‘We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.’

You can think of public speaking as like baking: some people are naturally better at baking than others, but if you follow a recipe and keep practising, you are likely to get great results.

A vision is where you aspire to be in the future. Your mission is what you aspire to do, at your best, every day – the philosophy being that if you excel at your mission, you will achieve your vision.

You can think of a vision as a treasure map – something that identifies where you aspire to be in the future. People (including the leader!) should be able to clearly describe the future state that they are heading towards.

Visions should excite and inspire the listener, and that means that a vision needs to be all about them and not all about you.