership is a skill prized above all others in the community and workplace. When asked to identify the most significant personal characteristic needed by management, most senior executives say, "the ability to work with people".

This final session in Brighter Start Academy takes a simple framework for identifying opportunities, focusing on outcomes and rewarding success. We role-play our ideas and begin our journey towards becoming a coach and leader in the Community. This first step will light the fire to truly envisioning the potential in others, the necessity to work at our relationships, and to communicate with clarity and enthusiasm.

The Benefit

Problem solving & recognising potential in others.

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:: Review: Success Philosophy