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Listen to your meeting as an audio overview. Summarise email attachments before opening them to read. In the right hands, these will be useful tools. But how will you know the summaries pick up all the important details? Listen or watch this episode to learn more about these Message Center messages.  - Microsoft Edge for Business: New PDF viewer powered by Adobe engine now available for testing in Edge Beta  - Power Automate - Fix save errors in your cloud or agent flow with Copilot  - Teams Meeting Audio Overview   - SharePoint Alerts retirement  - Microsoft Outlook: Summarize email attachments with Copilot  - Microsoft 365 admin center: Onboard SharePoint agents as a Pay-as-you-go scenario  Join Daniel Glenn and Darrell as a Service Webster as they cover the latest messages in the Microsoft 365 Message Center.   Check out Darrell & Daniel's own YouTube channels at:  Darrell - https://youtube.com/modernworkmentor  Daniel - https://youtube.com/DanielGlenn   

When children need to talk, they'll give subtle clues that most parents miss completely. Recognising these moments and responding with actual listening—not advice, stories, or solutions—creates connections that last decades. The secret? Summarise what they say instead of steering the conversation. Most children never reveal their real issue first, which means parents who jump in with solutions are missing what their children truly need: to be understood. Quote of the Episode: "Understanding is the deepest hunger of the human heart." - Stephen Covey (quoted by Ross Judd) Key Points: Children rarely reveal their real issue first—they test the waters with a "safe" topic before sharing what's really bothering them. Look for unusual behaviour or emotional signals that indicate your child needs to talk. Taking control of the conversation prevents your child from getting to the deeper issue. The art of summarising (repeating back what your child has said) is the key to effective listening. Our brains think 10 times faster than people speak, making it incredibly difficult to truly listen. Deep listening isn't something you need to do all the time—just recognise the important moments. Children often already have the answers to their problems; they just need someone to listen. Use neutral phrases like "tell me more" to encourage continued sharing. Don't change the direction of the conversation with questions that steer it elsewhere. Effective listening involves "taking the ride, not the wheel"—let your child drive the conversation. Resources Mentioned: "Listening: A Guide to Building Deeper Connections" by Ross Judd "Miss Connection: Why Your Teenage Daughter Hates You, Expects the World, and Needs to Talk" by Dr. Justin Coulson Stephen Covey's concept of "faithful translation" (active listening technique) Happy Families Action Steps for Parents: Recognise special moments when your child is seeking connection (unusual behaviour, lingering in doorways, emotional signals). When these moments occur, stop everything, engage fully, and put away distractions. Use neutral phrases like "tell me more" instead of asking directive questions. Practise summarising what your child says without adding your own input. Remember that the real issue usually comes second—be patient and don't try to solve the first problem they mention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your brain is like a monkey—constantly jumping around, thinking of what to say next, and rarely focused on what others are sharing. Learning to shut up and truly listen, especially during those key moments when your child is trying to tell you something important, is perhaps life's most difficult skill. This preview of Saturday's full interview with Ross Judd reveals why listening is so challenging and how three simple steps can transform your connections with those you love. Quote of the Episode: "When we engage, the actual main thing to do here is actually to do nothing. We're not having to fix a problem. We're not having to find solutions. What we actually need to do is to be quiet." - Kylie Coulson Key Points: Don't try to actively listen every minute of every day—it's exhausting and unrealistic. Look for clues that indicate someone really needs to talk (unusual behaviour or emotional signals). When these important moments occur, engage fully by staying quiet and using neutral phrases like "tell me more". Summarise what the person has said to show you've understood. Our brains typically prepare to talk rather than truly listen to others. Most conversations are like showing "trinkets" from our respective bookshelves rather than truly exploring others' experiences. Staying present while listening is incredibly difficult because our "monkey mind" constantly chatters. Not offering solutions actually communicates trust that the person has the answers within themselves. We typically listen through our own life experiences, which interrupts the other person's thought process. Effective listening is a "practice in stillness"—something most humans struggle with Resources Mentioned: 'Listening: A Guide to Building Deeper Connections' by Ross Judd '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey 'The Emotional Lives of Teenagers' by Lisa D'Amour Marco Polo app (mentioned as a tool for asynchronous communication) Happy Families website Action Steps for Parents: Watch for unusual behaviour or emotional signals that indicate your child needs a deeper conversation. When those moments occur, stay quiet and use neutral phrases like "tell me more" rather than offering solutions. Practice summarizsing what your child says to show you've understood and to quiet your own "monkey mind". Remember that by not offering immediate solutions, you're showing confidence in your child's ability to find answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, we delve into why “kindness” was chosen as the Oxford Children's Word of the Year for 2024. Surveying over 6,000 children aged 6 to 14, 61% selected “kindness,” reflecting a growing awareness of mental health and the importance of empathy. We explore the factors influencing this choice, including children's sensitivity to global events and their understanding of kindness's impact on well-being. Join us as we discuss the significance of this selection and its implications for future generations.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mark-and-pete--1245374/support.

Welcome to Day Three of the TEDx Quest Challenge, your host, Helen Packham, will share the art of crafting a TEDx-worthy idea with a clear, captivating message that makes people stop and listen. Drawing from her extensive experience with TED, both as a speaker and organiser, we'll explore what makes an idea truly worth spreading. We'll break down the components of a big idea, the importance of making it relatable at a societal level, and how to ensure your message is both unique and impactful. Let's go!Here are the highlights:00:00 Introduction 05:28 When applying for a TEDx license, it's crucial to consider the community needs and the relevance, uniqueness, and timeliness of the idea.07:57 Summarise your TEDx idea in one sentence and use the provided Google form for feedback during the Live Challenge.Connect with Helen:Website: helenpackham.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/helenpackhamFacebook: www.facebook.com/helenpackhamcoachLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/helenpackhamIf you haven't already signed up, come and join the TEDx Quest!You'll get access to exclusive bonuses and simple, actionable steps to make your TED dreams a reality.Join the quest here: https://helenpackham.com/tedx-questProduced by winteraudio.co.uk

Apple today announced the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, introducing a brand-new set of Apple Intelligence features that will elevate users' experience with iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and builds on the Today, Apple Intelligence also begins language expansion with localised English support for Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K., giving even more users around the world powerful new ways to use their iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Additional languages, including Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese, will be coming throughout the year, with an initial set arriving in a software update in April. Design Fun, Original Images with Image Playground The Image Playground experience allows users to easily create fun and unique images with concepts like themes, costumes, accessories, and places. Users can add their own text descriptions, and can even create images in the likeness of a family member or friend using photos from their photo library. Image Playground generates images in distinct styles, including Animation - a modern, 3D-animated look - and Illustration, which offers images with simple shapes, clear lines, and colour blocking. The experience is integrated right into Messages, making it easier than ever to create images for conversations, as well as into apps like Freeform, Keynote, and many others. Image Playground is also available as a brand-new dedicated app. Create Genmoji to Fit Any Moment With the power of Apple Intelligence, emoji is taken to the next level with Genmoji, making conversations with family and friends more fun and playful, and opening up entirely new ways to communicate. By simply typing a description into the emoji keyboard, a Genmoji will appear, including multiple options to choose from. With images from their photo library, users can take Genmoji even further by creating one that is inspired by a friend or family member. Personalised Genmoji can be customised with accessories, like a hat or sunglasses, and can reflect themes or activities to make them even more personal and unique. Just like emoji, Genmoji can be added inline to messages, or shared as a sticker or reaction in a Tapback.1 Take Notes to the Next Level with Image Wand The Notes app gets new tools to make note-taking more visual and dynamic. With Image Wand in the tool palette, users can quickly create images in their note using the written or visual context already captured within the note. Image Wand transforms a rough sketch into a polished image by simply circling it. Users can even circle empty space within a note, and Image Wand will gather context from the surrounding area - using on-device generative models to analyse the handwritten or typed text - to create a relevant image that complements the note and makes it more visual. Users can create images with the Animation, Illustration, and an additional Sketch style in Image Wand. Describe Changes in Writing Tools Writing Tools build on the existing options of Rewrite, Proofread, and Summarise with the new ability for users to specify the change they'd like to make, using the new Describe Your Change option. Describe Your Change gives users even more flexibility and control when they'd like to make their writing sound more expressive, such as to add more dynamic action words to their resume or even rewrite a dinner party invitation in the form of a poem, and more. Just like all of the features with Writing Tools, this new Describe Your Change option is available systemwide across Apple and many third-party apps. Learn More About Surroundings in One Click with Visual Intelligence A new visual intelligence experience builds on Apple Intelligence and helps users learn about objects and places instantly, thanks to the new Camera Control on the iPhone 16 lineup. Visual intelligence can summarise and copy text, translate text between languages, detect ...

How can parametric insurance transform risk management in an unpredictable world? Munich Re, a leader in reinsurance, is paving the way for innovative parametric solutions addressing weather-related and natural catastrophe risks. Robin Merttens is joined by René Mück, Global Head of Parametric NatCat, and Marcel-Steffen Reif, Global Head of Weather Agricultural Risks, to explore how Munich Re's data-driven insurance products help corporates, public sector entities and industries navigate complex and evolving risks. A key focus of the conversation is understanding the growing demand for parametric insurance, its role in bridging protection gaps and how Munich Re is developing solutions for emerging risks like green energy and agriculture. Key talking points: What does the Capital Partners unit at Munich Re do? How parametric insurance addresses gaps in traditional coverage. Revenue smoothing for industries like renewable energy and agriculture. Client use cases – from supply chain disruptions to hurricane protection. Addressing basis risk in parametric insurance and how to manage it. Expanding applications for parametric solutions, including public sector resilience. Sensor technology and its potential to enhance parametric insurance accuracy. The importance of client education and engagement in driving adoption. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Define the concept of basis risk in parametric insurance and its implications for claims. Summarise the role of client education in fostering adoption of parametric insurance. List the key industries benefiting from parametric solutions, including energy, agriculture and construction. If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 328 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

According to Mike Hobday, CEO of Insurants, the company is “a bit like being the Google Translator of the commercial insurance market”. Insurants is developed by Antworks in collaboration with Marsh McLennan to help commercial insurance companies manage and process their documents. This week, Matthew caught up with Mike, who previously having spent 12 years at IBM, witnessed early AI automation with the likes of Watson, through which he fell in love with document processing. At Insurants, Mike is bridging the language barrier (so to speak) between data that flows between brokers and carriers. Key talking points include:  The importance of summarisation - courtesy of the InsTech AI bot intern Falling in love with document processing - Mike's career journey What is the current problem with document processing in insurance The Periodic Table Insurants accuracy - working with Marsh Commonality between insurance and the left side of the brain Moving business back to the UK Vital advice for small carriers and brokers If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Mike Hodbay or Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Explain the issues with document processing in the insurance industry and why automation is the solution. Identify different types of documents used in insurance and their purpose. Summarise ways in which a carrier can integrate a document processing AI system into their workflow. If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 322 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

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Viva Amplify had a lot to share this week. Improvements to metrics, in service of improved campaign goal setting. Copilot in Word is going to auto-summarise your documents each time you open them. Microsoft Graph Connector increases it's indexed item limit to 50 million external items.   Daniel and Darrell now share their 365 Message Center message sorting with a live audience. Join the live stream and the chat. Contribute to the show and tell us which messages are important to you and why.

Talk 40 Mark 13:24-37 Signs of His Coming? Welcome to Talk 40 in our series on Mark's Gospel. Last time we were looking at Mark 13:1-23 and considering some of the problems in interpreting this difficult chapter. I suggested that most of what Jesus says in that passage relates primarily to the events that would occur around the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, which Jesus so accurately predicted in verses 1-4. Today we're considering the rest of chapter 13, verses 24-37, where, as we shall see, some verses are by no means easy to understand. But let's begin by reading verses 24-31. 24"But in those days, following that distress, "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 26 "At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.   28 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. 30 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.   Before we get into the passage let me remind you of what I said last time about difficulties interpreting the whole chapter. This will be a very brief summary, so, if you haven't yet listened to, or read the notes on, last week's talk, I recommend that you do so before going any further.   The first problem arises from the fact that Jesus is answering two questions asked by the disciples at the beginning of the chapter and it's not always easy to decide which part of Jesus' answer refers to which question. Is this verse talking about the destruction of the temple or does it refer to the second coming?   The second difficulty is deciding which parts of Jesus' answer are to be taken literally and which are to be taken symbolically. In my view, much of the chapter is to be understood literally, but some verses must be intended to be understood symbolically or metaphorically.   In attempting to resolve these difficulties, I said that the first thing we must do is to find out more about the context, and I gave a brief description of what we know from history about the horrendous events that occurred surrounding the time of the destruction of the temple in AD70. So now, in today's talk, I want to do three things:   ·      Examine two very different interpretations of verses 24-31. ·      Emphasise why it's a mistake to be constantly looking for signs of the Lord's return (vv.32-37). ·      Summarise what lessons we have learnt from the chapter as a whole. Verses 24-31  Two different interpretations Interpretations of these verses fall into two main categories: a)     Those who see most or all of this passage as referring to the second coming b)     Those who understand most or all of the passage to refer to the events around AD70. Clearly these are two very different points of view, and we won't have time to deal with them in great detail. So what I'm going to do is summarise four main arguments that seem to support the view that this passage relates to the second coming, and alongside them to state a counter argument that is sometimes made by those who take the alternative view. It is not my intention to be dogmatic, and, in fact, part of my purpose is to encourage you to form your own conclusions, but not to be too dogmatic, whatever your view may be.   1)     In Matthew's account one of the questions the disciples asked Jesus was about the second coming (Matthew 24:3). We would, therefore, expect that at least part of Jesus' answer would relate to the second coming.   HOWEVER, one problem with this argument is that in verse 30 Jesus says, I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. So these verses, it is argued, cannot refer to the second coming unless Jesus himself mistakenly believed that the second coming would take place within a generation of his making the statement, which it clearly did not, but the fall of Jerusalem certainly did!   2)     The events described in vv.24-25 would appear to be unique in world history. They are the kind of things one might expect at the end of the age and verse 27 talks of the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.   HOWEVER, in Daniel 7:13-14 we read: In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshipped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.   So, it is argued, in its original context, the Son of Man is coming to God and could well refer to Jesus' ascension into Heaven rather than his coming from Heaven. Moreover, it's difficult to see how Jesus could have intended us to understand phrases like the stars will fall from the sky (v25) literally. The terminology used in these verses is reminiscent of the poetic language used by the Old Testament prophets and should be interpreted symbolically. And in light of the fact that they were to be fulfilled within a generation, this, it is argued, is the best way to interpret them.   3)     If the fig tree mentioned in verse 28 refers to Israel as it appears to in Mark 11:20-25, then the passage must relate to the end times when, according to this view, the full number of Gentiles has come in and all Israel shall be saved (Romans 11:25-26, cf. Luke 21:24).   HOWEVER, there is no need to assume that the mention of the fig tree refers to Israel on this occasion. Jesus could equally well have meant that, just as you know that when the leaves of a fig tree start to come out, the summer is near, so be absolutely sure that, when you see the things I have been talking about begin to happen, the dreadful events that will take place at the destruction of Jerusalem will soon come to pass.   4)     In verse 31 Jesus says that Heaven and earth will pass away, which suggests that the passage relates to the time of the end.   HOWEVER, the point that Jesus is making in this verse is that whatever happens, his words will never fail. There is a clear claim to deity here. Who else but God could make such a claim? Jesus is the truth (John 14:6). You can rely on everything he says, whether it be about the second coming or the destruction of Jerusalem, or anything else, for that matter. So that concludes my summary of two very different interpretations of verses 24-31, and in my view it would be unwise to take a dogmatic position on either side. There are some passages of Scripture that are open to more than one possible interpretation. However, when we come to verses 32-37 it seems obvious, to me at least, that these verses must relate to the second coming, as a comparison with the parallel passage in Matthew 24:36-44 clearly indicates.   Verses 32-37  Only the Father knows the timing, so don't look for signs, but be ready 32 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It's like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. 35 "Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back –   whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'"   As I have already said, the parallel passage in Matthew 24 makes it clear that it relates to the second coming. Jesus says: As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man (vv37-39).   This cannot possibly refer to the coming of the Son of Man described in Daniel 7, which as we have seen may well be better understood to be a reference to Jesus' ascension into Heaven rather than his return from it. But in these verses Jesus is clearly referring to his second coming which will be as unexpected as the flood was in the time of Noah.   However, unlike Noah, who was told on what day God would send the rain, no-one will know the timing of the Lord's return. Jesus said that even he did not know. And if Jesus didn't know, I wonder why some Christians seem to think that they can work it out! But it's sometimes said in response to this criticism that it was only the day and the hour that we cannot know. But in the next verse Jesus says, You do not know when that time will come. The Greek word for time here is kairos, which does not refer to the time of day, but means season. This is backed up by what Jesus reiterated in in Acts 1:7 when he told his disciples:   It's not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father has put under his own authority.   So why does Jesus tell us to Be alert! Be on guard! Watch!? The answer is simple. He doesn't mean watch for signs. He means Stay awake! Be alert (v33) literally means, Don't go to sleep. It's used of the disciples in Gethsemane whom Jesus found sleeping, and here in verse 36 Jesus says, If he (the Son of Man) comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. And the word for watch in verses 34, 35, and 37 means Keep awake, be vigilant. It's used elsewhere in the New Testament in connection with: ·      Not letting the enemy break through (Luke 12:39) ·      Standing firm in the faith and being strong (1 Corinthians 16:13) ·      Keeping awake in prayer (Colossians 4:2) ·      Being sober and vigilant because the enemy goes about like a roaring lion… (1 Peter 5:8) ·      Staying awake and not being found naked and shamefully exposed when the Lord returns (Revelation 16:15). So, when the Lord tells us to watch, he is not telling us to watch for signs. He's saying that  because we do not know when he will return, we need to be in a permanent state of readiness. And we can do that without constantly looking for signs. We can do it by living lives that please him and by using the gifts and talents he has given us (Matthew 25:14-30). We should concentrate on telling others about him, not trying to know what Jesus has told us is not for us to know (Acts 1:6-8).   Lessons we can learn from the whole chapter So now, as we draw to  a close our discussion on this difficult chapter, let's remind ourselves of some of the lessons we have learnt. I have pointed out that the problems of interpretation arise from two factors, 1) deciding which of the disciples' two questions in verse 4 Jesus is answering at any point in the chapter, and 2) determining when the language he is using  is meant to be understood literally or symbolically. Because of these difficulties, I have suggested that it would be unwise to be dogmatic, but that perhaps verses 5-23 should be seen as largely relating to Jesus' prophecy of destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, that verses 24-31 are open to either interpretation depending mainly on whether one sees 24-27 as literal or symbolic, and that verses 32-37 relate very definitely to the second coming.   However, despite the difficulties, I do believe that the principles that Jesus teaches in all three sections are relevant to all Christians throughout the history of the church, and so I want to conclude by reminding you of seven things that I have mentioned already, either in the last talk or in this. I hope that, whatever your view on the second coming, you will find yourself in agreement, at least with most of them.   ·      We must watch out for deceivers ·      We must not be surprised by international turmoil and natural disasters ·      We must expect to be persecuted ·      We must continue to tell others about Jesus, relying on the help of the Holy Spirit ·      We must not try to work out the timing of Christ's coming, because it's not for us to know ·      We must stay awake, in a permanent state of readiness for the Lord's return, because ·      THE LORD IS CERTAINLY COMING and, if we're ready, we simply do not need to know when. Finally, as I mentioned last time, we'll be taking a break for the rest of August, and our series on Mark will continue, God willing, in September.    

As one of the oldest insurtechs and thirty years in the business - what can we learn from Insurity? Robin Merttens spoke to Chris Lafond, CEO of Insurity - a P&C insurance software provider offering cloud-based solutions to help companies focus on profitability. After a series of acquisitions in 2019, Insurity continue to execute their thesis from five years ago in embracing the cloud and providing the industry with out-of-the-box technology solutions. It is currently trusted by 12 of the top 15 managing agents in London.  Tune in to hear Robin and Chris discuss Insurity's expanding presence in the London Market and whether the term “insurtech” is a helpful word.  Key talking points include: Celebrating three decades in the industry GI Partners and expanding Insurity  Looking back at Insurity's thesis in 2019 The need for underwriting workbenches in the London Market Is AI the ‘data warehouse' of our time? To ‘insurtech' or not to ‘insurtech'? The future of acquisitions for Insurity The curse of past technology decisions - the problems that occur with legacy systems If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Specify how an underwriting workbench can help users Explain what the cloud is in insurance and how it can help users  Summarise why mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be beneficial for a company If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 313 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Welcome to another episode of The Keto Vegan Podcast! Rachel, your dedicated host, is back to share her latest adventures in navigating the world as a keto vegan. In this episode, Rachel talks about her recent experience at her cousin's wedding, where she faced yet another challenge with the food options—or lack thereof—for vegans. Unfortunately, there were no keto vegan options, and to make matters worse, the vegan dishes she requested were gone by the time she arrived. This marks the second wedding where she's encountered this issue, and it's starting to get quite frustrating. Rachel also recounts her trip to Butlins for an Adult Big Weekender. Thankfully, the food situation was slightly better due to the availability of a small kitchen, allowing her to bring her own food. Despite this, she ended up trying a not-so-great vegan burger at one of the pubs and later broke keto for a surprisingly enjoyable Vegan Royale at Burger King, which she suspects was more enjoyable due to a few too many G&Ts. On a brighter note, Rachel shares her visit to VK Diner in Waterlooville, a fantastic spot her daughter discovered. This diner specialises in vegan ‘dirty' food and offers a refreshing change with its extensive menu, giving Rachel more than just one or two options to choose from. Join Rachel as she delves into these stories and reflects on the ongoing challenges and occasional triumphs of being a keto vegan in a world that's still catching up. Key Takeaways In Rachel's recent experience weddings & vegan don't seem to go well together. Rachel had a bit of a rant, nothing to do with the champagne or G&Ts! Find out what Rachel thought of the Burger King Vegan Royale. The VK Diner is perfect for vegans and you can do keto there too. Link below. Best Moments “I did take some smoky almonds with me just in case there was nothing else to eat.” “I forgot about the smoky almonds!” “This is my fabulous cousin.” “Who's not keto or vegan… yet!” “Are you really doing a podcast?!” “When I went to the BBQ for my vegan food… it had all gone!” Key Takeaways 30-50 words, 4-6 takeaways from the episode Find 4-6 moments from the episode and summarise main points from each.  Summarise info from the episode rather than hinting at what is to come. Use this to support the listen that has already happened. Best moments 20-40 words, 4-6 moments from episode Highlight best quotes, tweetable and valuable things that each participant has said.  Can serve as a means of promoting the listen but really should be viewed more as a way to let listeners easily find and share the quotes that they loved. Ensure they are full sentences that would be interesting if read alone. Valuable Resources The VK Diner, Waterlooville: https://vkonline.co.uk/ For an extensive list of foods with their carb, fat and protein count, go here: https://www.rachelgtherapy.co.uk/1-what-why-and-how For a keto-vegan start-up menu and shopping list go here: https://www.rachelgtherapy.co.uk/1-what-why-and-how   Host Bio Rachel, a once morbidly obese individual, experienced a remarkable body transformation through the keto diet. Later, she embraced veganism and now shares her extensive knowledge and obsession with carbs in vegan proteins on The Keto Vegan podcast. Her goal is to demonstrate the simplicity of combining the keto diet with a vegan lifestyle. Resources: https://www.rachelgtherapy.co.uk/the-keto-vegan Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKetoVegan/podcasts Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/821471059206067 Email: contact@rachelgtherapy.co.uk https://theketovegan.podbean.com/  

Saturday Morning Show Presenters: Shoaib Zafar Sarjeel Shah Naseer Khan • Explore why people may feel Muslims are not British and do not subscribe to British Values by discussing the media's role in this. • Summarise key points that support the argument that British Muslims do subscribe to British values and are patriotic.

KatRisk is a catastrophe modelling company providing global inland flood, storm surge and windstorm loss assessments for some of the largest insurers, reinsurers and brokers in the world.  Taking a macrocosm approach, the company's models offer an open software architecture, allowing users to better understand correlated risks and to make modifications to suit specific needs. Matthew Grant caught up with Dag Lohmann and Brandon Katz on the company's development such as taking on strategic investment from TA Associates, and the challenges that come with modelling correlated risks such as tornadoes, tornadoes, straight-line winds and more. Key talking points: The journey to strategic investment Innovating catastrophe modelling with advanced technology Client collaboration and transparency: a core ethos Leveraging high-resolution models for underwriting and risk assessment The future of catastrophe modelling and climate reporting Looking ahead: expansion and new developments If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. To find out more about InsTech, our membership and offerings visit www.instech.co or contact us hello@instech.co Continuing Professional Development This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Define how correlation has changed the methods catastrophe modelling is conducted Identify the different types of government bodies that work alongside catastrophe modellers and why Summarise why catastrophe modelling tornados is difficult and why granularity of data can help If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 300 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

We're piloting a new style of podcast this week and borrowing the InsTech podcast channel to test this out.  If you are wondering what is going on behind the news items you read about in insurance or technology then this new podcast is for you. We're bringing together experts, founders, insurers and some well know figures to tell us the news items that are capturing their attention - and why.  Matthew Grant CEO of InsTech is joined face to face in London by fellow podcasting enthusiast Nigel Walsh, Managing Director, Insurance, Google Cloud US, James Birch, Development Director at Ki Insurance and Bijal Patel, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Aurora Insurance.   And we've got more. This week we have an interview with the CEO of Ki Insurance Mark Allan, a listener question and a chance to hear our hosts and guests predictions for 2024. The news we're discussing this week is: Ki insurance new capacity partners Travelers and Aspen Why the range of loss estimates from Hurricane Otis is so high Howden Group £500m insurtech ventures fund Look out for more in this new podcast series coming in 2024. Please let us know what questions you'd like our hosts and guests to answer and any new ideas to keep you listening.  If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. To find out more about InsTech, our membership and offerings visit www.instech.co or contact us hello@instech.co Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Identify the capacity for innovation in insurance. Explain why MGAs are the future. Summarise reasons for collaboration and data sharing. If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 277 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Welcome back to a part 2 of learning how to entertain in your outdoor living space where we explore more features to transform your backyard into paradise. Discover the word of the day, the answer to your answer to your questions sent in via our website, www.poolsideperspective.com and more. Tune in as we: Summarise the key takeaways from both episodes. Emphasise the importance of tailoring your backyard entertainment practices to individual preferences. Encourage listeners to start envisioning their ideal backyard experience. Thanks for listening in, please comment, rate and review

To summarise your whole life in 6 words is a bold claim, so let me be a little more precise but no less bold and aim to summarise your pain, disfunction and suffering in just 6 words. If you are willing to try it on, I'm sure you'll find this elegantly simple summary gives you more than enough clarity to defeat your worst fear for good.

Addresscloud has grown from a team of three to a team of eleven since InsTech last spoke to Founder and CEO, Mark Varley.  In this episode, Matthew's discussion with Mark covers Addresscloud's core services such as geocoding and peril risk assessment, and its recent launch of a new management platform called Addresscloud Risk. Tune in to hear more about fire blocks and how Addresscloud utilises open-data sets to simulate fire spread for insurance purposes. Key talking points include: Utilizing open-data sources Working with serverless technology  Partnerships with Allied World Insurance and solving their pain points A look back to the InsTech and Addresscloud Breakfast Event In addition to hearing about Addresscloud's work with Allied World, we talk about other partners including Cytora, Send, Flood Re and hyperexponential. For more information about Addresscloud and Risk, visit instech.addresscloud.com If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. To find out more about InsTech, our membership and offerings visit www.instech.co or contact us hello@instech.co Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Describe methods to managing accumulation of risk.  Summarise why real-time risk assessment is crucial. List various reasons why partnerships drive strategic growth. If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 273 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Capgemini is an information technology services and consulting company which partners with businesses to develop innovation solutions. In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks to Kristofer le Sage de Fontenay, Insurance Leader at Capgemini, about the company's investment in generative AI. Capgemini is focusing on helping clients solve their pain points through digital solutions, investing $2 billion USD in generative AI over the next three years and recruiting 30,000 new people with expertise in data and artificial intelligence. Tune in to find out how Capgemini is trying to alleviate pain points including legacy systems, data access and control, and talent acquisition.  Talking points include: Developing and investing in generative AI Consumer trust in generative AI  The potential for advertising through AI If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Kristofer le Sage de Fontenay and Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. To find out more about InsTech, our membership and offerings visit www.instech.co or contact us hello@instech.co Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Describe how generative AI can be deployed and developed within a company.  Define various pain points in the insurance industry and their causes. Summarise the factors that need to be considered before integrating generative AI into an industry. If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 272 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

In this episode, Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cult.fit) is in conversation with Mukesh Prasad Singh, an IIT graduate who went onto MIT only to know that he would drop out of the prestigious university a year later. An early participant of the first wave of Startups in the 90's, Mukesh has been a part of some of the most prominent companies working today. ‘ZopNow', one of the first few online e-commerce platforms in India was founded by him in 2011 which kickstarted his entrepreneurial journey.This episode sheds light on his risk taking appetite and how he has cultivated a strong will power over the last 25 years working around Startups. From being a member of the core team of Amazon India to serving as Chief Technology Officer at Make My Trip, Mukesh aka Mukri's journey is nothing short of an inspiration to the young entrepreneurs out there!We also get to take a deep dive into Mukri's love for marathons and his influences behind an impressive long list of passion projects. If you are someone who wishes to know more about the experiences of Startups in Silicon Valley or anecdotes of JEE toppers, this episode is specially curated for you. Watch till the end to know for an engaging conversation between these two!00:00:00 - 00:01:18 Sneak Peak of the Episode!00:01:19 - 00:03:09 About our Guest: Mukesh Prasad Singh aka Mukri00:03:10 - 00:05:36 From IIT to MIT00:05:37 - 00:08:35 Mukesh's time in Boston00:08:36 - 00:10:33 Dropping out of MIT00:10:34 - 00:16:52 Mukesh's first startup: ‘Oasis'00:16:53 - 00:22:14 Where does Mukesh's risk taking come from?00:22:15 - 00:25:50 Hoping for a brighter future: India's road to being a developed nation00:25:51 - 00:30:57 Mukesh's anecdote about the JEE exam00:30:58 - 00:33:47 'The Art of Planning': Perfecting your plan00:33:48 - 00:39:39 Learnings from being an employee at eGain00:39:40 -  00:41:31 Prioritising learning and experiences00:41:32 -  00:47:37 Mukesh's passion for marathons and his learnings00:47:38 - 00:52:51 Cultivating a strong Will Power00:52:52 - 00:59:58 What made Mukesh move back to India?00:59:59 -  1:05:20 “Is this India's time to shine?” Insights on India's development model1:05:21 - 1:11:17 How to brace through the early start up years?1:11:18 - 1:13:03 Internal Satisfaction Vs. External Success1:13:04 - 1:18:40 Mukesh's experience working at Amazon & MakeMyTrip1:18:41 -  1:23:15 The famous Ganesha-Jeff Bezos Story!1:23:16 - 1:29:10 Boom of E-Commerce in India1:29:11 - 1:32:42 Mukesh talks about building ‘ZopNow'1:32:43 - 1:38:46 Handling the Co-Founder Dynamic1:38:47 - 1:43:00 “Working well past your 80's”1:43:01 - 1:58:31 Overcoming struggles building ZopNow1:58:32 - 20:01:18 Beyond Entrepreneurship: Mukesh's love for farming20:01:19 - 2:04:34 ‘Summarise': Mukesh's passion project2:04:35 - 2:08:45 How does Mukesh find time for his projects?2:08:46 - 2:10:35 Outro: Thanking our Guest2:10:36 - 2:11:21 Outro MusicAbout SparX by Mukesh Bansal SparX is a podcast where we delve into cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth.  We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us.  In a new episode every Sunday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career.  This is the India Century, and we're enthusiastic to start this journey with you. Follow us on Instagram:    https://www.instagram.com/sparxbymukeshbansal/You can also listen to SparX on all audio platformsFasion | Outbreak | Courtesy EpidemicSound.com

On this month's episode, Amy sits down with comedian, author, and entertainer Jason Byrne. They chat about growing up and Jason's happy, fun, if somewhat injury-prone, childhood. There's also talk of a potential fight with Brian O'Driscoll, but this is immediately abandoned. Too many variables.  Jason is father to two boys and breaks the terrible news to Amy that her kids won't want to be in a WhatsApp group with her when they are teenagers. Sob. They discuss the highs and lows of parenting and talk about Jason's dad, who passed away not too long ago, and the show Jason wrote about his life. There's plenty about Jason's career and life and how in the end, if things get a little too long-winded, it's best to just shout “summarise!” and speed everything along!

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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Announcing Introductions for Collaborative Truth Seeking Tools, published by brook on January 23, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. EA involves working together remotely a lot. Tools exist to make this experience better, but they may be underused. In particular, we're trying to do truth seeking. It's easier to do that when it's easy to explain your view, understand others', and quickly see agreements, disagreements and cruxes. In addition, taking some time to lay out your model clearly is probably good for your own thinking and understanding. This sequence will introduce tools for doing that, alongside tutorials & guidance. Each day's post will also have a challenge you can use the tool to solve, to get a feel for the tool and see if it's for you. We'll also be running a short session each day in the EA GatherTown; if you want to try the tools as part of a group, make sure to come along! Why do this? EA involves a lot of collaborating, often remotely, and in particular communicating complex models or concepts. There are a lot of software tools available to help with this, but they don't seem to be used as often as they could be, or as broadly. Often, when tutorials exist, they're poorly written and/or not targeted at the way EAs would likely be using this tool. This project has 3 key goals: Increase the use of collaborative truth-seeking tools (so EAs can find truth better together) Improve how EAs are using these tools (by introducing them to the key features quickly) Save EAs time (searching for tutorials or looking through poorly-written documentation) What is it? I've collated tutorials (where they exist) and written or recorded them (where they don't) which I think are useful for EAs. There'll be a forum post each day for the next 7 week days, each consisting of video and text tutorials for either one complex tool or a handful of smaller tools. Sometimes posts will consist primarily of links elsewhere, if good tutorials already exist. To help people find tools which might be useful for a given project, there's also a wiki page with short summaries of tools. Here are the posts you can expect to see over the next [??]: Guesstimate: Why and How to Use it Visualisation of Probability Mass Squiggle: Why and How to Use it Loom: Why and How to Use it Excalidraw: Why and How to Use it Forecasting tools and Prediction Markets: Why and How Polis: Why and How to Use it What kinds of tasks are we talking about? To make this a little more concrete than 'collaborative truth seeking', here are some examples of tasks EAs might want to do which could benefit from the use of one of these tools: Get feedback on your model of the impact of a grant to provide malaria bed nets (guesstimate) Summarise a forum post visually (excalidraw) Summarise a forum post in video form (loom) View an aggregate prediction for when we might expect AGI before deciding which area of AI to work in, and how (metaculus) Compare theories of what kinds of interventions might be useful to reduce biorisk (excalidraw, guesstimate) Calculate the expected value of trialling meditating for 2 weeks (guesstimate) Estimate the success of an ongoing project providing access to birth control for monitoring and evaluation (squiggle) Record a 3 minute video summarising your progress instead of having an hour-long meeting with your supervisor (loom) Learn to quantitatively forecast with a short feedback loop (pastcasting) So, if you've tried to do tasks of this nature, keep an eye out! Tomorrow: Guesstimate, a tool for quantifying intuitions. As a final request, we'd also really appreciate any feedback you have about the tools or the posts, or if you have any suggestions for tools you think deserve to have posts made about them! Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please ...

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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: A Summary of Profession-Based Community Building, published by Sean Lawrence on December 20, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. TLDR: there are now a notable number of profession-based community building organisations in EA and below you will find the key activities, team structure, and ways to get involved for several of the most active organisations. Summary There has been a significant increase in the number of organisations catering to specific professions – profession-specific organisations (PSOs) – over the past 12-24 months and we want to update the community on who some of these organisations are and what they seek to provide for their members and the broader EA community. Please note that this list is not fully comprehensive. It should be treated as a partial snapshot of some of the organisations that exist in this space and a window into some of the ways in which they are doing community building in a profession-specific context. If your profession isn't listed on this post then you may find an organisation that does cater for it on High Impact Professional's Professional Groups Directory, which is a more comprehensive resource for finding professional groups (see their EA forum post). If you run a PSO that isn't on the High Impact Professionals' Workplace and Professional Groups Directory, please email Devon or book a call with him. Additionally, High Impact Professionals can help nascent PSOs through strategic support, reviewing grant proposals, making introductions, and more so don't hesitate to get in touch! If you run a PSO and would like to be added to this post, please copy and fill out this template and send it to Sean. The What and Why of Profession-Specific Organisations PSOs focus their organisational mission and scope on supporting a specific profession, or group of related professions, with tailored content and programming to help members of that field learn more about EA and how they can contribute to the shared project of doing the most good in the world. Additionally, PSOs provide a community of like-minded professionals to help increase network effects amongst members, limit value-drift and make the EA space more welcoming to professionals overall. Goals We think this post could be valuable to: Increase the awareness of existing PSOs and their activities. Recent EAGs have given some of us the impression that members of the EA community are unaware that there are active community building efforts targeting professionals and what each group's target focus and mechanisms of engagement are. Summarise the methods for engagement with professionals. This post may help to motivate nascent professional-specific groups, highlight commonalities in PSO's approaches so organisers can collaborate, and/or highlight gaps in approaches that could be filled. Help grow the membership of organisations. Inspire people to start groups for neglected professions. By seeing that there are already a lot of professional groups around, we hope that others see this as a viable way to have an impact in their profession. List of Profession-Specific Organisations (Please note that this list is not fully comprehensive)Last updated: 21st December 2022 EA Architects and Planners What do we do? We seek ways in which architects, urban designers, and planners can use their unique skills to get involved in EA causes and to have a greater positive impact. We are NOT focused on finding high-impact work within architecture and planning, but rather, explore a wide range of opportunities where architectural or design thinking may lead to more effective ways of doing good. As we research ways in which this might be achieved, we are updating the Career Options for EA Architects and Planners database to help others find inspiration. Our aim is to a) create an environment that support...

Do you need some inspiration as the year draws to a close? Helen has you covered! She asks you to summarise your business today, looking at the good, the bad and what needs to be changed as we move into the new year, taking a look at your work and how it could be improved in the future. Things can always be better! This episode is necessary for business owners and could enlighten you to problems within your company! Download Helen's eBook 'How to Make More Money in Your Tutoring Business' today: https://www.lovemondaysclub.co.uk/ebook Book your FREE discovery with Helen here: https://www.lovemondaysclub.co.uk/contact ____________ Meet Helen: My goals in life were very simple: I wanted a house, a dog and the freedom to make my own decisions. The corporate world was not for me. Endless meetings, relying on other people to approve my progress, and sitting in commuter traffic left me feeling uninspired. By my early 20's I had achieved my goals, and had done it all on my own. Starting my own businesses led to more freedom and happiness than I could have ever imagined. Now, after years of learning and discovering the route to an easy life, it's time for me to help you achieve your goals. Whether you are new to business or looking to find more freedom and success in your current role, my Mastermind courses are where you will find all of the support, accountability and proven business techniques you need to flourish. Find out more and sign up at : https://www.lovemondaysclub.co.uk/

What is GPT-3 and how does the future look? How will AI affect work? What ethical dilemmas must we consider? James & Josh talk about all things GPT-3 and the recent surge in the use of AI from business applications to experimental art. 01 - What is GPT-3 01 - DALLE 2 02 - The future of the company 03 - Use Cases 04 - How prompts work 05 - AI Idea generator 06 - Used in GITHub co-pilot 07 - Summarise.tech 09 - Translation AI 11 - AI targeted advertising 12 - Conversational applications 15 - How do you train an AI model on ethics 16 - Misuse of AI 18 - Costs 20 - How to get involved 21 - The future of the platform and GPT-4 Resources: * https://openai.com/api/ (https://openai.com/api/) * https://github.com/features/copilot (https://github.com/features/copilot) * https://towardsdatascience.com/gpt-4-is-coming-soon-heres-what-we-know-about-it-64db058cfd45 (https://towardsdatascience.com/gpt-4-is-coming-soon-heres-what-we-know-about-it-64db058cfd45) * https://www.summarize.tech/ (https://www.summarize.tech/) Find out more about Stac and Parallax: * Stac (https://stac.works) * Parallax (https://parall.ax)

Stripe provides technology infrastructure for the movement of money. Businesses use Stripe's software and APIs to accept payments and run financial operations in more than 100 countries. Robin Merttens sat down with the head of UK Enterprise Sales - Insurance & Insurtech, Calogero Scibetta. Talking points include: Why the insurance industry has been slow to embrace modern payment technology Supply chains, traceability and understanding transactions What an optimal payment infrastructure is and how it can be achieved How Stripe Climate is helping fund carbon capture projects If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the key factors considered by insurers when looking to optimise a payment infrastructure List the benefits of modern payment technology when compared to legacy systems in the insurance industry Explain what carbon capture entails and how insurers and technology providers are contributing to these projects If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 214 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

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Gamma is a location intelligence provider, offering solutions to geographical questions. It uses software, data and spatial analytics to help companies reduce the risk of losses. Matthew was joined by Gamma's Chief Commercial Officer, Richard Garry and CEO, Feargal O'Neill. Talking points include: Overcoming the challenges of local address data in Ireland and the UK Creating complete crime data analytics from different sources Working with partners such as JBA Risk Management and Terrafirma (part of Dye & Durham) Case studies of how companies use Gamma's data Scoring data quality The incentives available to people for reducing wind and flood impact to their properties If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise how software, data and spatial analytics are being used within the location intelligence space Explain the challenges of local address data in countries such as UK and Ireland, and ways in which these can be overcome Identify the key advantages offered to customers when reducing wind and flood impacts on their properties If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 212 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Gaia uses medical data to offer personalised financial plans to remove the financial barriers to accessing fertility care. It is the world's first IVF (in vitro fertilisation) insurance product that predicts fertility outcomes and insures against the risk of failure. Robin Merttens is joined by the Founder and CEO of Gaia, Nader AlSalim, to discuss why he wants to remove the financial barriers to fertility treatment. Talking points include: The insurance gap Nader's personal journey that encouraged him to start Gaia Gaia's experience with Lloyd's Lab Gaia's identity as a brand and the long-term plans for its evolution The partners they're looking for as they expand into new markets and geographies More InsTech content featuring Gaia is available on the company's member profile page.  If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the key financial barriers faced by potential fertility treatment patients Explain how medical data is used by insurers to create a personalised insurance offering List some of the benefits and initial challenges for an organisation engaging with Lloyd's Lab If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 210 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

When it comes to delivering a talk or presentation, the closing is one of the most difficult parts. It's the last thing that your audience hears and remembers. It doesn't matter how strong you started or how well you used storytelling and shared interesting data, facts, and information if you have a shaky ending. But how can you summarise information and finish stronger? In this week's episode I am sharing how you can summarise your ideas in your presentations to entertain, inspire, educate, and motivate your audience. I share the step-by-step progress of how you can summarise your ideas and information and give a killer call to action. Times to check out: (03:04) Putting your presentation together (05:28) What is a summary? (07:31) Using storytelling when summarising (09:23) Decisions to make for your summary (11:38) The process to summarise (14:20) Ending on a high (16:46) Why use a strong call to action If you have a presentation coming up and you'd like to learn more communication tips and strategies then get your name on The Fluent Club waiting list so you will be the first to hear when it next opens. Trust me, you don't want to miss it! The Fluent Club is the best place for design and tech professionals to reach a higher level of fluency, express yourself confidently, and grow as a professional in a fun, supportive environment with like-minded people. Recommended episode: Explaining Your Process with Clarity FOLLOW > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fluentspeakersltd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fluentspeakers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemma-keeling-fluentspeakers15/ WHO AM I: I'm Gemma Keeling, Founder, and CEO at Fluent Speakers. With a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from The University of Oxford, and an undergraduate degree in Spanish and Teaching English as a Second Language, I have extensive training and expertise in education. I have travelled extensively and worked in many different societies and cultures. I coach digital design and tech professionals to improve their communication skills in English.

Finding comprehensive sources of data for property underwriting continues to be a challenge around the world. Companies such as RE5Q are tapping into data sources previously unavailable to insurers and creating new analytics. Join Matthew Grant as he talks to CEO Martin Samworth and CTO Seth Rogers about how the company is using its experience in real estate to tackle some of the hardest problems when finding verifiable and timely information for insurers, along with case studies and client examples. Topics discussed include: New sources of hazard around the world The convergence of real estate and insurance Exploding sawmills Building powerful AI engines Getting the data in the hands of the underwriters More information at https://www.re5q.com/ - and don't miss the special offer at the end of the episode! If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the current challenges faced within insurance when sourcing the relevant data for property underwriting List examples of how experience in the real estate industry has aided the property underwriting process Describe how AI technology is being implemented to generate relevant analytics for insurers in the property space If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 205 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

On episode 200 of the InsTech podcast, Matthew and Robin get together for another occasional chat about what is happening in the world of insurance innovation, insurtech and InsTech itself. Since the launch of the podcast, InsTech has released around 133 hours of podcasts, featured 220 guests and had 170,000 downloads. Our top listener countries are the UK, USA, Germany, Italy and Canada. Talking points include: Good news on funding for early-stage companies from the Amsterdam DIA conference An overview of our Risk Exchange report Our real-life insurance stories Celebrating our podcasts guest with the “1,000 fans awards” Our expanding sub-communities for founders, people in marketing, ESG and parametric If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the recent insurtech developments within the industry and where there is potential for growth Describe some of the different risk exchange models being adopted by insurers, brokers and technology partners List some of the funding opportunities for early-stage insurance companies and how these are accessed If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 200 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Neil Eckert is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in many areas of insurance and beyond. He was an early advocate for the benefits of digital innovation and had the vision to predict the need for companies to manage their exposure to carbon almost 20 years ago. Neil joins Robin to discuss how the insurance industry has changed throughout his career, how to recognise and respond to new opportunities in the climate space and his current work as Chairman of IncubEx and Conduit Re. Talking points include: Why the insurance industry is so reluctant to be truly digital Why he believes insurance is inextricably linked with climate change The genesis of IncubEx as an iteration of a carbon trading platform The role of carbon credits for insurers Where the next big opportunity in insurance lies Matthew's article, 'Data Disasters and Career Limiting Catastrophes' is available to read on LinkedIn. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the benefits and barriers to implementing digital operations within insurance practices Explain the relevance of carbon emissions and carbon trading to the insurance industry List some of the potential opportunities available for insurers within the climate space If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 191 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Elizabeth Jenkin is the CEO of Nimbla, Co-founder of the women's network "Lift as you Climb" and is on the boards of Gallagher, Fidelis and the Women's Football Association. She joins Robin to discuss why she left her 20-year career as a broker with Aon and RFIB to join a start-up, how brokers and insurers differ and the importance of curiosity.  Talking points include:  The importance of the voice of the customer Factors that enable a company to scale effectively Embedded insurance What a good partner looks like Their 5-year tie-up with Accelerant Taking inspiration from role models and mentors You can also get more information on the InsTech member profile page for Nimbla. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the relationship between brokers and insurers, and some key differences in their practices Identify the factors a company needs to consider when looking to scale its business in the insurance industry Describe how companies can collaborate effectively with customers to enhance the quality of their offering If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 188 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.  

Arturo delivers on-demand property data using multi-source imagery and provides AI insights for damage assessment after a catastrophic event. John-Isaac "JC" Clark, the CEO of Arturo, speaks to Matthew about how Arturo's information is used. They cover how satellites collect data, what underwriters are doing with it and how he expects this to evolve as innovation progresses. Talking points include: How American Family is producing a technology company from its innovation team The sourcing and accuracy of information used in the lifecycle of an insurance policy What data do satellite and aerial images capture and how they are used to produce insights Use cases of drones and aircraft in the property and casualty markets Examples of who they partner with and why How insurers in the US, Australia and Japan are using Arturo's data If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise how insurers source the relevant information for insurance policies Describe how satellite and aerial images capture data, and how underwriters use the insights this data produces List some cases of drone and aircraft use in damage assessment, and the advantages for the property and casualty markets If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 186 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Traditional insurers' minimum premiums, small transactions and subsequent inability to absorb clients' portfolio volatility leave MGAs vulnerable. Accelerant provides insurance capacity, technology and investment for MGAs in property and casualty insurance. Jeff Radke, Co-founder and CEO of Accelerant, speaks to Matthew about the role of Accelerant in championing the latest technology and supporting individuals. They cover the support MGAs get from being members of Accelerant and address the problems that speciality commercial underwriters face and how to tackle them. They also discuss how to handle a remote, global business in the age of working from home and the war for talent. Talking points include: What MGAs should focus on when building capacity The benefits to MGAs of being a member of a company that has a large, diverse portfolio as opposed to a traditional, monolithic insurance company The growth potential of intermittent and embedded coverage The power of algorithmic underwriting and the prerequisites to make it work How different brokers are evolving and their willingness and ability to handle new technology The importance of energy, enthusiasm and experience in Accelerant's business model Emerging threats of inflation and what pushing higher deductibles back to policyholders could mean for insurers If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: List the benefits a company with a diverse portfolio has over traditional insurers, and why these would be advantageous to MGAs Describe the ways in which technology is advancing traditional insurance processes (such as algorithmic underwriting) Summarise how insurers can prepare for the rising threats of inflation and the impact this will have on policyholders If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 185 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

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While weather-related catastrophic events are on the rise, insurance policies and federal aid are still inaccessible for many globally. Jonathan Gonzalez is the CEO and co-founder of Raincoat, a platform to support insurers in the development and distribution of parametric insurance solutions for consumers in at-risk countries and regions. He joins Matthew on Podcast 183 to explain how scalable parametric insurance products are helping to reduce the protection gap, Raincoat's consumer-focused approach, and tailoring solutions to tackle relevant climate risks in different areas of the world. Talking points include: How Hurricane Maria inspired Jonathan to launch a company How he used his software background to build Raincoat What is needed to successfully collaborate with insurers  The indices used to measure perils and how various data sources are handled  The importance of regulation in the application of parametric insurance You can get more information about Raincoat on the company's InsTech London member profile page. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise what the protection gap is and the role of parametric insurance products in reducing this Understand how various indices and data sources are used to measure risk List some of the relevant climate risks in different areas of the world and some solutions to mitigate against these If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 183 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Data has never been so important or abundant in insurance but finding the right information is still a major challenge for insurers. That has led to opportunities for companies like VIPR, which is providing extraction and ingestion solutions to help standardise data from third parties and creating analytics to improve underwriting accuracy. CEO Paul Templar joins Matthew on Podcast 180 to discuss how brokers and insurers are using VIPR's data and analytics platform to manage data, getting information flowing efficiently across the market, and how VIPR is looking to scale with the help of private equity. Talking points include: Improving communication between insurers, brokers and clients Using the cloud to improve data access and processing efficiency Producing new underwriting insights through improved processing APIs, portals and making technology work Working with clients to drive product direction VIPR was featured in the InsTech London report, Data Extraction and Ingestion: The 40 companies to watch in 2021, which is available as a free download. You can also get more information on the InsTech member profile page for VIPR. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.  Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the challenges for insurers in collecting relevant information and how these contribute to inefficient underwriting List the benefits data and analytics platforms have on improving processing efficiency Identify the role of clients in helping insurers to direct and implement new products If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 180 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Alex Hearn, founder of insurance news and insights platform Slipcase, joins Matthew on Podcast 179 to share his experience of growing a successful business. Formerly a broker at Willis, Alex left the company to develop a digital environment to connect insurance industry professionals. The result, Slipcase, is now an established platform collating and sharing information from insurers, brokers, and service providers to 160,000 users worldwide. Alex and Matthew discuss the process of building the company, the technology behind the platform, and the insurance content that is capturing users' attention. Talking points include:  Establishing a product market fit and knowing when to pivot Building a quality proposition for corporate clients What users want - tracking behaviour to establish trends How the pandemic changed consumption habits Podcast or press release - the popularity of different content formats More information on Slipcase is available from slipcase.com and you can contact Alex on LinkedIn. The article mentioned in the podcast, InsurTech freefall – don't look down, is available here. Our latest report, Climate Change Risk Regulation and Measurement: 22 companies to know, is available to download from our website.  If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.  Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise some of the potential ways to establish a new business within a product market Identify the key interests for consumers of insurance content and the impact of the pandemic on consumption habits Describe and compare the key advantages for consumers of insurance content between different content formats If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 179 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

Embedded insurance was one of the hot topics of 2021, with a growing number of successful propositions emerging that target potential customers with insurance at the point of purchase. ARMD is one of a crop of new companies putting embedded insurance into action. It offers theft and damage insurance to UK tradespeople purchasing tools through its online shop and supplies IoT sensors to help protect their vehicles.  Co-founder and CEO Devin Chawda joins Matthew to discuss how the technology works, why customers like embedded insurance, and the challenge of building a business and raising funds during Covid-19 lockdowns. Talking points include: Market research and identifying pain points Aligning e-commerce and embedded insurance products Using app technology to expedite digital claims Gathering new data to assess risk and pricing Raising funds via crowdsourcing To learn more about what embedded insurance means in practice and the potential opportunities, download our 'Insurance: to Embed, or not to Embed' report.  If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.  Sign up to our newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise the benefits of aligning e-commerce and embedded insurance products to enhance overall customer experience List some of the technological developments allowing better claims experience for embedded insurance products Identify key impacts of the pandemic on the growth of new insurance businesses If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 177 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

What can the insurance industry expect in 2022? We've gathered a panel of 16 innovation experts to give us their predictions for the year ahead. Podcast 172, sponsored by Fadata, covers topics, themes and opportunities including the insurtech investment scene (valuations and opportunities), increase in mergers & acquisitions activity, ESG and climate change, operational excellence, talent war, cryptocurrency and the Metaverse. Our panel of innovation experts includes: Matthew Jones, Managing Director, Anthemis Charles Burgess, CEO International Distribution, Munich Re Specialty Group Premal Gohil, Head of Innovation Partnerships & Investments, GRS, Liberty Mutual Insurance Sasa Brcerevic, Global Head of MGA Strategies, Aon Ruta Mikiskaite, Head of Client Solutions UK and Ireland, Swiss Re Jenny Williams, Portfolio Optimisation Director, Convex Joan Cuscó, Global Head of Transformation, MAPFRE Paolo Cuomo, Director of Operations, Brit Insurance Liselotte Munk, CEO, Fadata Keith Aylwin, Director, Alpha FMC Daniel Prince, CEO, Rethink Underwriting Adam Kemmis Betty, UK & Ireland Digital Leader, Marsh Francois Forge, Head of Strategic Innovation, Wakam Mark Allan, General Manager for Business and Specialist Products, Bupa Debbie Smith, Chief Medical Officer, EMEA, Swiss Re Dr Ali Hasan, Chief Medical and Healthcare Officer, Vitality Listen to Episode 171 to hear InsTech London Partners Robin Merttens and Matthew Grant reflect on 2021 and share their own predictions for 2022. If you like what you're hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn.  Sign up to our newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme. The Learning Objectives for this podcast are: Summarise predictions for the year ahead from industry experts Describe where insurtech funding may be going in 2022 Explain some of the roles the identified key themes will play in the market If your organisation is a member of InsTech London and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 172 page of the InsTech London website or email cpd@instech.london to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

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Stop publishing your book, unless you have a 3-month plan of the promotion before you launch it. That's just one piece of great advice from author and publisher New Delhi-based Harshit Bhardwaj in this episode. Hersh as he's called, runs Shreem Info Media and published books in India for independent authors. Lots of great tips including a strategy for entering the Indian market of 1.4 billion people, 80% of which speak English and are keen to learn from foreign experts.If you want to know how to get noticed this show is for you. I have interviews, tools, tips, everything that an entrepreneur could need in order to help their organization to get noticed for free. Thank you for joining me on the unnoticed show.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEPlease rate the show here. Thank you for listening to this episode of the unnoticed to show. I hope that you've enjoyed. If you have, please do rate it on any of the players. If you'd like more information, go over to EASTWEST PR and subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Or connect with me on Linkedin that's just Jim James. I'd be delighted to connect with you and let me know how i can help you to get noticed.Text into human voice-over in realtime. Save money and time with Synthesys text to voice. Real-Human Sounding Voice-Overs In Minutes.The UnNoticed Entrepreneur Book The UnNoticed Entrepreneur: Fifty Ideas for your Company to Stand OutThe Marque of an Entrepreneur Get noticed as an entrepreneur with the 19 Dots range of merchandise; bottles, cups, caps et alDescript is what I use to edit the show. All-in-one audio & video editing, as easy as a doc.Support the show (https://lovethepodcast.com/Unnoticed)

It's not the thought that counts! It's how we react to the thought that we just had.As humans we have the tendency to attach to certain thoughts more so than others. While our automatic thinking goes about in our day to day we end up with some thoughts that get our attention.After we hear them or see them in our mind, we often create a label for it. We judge it! We add meaning to it. We say, that was a bad thought!That's where the dance begins, but how can you end the dance with grace?To find out, listen to this episode.0:08 Story about Leo Tolstoy0:44 Intro0:57 Proverb: Idle man's mind is the devils workshop1:19 What are intrusive thoughts1:55 How thoughts work2:33 Thoughts are real to us3:28 Where do intrusive thoughts show up?3:58 What matters is how you react to a thought4:31 Controlled vs automatic thinking6:00 How not to deal with intrusive thoughts8:22 How to manage intrusive thoughts9:48 Mindfulness: Learn to observe without judgement10:13 No such thing as a bad thought – let go of labeling10:54 Summarise dealing with intrusive thoughts11:27 Fall in love with Giraffes12:04 Giraffes reflection13:00 Outro

BEWARE! Here there be spoilers! If you haven't finished season 1 of QD we recommend doing that first before listening to this Q&A! If you'd like to skip to a particular question, please use the handy directory below. 1:50 Q1. Summarise the campaign in 10 words 3:36 Q2. Was this originally where the campaign was meant to go? 7:46 Q3. How long have you been playing Dungeon World? 9:50 Q4. Sammy, how much do you plan ahead? 14:32 Q5. What was the inspiration behind each character and their class? 26:04 Q6. At what point was it decided that Cygnana was a swan? 28:14 Q7. Will we see any more of Cygnana? 28:57 Q8. What would it be like if Cygnana and Patsy met? 30:31 Q9. How much of Nim and Kremora's relationship was discussed off-air? 36:58 Q10. Kremora did do the whole ghost-zone expansion thing right?? 37:15 Q11. Can we have a Nimora wedding next Pride Month? 38:38 Q12. What does Jolene do after the final battle? 40:04 Q13. What is Brumpo's deep lore? 42:31 Q14. Did the Revomootion ever reach Molten Gorge? 43:07 Q15. Did the two Queer Buckaneers get together in the end? 44:14 Q16. Who is your favourite NPC? 47:47 Q17. Sammy, who is your favourite NPC to portray? 51:15 Q18. Was Patsy's original concept that he was a bundle of souls? 54:37 Q19. How will Patsy be reunited and who will raise him? 56:18 Q20. What is the baby's name in the end? 56:57 Q21. What's the deal with Patsy's rebirth and how did the souls work?? 1:02:48 Q22. Was it absolutely necessary to make Cygnana's death so soul crushingly sad? Episode Transcripts: https://www.queerdungeoneers.com/episode-transcripts  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/queerdungeoneers Discord: https://discord.gg/kYgt5Ag Twitter: @QueerDungeons Website: https://www.queerdungeoneers.com/home  Merch: https://queerdungeoneers.threadless.com/ Music: 'We Collect Shiny Things' by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue), 'Fallen Down' by Toby Fox

Meetings can be boring. They're a drain and sometimes feel like a complete waste of time! For some of my clients, meetings can be anxiety ridden. A place where they feel they need to prove themselves.Here are 5 tips to make the most out of meetings so you never feel they're a waste of time again!Know the purpose of the meeting before you say yesSet the tone of the meeting at the very startTake the pressure off yourself to perform!Summarise at the end of the meetingEven if you're not sure why you're there, be curious and learn what you canL E T ' S  C O N N E C T !> Twitter: @_tiffanydawson_> Instagram: @tiffanydawson_> LinkedIn: Tiffany Dawson> Join the Community: Wonder Women in STEM> Website: www.tiffanydawson.co

If you are in the Police already, or in the Police Recruitment Journey, and you have a role play, written exercise or a forward facing HR or integrity question ahead of you, then CUDSAR is a model you can use every time to ensure you score highly In this podcast I describe how you can use CUDSAR, which stands for Confront, Understand, Define and Summarise, Action and Result, to score highly in role plays, written exercises and any forward facing questions that involve people (HR and or Integrity issues are the most common)  Join the discussion in the Bluelight Facebook Groups:The Bluelight Facebook Community for potential recruits here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1647413885546871 The Bluelight Facebook Community for Serving Police Officers here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/464361791404695 Talk SoonBrendan O'Brien

Visit https://www.spreaker.com/show/digital-marketing-legend-leaks and listen to Legend's secretive podcast.Who is “Srinidhi Ranganathan”?Digital Marketing Legend "Srinidhi Ranganathan" is the Director of Digital Marketing at First Look Digital Marketing Solutions (India's First Artificial Intelligence Powered Digital Marketing company) located in Bangalore, India and is one of the top instructors in India who is teaching futuristic marketing-related courses on Udemy. He is a Technologist, Digital Marketing Coach, Author, and Video Creation Specialist with over 12+ years of experience and has worked at top companies in India. Having over 6 Lakh students on Udemy - he has facilitated digital marketing analysis and provided state-of-the-art marketing strategy ideas and tactical execution plans for top marketing companies in India including startups, SMB's and MNC's. This includes strategic brainstorming sessions, Artificial Intelligence-powered market analysis, market research related to digital performance, support of various AIDM marketing initiatives for new product and consumer promotional launches, etc.Srinidhi gained popularity through his unique, practical yet engaging training methodologies he utilizes to teach during the training sessions. Some of his training methods include gamified learning experiences conducted by virtual writing and teaching robots like "Aera 2.0" that prompts behavioural changes in students and bring forth a new kind of fascination among the crowd. These robots are virtual humans having super-intelligence capabilities. They can autonomously train anyone on topics ranging from ABC to Rocket Science, without human intervention.Srinidhi's passionate fans call him a "Digital Marketing Legend" and he's busy working on creating new virtual and humanoid robots to revolutionize education in India and the world.He is deemed to be an innovator in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Digital Marketing and is someone who has embraced many ideas and has created various environments in which team members are taught the required AI automation tools and resources to challenge the status quo, push boundaries and achieve super-extensive growth. His courses are a testament to where the future is actually heading.Legend's YouTube Channel:Full Free 11 Hours Digital Marketing Course - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qJWb-Vtbhs&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=1Extract Billions of Email's (Email Marketing Course) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLrWdf3f70&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=5&t=269sArtificial Intelligence in Digital Marketing (Full Guide for 2021) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSYPzX0gz8&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=4&t=1sCreate a Google-like Search Engine in Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgWY4eVpHNo&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=9&t=86sEarn Money Blogging without writing a word in 2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI6pY0YTHLc&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=6Mini-SEO Course 2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDPslvkQyPk&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=10&t=749sUltimate Graphic Design Course (Cloud Photo Editing of the Decade) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOZaRM2duFE&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=3WordPress CMS Full Course 2021 Edition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8xRU1vus4&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=13&t=556sCreate a humanoid Robot Now (Secret Tutorial 2021) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hgljxLEezA&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=88&t=10sFree Mentorship in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Marketing for 2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATuqwMU9kfs&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=11Social Media Extreme Hacks Secretive Tutorial 2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7_um4yfHkg&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=83Video Backlinks Course Tutorial to Skyrocket Viral Traffic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCN7a1oQKb8&list=PL7iVMyVUvAra2egy90W498ItgO3UUc-Tr&index=96

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In this episode 7 of your #upYourConfidence Podcast with your host Lisette Zounon, we will dive into what is the essence of coaching. The first job of the coach is Listening, then ask questions. So let's talk about Listening to a bit, one of my favorite topics. When We talk about listening, it seems such an easy thing, but most of us have challenges being a good listener, being an active listener. The first duty of love is to Listen. Listening is actually a learner skill. It can be thought to believe it or. When I listen, I pay attention to all the cues; you have to be fully present. It takes confidence to listen to others fully with no judgment, grasp their viewpoints and opinions. There are nine techniques for Listening : Like to Listen - Be a good listener Ignore Distractions, Listen with your eyes and with your ears, be intentional SUmmarise what the speaker is saying: it is important to repeat what is said TAme your emotions- Control your emotions based on what you heard Eliminate Hasty judgments: fact Vs. opinion, avoid by Passing. Never interrupt: When we disagree mentally with the speakers. Inspire Openness: Make the speaker feel like you agree, inspire them to hear them. Acknowledge the need to listen Generate Conclusions: Now decide to signal that it is your turn to speak. There is a difference between coaching and mentoring. In terms of coaching, there are so many models, I use one that adapts to the situation, but I find the GROW model to work for personal coaching: Here are the details on the GROW model: Goal: set SMART goals Reality: understand the importance of identifying the gap between the current situation and the goal. define the reality Understand current obstacles, past behaviors blocking success Determine difficulty and challenge Define threats to success Options and Opportunities - encourage creative thinking. Address problem with a new perspective, new ideas Creative thinking The way forward: encourage to take actions Support change and actions Create momentum, excitement Keep energy going Reviewing and reflecting So my essence of coaching is really asking transformational questions, powerful questions that provide clarity and solve problems. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/upyourconfidence/support

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In this episode:- Define what we mean by cognitive strategies- Summarise applicable findings of papers.- Our experience using cognitive strategies or using them with athletes - particularly self talk and imagery- Do lifters use these techniques and not realise they are?- Handling athletes at competitions - using mind games to your advantage- Practical guidelines for using imagery or self talk in your training and competitions

0:55 Summarise what you do in 10 seconds or less! 1:37 Quick fire questions 2:48 Detraining/deload periods to potentiate more gains 12:54 Future of hypertrophy research, measurement standards 13:55 Unilateral work for muscle gains 20:37 Optimum exercise frequency, especially for advanced guys 26:15 James current research on intensity across many fields 30:31 Training to failure 36:50 Views on volume 38:20 Intensity of effort for advanced lifters 42:26 RIR considerations 54:02 Rest times on hypertrophy training 57:30 Optimal/practical volume recommendations 1:12:00 HIT/DC vs RIR/RP style training 1:13:38 Practical tips for building side delts 1:14:27 How bad does a quad muscle biopsy hurt? 1:15:12 Closing thoughts

Crystal Kirch taught high school math in Southern California for seven years before transitioning to a role as a Digital Learning Coach, working with teachers on integrating technology into their classrooms to support student learning. I stumbled across her work all the way back in around 2011 / 2012 as I begun exploring a flipped approach with my classes. At this point in time, Crystal had an amazing blog detailing her flipped learning journey which included a number of great resources that really supported teachers getting started with the approach. Her creation of the WSQ (Watch, summarise, question) sheet provided a framework for teachers allowing them to ensure students were not only watching the videos, but digesting the content as well. More recently, Crystal has released a book titled Flipping with Kirch and can be purchased through Amazon at a very reasonable price! I would definitely recommend picking this book up if the things Crystal talks about during this episode are of interest to you. Please follow Crystal on Twitter (she is a wealth of knowledge) and don't hesitate to jump into our free Introduction to Flipped Learning course over at Augmented Learning.

Crystal Kirch taught high school math in Southern California for seven years before transitioning to a role as a Digital Learning Coach, working with teachers on integrating technology into their classrooms to support student learning.I stumbled across her work all the way back in around 2011 / 2012 as I begun exploring a flipped approach with my classes. At this point in time, Crystal had an amazing blog detailing her flipped learning journey which included a number of great resources that really supported teachers getting started with the approach. Her creation of the WSQ (Watch, summarise, question) sheet provided a framework for teachers allowing them to ensure students were not only watching the videos, but digesting the content as well.More recently, Crystal has released a book titled Flipping with Kirch and can be purchased through Amazon at a very reasonable price! I would definitely recommend picking this book up if the things Crystal talks about during this episode are of interest to you.Please follow Crystal on Twitter (she is a wealth of knowledge) and don't hesitate to jump into our free Introduction to Flipped Learning course over at Augmented Learning.

Understanding how we experience the world is not enough for us to be able to navigate it successfully. We have to use the model to our benefit.Can we change how we experience the world? Is there a deliberate way of doing this. A way that doesn’t leave things to chance.Yes, there is. With questions.Questions are powerful. Questions help us shift our attention and direct our mind. We get a compass that we can use to navigate our world.By following the questions we start to be deliberate on how we experience the world. We begin to design pleasurable thoughts and emotions. As an effect how we feel about others and ourselves changes. How we view the world changes.Download the questions pdf before listening to the new episode.It lists the question in a clear way making it easier for you to craft your experience of the world.Outline01:48 Before we start02:12 In short02:37 Why work on the negative04:18 What are 3-5 things put me out of balance05:45 What are 3-5 things put me in balance11:19 Summarise 4 step formula11:27 In conclusion11:47 If you can remember only one thing

00  I'm talking about  what resilience is how resilience impacts you in leadership and your employees what are my six pillars of resilience Leaders are expected to be able to run and lead in their business and to be able to do it well.  Accenture concluded that  "Resilience may be the new criterion for professional advancement" With business and economic challenge the way a leader handles pressure is likely to have a huge impact on performance and success of an organisation.  So resilience is critical to survive the challenges ahead, during and after lockdown. What is Resilience? When I ask this in my training and workshops, people say Keeping going Staying strong in hard times Mental toughness Resilience is an important personal attribute that can have a wide-ranging influence on your personal wellbeing and your performance at work. It’s more than your bounce-back-ability.   For me, it’s not about how well you keep going, it’s about how well you adapt.  As Charles Darwin said  "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change. “  Good news is that resilience is mouldable.  You can build your resilience, you can re-shape it which means we can all develop resilience.   The Link Between Leadership and Resilience Leadership stress and resilience has been explored extensively.  Stress related illness and personal issues feature highly with leaders and studies show that around two thirds of leaders are affected.  Yet, the other third successfully thrived, despite leadership challenges.  What seemed to set them apart was their adaptability and the skills that combined to enhance a resilient mindset. Leaders can also have a direct impact on the resilience of their workforce and employees too, simply with the way they react and respond to challenge and change. Six Pillars to Resilience 1.   Vision and Purpose Do you have vision and purpose for yourself and your company Giving ourselves meaning and direction is what pushes us forward.  This gives us the reason to get up in a morning.  Research says when you’re engaged and have purpose, life becomes easier, less complicated and less stressful. It might be worth revisiting this. 2.   Awareness Our awareness of ourselves and others around us will affect how we respond and how we view the situations we are challenged with. When we are aware, we know what is a challenge or what is stressful and what is not.  Then we can adapt and decide how we deal with it.  We can incorporate tools that help us to be regulated, calm or positive.  This will all have an impact on our mental health, stress and resilience. Listen in to the podcast for tips around this … Awareness isn’t just about what your find difficult.  Knowing what lift you means you know what you can do quickly and easily to recharge. 3.  Support There are few aspects to the support we have and need Having a network around you What support do you have and what do you need? Not being afraid to ask for help When we have people we can talk to and reach out for support is lessens the load of what we are going through.  Having people to talk to also creates connection and we all need connection and to feel part of something.  It stems from our tribal days. It can also mean we don’t feel so alone.  Many of the leaders I work with do say they feel alone. Loneliness can take a real toll on both our mental and physical health. Having meaningful relationships through a support network of family, friends, colleagues and other social groups helps us feel connected and valued. Who is your support network and what types of support they offer? 4.   Attitude What is your attitude like when presented with problems to solve?  One method to reframe your thinking about successes and failures. When things go wrong, someone with an optimistic or positive attitude will tend to see the problem as a way of learning, or that identifies things that didn’t work.  Attitude is also about looking at what we can control and influence and what we cannot.  Listen to the podcast to find out what I used to say to my managers to help them have a more resilient attitude about change. This way of thinking can be learned and developed, so that it’s much easier for us to reframe, be positive focus on what we can control. 5.   Thinking Styles There are some well known thinking styles that we automatically kick into.  Are you the avoidant ostrich, the one who sees catastrophes or the rational thinker? By identifying and understanding your thinking patterns and this self talk, or ‘limiting beliefs’, you can learn to challenge them and change how you react to challenging situations. Emma explains some ways you can challenge your thinking patterns and beliefs. It's also good to change the idea of making mistakes to being something you can learn from rather than a problem.   This all helps leaders to have a set of skills that support the process of overcoming difficult situations, challenges and set-backs. Coaching can support leaders in this too! 6.   Health Although this is health – I mean both mental and physical health.  Your mental health will improve with your increased awareness and adapting your thinking style as I've already mentioned. With your physical health  - exercise has been correlated with stronger levels of resilience. This is be due to the effects of endorphins and feel good chemicals improving mood. It's not just going to the gym, since they're closed during lockdown anyway.  We have the one hour exercise allowing in the UK.  We need to use it. It can also be having a walk, dancing, an upbeat or calming music playlist It might be something upbeat and with people or something quiet and relaxing or alone. Work out what boosts your energy levels and what drains you.  Find things that you can fit into your life without feeling that you MUST do or that you will beat yourself up about if you don’t achieve it.  We also need to think about diet and nutrition.  It's easy to eat junk, and people are talking about more snacks and more baking.  Balance this with healthy food too. Do you get enough sleep?  If you never give yourself chance to recover from the busyness and challenge of your day, then you’re going to be running on empty. So that's my six pillar of resilience.  But I'd like to add that with all of these be reflective.  Effective learning is when a person progresses through different stages by being reflective. David Kolb's 1984 learning cycle is useful for this.  You can even use this about your day, a week or a specific challenge or situation. Have the experience Review the experience Summarise learnings, what did and did not work. Plan for Improvement next time. The Final Science Bit: The good news is that recent neuroscience studies now know that it’s never too late for our brain to develop or change.  Neuroplasticity means that the brain forms new neurons and connections until we’re 100.  We can even grow new neurons at any age and also prune back old learnings and neural pathways too.  This means we can re-wire our brain and remove things that we are not serving us well. It’s a practice.  It’s called practicing resilience for a reason.  Every day we have the opportunity to continue with our resilience and change the brain’s default way of operating.  It might take effort and focus but it is absolutely is possible to do change the way we think and the way we respond so that we increase our resilience for the long term.   If you would like to tell me one thing that you will do from this episode, email me at emma@emmalangon.com . If you need help personally or for your employees to reduce their stress, increase resilience and wellbeing (even if they're working remotely!)  get in touch. The link to the survey I mentioned is here

In Episode 3 of our Online Education Training Series, we talk about how to stay in touch with your students. +++ Formative feedback to get a better insight into what is happening in class +++ In your course, you assess the learning of your students - often at the end of the semester or, for example, as a mid-term exam. Students might have to give a presentation or submit other graded assignments. These types of graded assessments that give a summary of what a student has learned are called ‘summative feedback’. A second type of feedback is called ‘formative feedback’ and is usually not graded. Formative feedback serves students and teachers to understand better how the learning – and the teaching! – are going. These can be small quizzes, a Q&A during a class to see whether students are able to summarise a theoretical framework, or the submission of the final essay’s outline. Here are a few examples of formative feedback you can use in an online: 1) Small online quizzes during the class: Online quizzes give you immediate feedback on your teaching: Did my students catch what I just explained? As online quizzes are usually anonymous, students will not be afraid to give the wrong answer. That is a great tool to get feedback from everyone in the class how their learning is going. If half the class gives the wrong answer, maybe you want to spend a bit more time on that topic/concept? Also students will get immediate feedback whether they have understood the content of the class. You can set-up quizzes in many webinar software or you can use tools, such as Socrative (https://socrative.com/) or Kahoot (https://create.kahoot.it/login). 2) One-minute paper at the end of the class, or just before the start of a new class: At the start or end of the class, ask your students to sit down and write a summary answering the following two points. - What was the most important thing you learnt this morning/during the last class? - What was the muddiest (most unclear) concept or idea during this morning’s sessions/during last class? It is good if you share a big clock on the screen. People should be already logged in the Moodle course, so they can upload the assignment there, as soon as the bell rings. This exercise will give you a good and quick insight even in relatively big classes of what information ‘sticks’. You will also identify if there is a recurrent misunderstanding or misconception. In case the class is not too big, you could also ask your students to submit the answers via the tool Mentimeter (https://www.mentimeter.com/) so that you can share all the (anonymous) answers on the big screen. 3) Stop-and-go lecture with peer feedback: This type of feedback is useful for lecture formats. As a teacher you interrupt your lecture every 10 minutes to allow students to discuss in pairs for a few minutes. Student pairs get in touch via video/audio call or in a chat. You need to give a very precise task: ‘Summarise in your own words what was the most important point of this part of the lecture’. Or ‘ Please discuss whether there was anything unclear for one or the other and try to explain to each other’. Students could also use social media tools to get in touch. Set up the pairs before the class and ask students to already get in touch with each other. In case your lecture takes place on Microsoft Teams for example, that would allow students to contact each other within the same platform very easily. But they could also start a private chat within a webinar software. This podcast series is created by Annika Zorn, Director Digital Learning and PhD Programmes at the Hertie School. Annika is the founder of an online school (Florence online School of Regulation), trainer of early-career researchers in teaching at the higher education level and trainer of professional trainers. She is editor and author of the book "Higher Eduction in the Digital Age" with Jeff Haywood and Jean-Michel Glachant. Host: Ashley Lauren Bamford-Kaemmereit

On today's episode, Ranvir talks about his 25 years of experience with the insurance industry. Ranvir has spent the last 4 years working to solve some of the insurance industry's biggest challenges. You can expect to hear all about Ranvir's success in providing a supply chain that operates much more efficiently through technology and which, in turn, will provide effective solutions to the industry and its future. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Understand the ways in which technology can enable better customer service for the end user. Think differently about the status quo of back end administration and look for ways to work more efficiently. Summarise how blockchain can support the user experience in the insurance industry. “Blockchain takes out all of the operational friction between client, broker and insurer. It minimises common mistakes made by users in the industry.” Create awareness around blockchain technology use in the future of the insurance industry. BEST MOMENTS: ‘'The first broker to have used our product said it saves him 90% in back office cost savings. He has border, no cash reconciliation and he doesn't need to worry about his broker orders. He doesn't need to worry about its compliance with his TOBA. All those things are done for him automatically.” ‘'We don't focus on how to save our customers money; we focus on providing our customers with the freedom to choose what they do with their additional profitability.'' ‘'...our system provides a lot of functionality. I've also worked in the insurance industry for a long time so I know that people will have legacy systems and different types of systems that they all need to be connected up to. It's up to the broker and the other system providers to say, well, actually, we can see how this infrastructure works and it isn't a threat.'' ‘'We've created the platform so that there is a front end product configurator, in which you can build your schemes or your products fairly quickly. It's a generic way of doing it, but it's fairly quick for us and the cost of that is fairly low.‘' RESOURCES: Blocksure Website: https://www.blocksure.com ABOUT THE HOST Sarah Myerscough is the Sales and Marketing Director of Boston Tullis Group. The founder of The Insurance Brokers Podcast, she brings a wealth of marketing experience and a fresh perspective on marketing in the insurance sector. Boston Tullis works with insurance brokers to offer solutions to business development ceilings, particularly in the rapidly developing fields of video marketing and thought leadership. If you would like Sarah to help you develop an integrated marketing strategy, using state of the art concepts, then please book a free 20 min call via Calendly    Website: https://bostontullis.co.uk/ Evaluation Link: https://s.bostontullis.co.uk/s/podcastevaluation ABOUT THE GUEST Ranvir Saggu is the CEO of Blocksure - an insurance solution company built entirely on blockchain capabilities. He has over 25 years' experience in the industry and has driven growth and performance improvement across composite insurers, MGAs, brokers and claims TPAs. He is accomplished in change-management delivering large transformational programmes and building high-performance teams. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranvir-saggu-a2604528/ Evaluation Link: https://s.bostontullis.co.uk/s/podcastevaluation

‘If you’ve built rapport with them and you present them with a plan that meets their expectations they will be likely to sign up’ In this episode Brad is talking about free consultations, he shares what he does in his practice and advice on how to make free consultations a successful part of your dental business. Whether to provide a free initial consultation or not is a decision that has to be taken by every dentist business owner and this episode provides great tips on how to make it work. KEY TAKEAWAYS Who does the complimentary consultation? It should be with the person carrying out the treatment. This is so a plan can be created and the prices involved shared Be definitive You need to be working towards a situation where you can give the patient a plan and the costs involved at the initial consultation along with the next steps. Take a deposit This is key to ensuring people attend the consultation. The money can be returned when they attend the next appointment or deducted from the overall treatment cost. Provide a wonderful experience Make sure that at every touchpoint, at every single point they are getting a great experience and your values are predominate in that experience. Secure the treatment plan Do the final thing that secures the treatment plan ask the patient the question ‘what do you want to do?’ It will sometimes bring up questions that you can answer and leads to the handshake that moves things to a formal arrangement of the payment plan. Summarise the next steps Tell them what will be done in the next appointment. Often people go to book the next appointment but don’t know what they are coming in for. Send a comprehensive treatment letter. Provide a comprehensive treatment letter as soon as possible after the consultation. This enables the patient to review each step of the treatment plan. BEST MOMENTS ‘If people can’t afford the deposit how will they be able to afford the treatment’ ‘People should be able to experience the true caring nature of your practice’ ‘ We have been doing free consultations for around 10 years and we have a good conversion rate’ ABOUT THE HOST Brad believes that everyone at any level should be focused on achieving multiple sources of income to create diversity and balance in life. He feels passionate about helping dentists work towards freedom by building wealth in different areas and helping to develop a mindset to improve one’s ability to handle the stresses of clinical life. Still a practicing dentist, Brad has implemented strategies to create a practice to allow him to carry out the dentistry he wants whilst continually expanding with loyal staff and patients. These strategies can be adapted to any dentist, whether you are an associate or the practice owner, to help bring back your passion for dentistry. In addition to running a successful private dental practice, he has grown several other dental businesses and as an investor is growing wealth outside of dentistry to help protect his legacy for his growing family. He is chair of the Horsforth Town Team, dedicated to the promotion and development of business in his local area in North Leeds, UK. Due to his track record and down to earth advice, he has become sought after as a mentor and spends part of his time dedicated to mentoring dental professionals about business, mindset and personal development. CONTACT METHOD Brad Thornton Instagram Brad Thornton LinkedIn Brad Thornton Facebook

This is the first episode of the Future of Wealth Management, we discuss the following areas: * An introduction to the podcast and its purpose * Summarise key points from KPMG's "Clarity on the Performance of Swiss Private Banks" study" * Discuss the conclusion, and where we slightly disagree with it, proposing alternate questions to ask. * Summarise and talk of future episodes.

Creating content that solves a problem for people is a great way to get engagement on your Facebook  page. This can be anything from a vlog on how to pitch yourself as a podcast guest, an important piece of industry news,an amusing cat video  (making people laugh is definitely solving a problem).  I generally refer to this as ‘I need to know this' content.  This is one of four types of content that generate lots of engagement.  I need to know this I know about that  This is what I think  I know how that feels  However there is an art to getting engagement on this kind of content and in this podcast episode I'll show you how.    {Click on the player above to listen to the podcast episode and/or read on for a detailed overview. Scroll down to the bottom to read the show notes including all the links mentioned in this episode}   Sharing content that solves your customers' problems - or just makes their day easier - can be a great way to get engagement on your Facebook page.  But it doesn't matter how useful your new blog post is or how funny your cat video is, if you don't create curiosity you'll be lucky to get a few likes, shares and/or comments. One really easy way to create curiosity is to ask a question that relates to the content you want to share. So, for example, I published a really podcast episode entitled 15 post ideas for your Facebook group. Although this is a useful episode, when I just post a link to the episode I don't get very much engagement. If I ask a question that relates to the subject of the podcast episode, I get far more engagement. I can still share the link to the episodes in the comments. Other ideas for generating curiosity.  Share a short clip from your podcast/vlog (rather than the whole episode) and ask people to predict what happens next  Share a divisive quote from your blog post and ask people if they agree/disagree Share a blooper from your vlog Share a still/photograph and invite people to write a caption  Summarise a piece of industry news and ask people if they agree/disagree   Do this one thing   Create a short ‘I need to know this' style Facebook post where you share a useful piece of content that helps solve a problem for your audience (remember that entertaining people can be solving a problem). Instead of just posting a link, think about how you can create curiosity about your post using some of the strategies I've shared above (sure you will also have loads of your own - can't wait to see them!). Don't forget to include a call-to-action Next, chivvy up your Facebook Engagement Tribe and get them commenting on your post. While no one truly knows how the algorithm works, many believe that comments made in the first 15 minutes of posting have the biggest impact (and that's certainly been my experience) so get to work!  Finally, share your post in the Facebook group to get feedback from myself and others in the group (we have a dedicated thread for each day).    Take part in my 7 day Facebook challenge here Join the Facebook Challenge group  Podcast shownotes How to take part in the Facebook page engagement challenge when it has finished (01:06) How to create engaging content for your Facebook page that adds value and solves a problem (2:40) How to turn your Facebook post into a conversation and create curiosity so that people engage (3:10) Ways that you can create curiosity and start a conversation on your Facebook posts (5:20) What you need to do for the Facebook challenge for this podcast (07:27) Why you should just include one Call to Action at the end of your Facebook post (07:59) Why you need to get engagement in the first 15 minutes of a Facebook post (08:40)   Previous Facebook Challenge Podcasts [365] Day 1 Why your Facebook page isn't getting enough engagement (and what to do about it)(podcast) [366] Day 2 What to post on your Facebook page to get more engagement(podcast)   Resources [329] What's working on Facebook right now with Liz Melville (podcast) [334] How to build a large audience without paid advertising with Callie Willows (podcast) [352] How to sell in a Facebook Group without annoying your members(podcast) [357] How to transform your Facebook group from ghost town to garden party(podcast) [358]13 Ideas for engaging social media posts(podcast) [361] 15 post ideas for your Facebook group(podcast) Build Your Audience Programme Buy your ticket for Build Your Audience Live Order your 2019 Media Diary Rev.com* Kapwing Social Media Video Engagement Playbook Social Media Engagement Playbook LinkedIn Content Strategy Playbook Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn    

In this episode of the podcast I discuss the importance of managing difficult or contentious conversations successfully. In this episode I will cover: What difficult conversations are. Why we avoid having them. The dangers of avoiding these conversations. My top tips on how to carry out these conversations successfully.  Action Points It should not be a surprise - Ensure that you are holding regular conversations about the required standards and performance. Conquer your fears - The conversation in your mind is always worse than that of reality. Change your mindset - A difficult conversation tends to go best when you think about it as just a normal conversation. Be prepared - You need to ensure that the evidence backs up what you are trying to achieve. Be positive - Spin your questions with a positive approach to open the lines of communication and have a positive dialogue. Handle reactions with care - Acknowledge emotions and respond with kindness and empathy. Cut out all distractions - Give your whole, undivided attention to the conversation. Be consistent - Hold all your employees accountable to the same performance expectations. Keep it confidential - Builds trust and confidence. Summarise your understanding and agree a way forward - Encourage your employee to come up with the solution. Please do leave any comments, ideas and best practice below. Please ensure that any comments are respectful to all views and opinions. As part of our HR Harbour annual subscription service for employers we provide guidance and training for employers, supervisors and managers. If you would like to know more about the HR Harbour Service and how you can get unlimited support from as little as £198 per month please contact me for a no obligation discussion - alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk or you can find full details here: HR Harbour Don't forget you can contact us by telephone 01983 897003, 01722 653001 or 023 8098 2006 Photo by Etienne Boulanger on Unsplash  

“We teach our children how to read and write, but not how to speak and listen. Listening is untaught and usually unpractised. Our amazing human voice is marginalised as we communicate more and more through text, not spoken word.” - Julian Treasure (5xTED talk speaker and author) Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Wouldn't it be nice to know how to speak so that people listen – and how to listen so that people feel heard. Our guest today is a leading sound expert and demonstrates via interviews with world-class speakers, professional performers and CEOs atop their field, the secret lies in developing simple habits that can transform our communication skills, the quality of our relationships and our impact in the world. We welcome 5 time TED speaker and author of "How to be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening" Julian Treasure. We explore: How to listen and why we don't How Sound impacts us all How to make sound work for you and improve your wellbeing, effectiveness and happiness Why listening matters. How listening and speaking affect one another Our listening filters, and how to use them How “open workspaces/offices” impact listening The 7 deadly sins of speaking and listening, and how to avoid them The 4 leeches of conversation The 4 Cs of conscious communication: Commitment, Consciousness, Compassion, Curiosity RASA: (Juice in Sanskrit) - Receive (pay attention to the other person), Appreciate (via little sounds), Summarise, Ask HARAH: Humility, Awareness, Respect, Attention, Humour HAIL: Honesty, Authenticity, Integrity, and Love Some exercises we can do every day A bonus link for video exercises for Innovation show listeners Julian has kindly offered our listeners 5 free videos to become a better speaker available here: https://www.juliantreasure.com/innovation/

notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n131Xqg98UU3N5SJiAh2nm124wnQKynNdwAoo0eLhB8

After 2 days of intense sessions, Jon and Brian get into the issues that bother them about software-driven CX. Top of mind? Creepiness. 

Should you challenge when referred down? • High as can to gain the referral. • Do the work over 4/6 weeks. • The referral down requires ability to be able to produce so executive can inspect. • This allows you to then contact the executive again if no action. It’s a massive crime that many enterprise sales people don’t then loop back upwards – missed opportunity. • Executives are very good at netting out the non-relevant and summarising. So, you must be compelling and speak their language. • Summarise so they can inspect. If you would like to receive a full transcription of the notes taken during the interview with Jim then please connect at adrian@adrianevans.co.uk

The gang are enjoying a well earned break for the fortnight, but don't worry - we've got that top-class content still rolling in for you. This week we're releasing one of our most popular features - The History of Neoliberalism - as a single podcast, having originally been released across episodes 9-13. In it, we: - Summarise neoliberalism - Explain mainstream economics up to the 1970s - Discuss Hayek, Friedman and the birth of neoliberalism - Offer a critique of neoliberal theory. - Touch on how neoliberalism was tested on developing countries, with terrible consequences. - Explain how and why Thatcher and Reagan spearheaded Neoliberalism in the West during the 80s. - Describe how the political left embraced neoliberalism, through the Third Way politics of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair - Take a look at neoliberalism in the rest of the industrialised world - Break down the 2008 financial crisis - Reveal how neoliberalism has doubled-down since the Great Recession. - Discuss whether we can ever get out of this mess. Rowan released a few blogs to accompany this, if you prefer to read along: Part 1: http://www.rowan-emslie.com/the-millennial-guide-to-neoliberalism-part-1/ Part 2: http://www.rowan-emslie.com/the-millennial-guide-to-neoliberalism-part-2/ Part 3: http://www.rowan-emslie.com/the-millennial-guide-to-neoliberalism-part-3/ Part 4: http://www.rowan-emslie.com/the-millennial-guide-to-neoliberalism-part-4/ Part 5: http://www.rowan-emslie.com/the-millennial-guide-to-neoliberalism-part-5/ ___ Like what you hear? Support us by... Following on Soundcloud! Subscribing and Reviewing on ITunes – itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/connected-disaffected/ Following on Twitter – twitter.com/CandDPodcast Following on FB – www.facebook.com/connectedanddisaffected/ Email your comments and ideas - connectedanddisaffected@gmail.com

The reason that I have put the e-book (Master Your Time and Get More Done in 10 Easy Steps) together, was to help people understand about time management and how can they get more out of their day. My programs in general circle around looking at your “why”, looking at your purpose, looking at your values, understanding your mindset and understanding your internal and external influences. This book focuses down on time management and getting more done in those same minutes everyone has every day. I have put together 10 easy steps, which I will be breaking down in this podcast. Each step comes with an action point, so I suggest you get a pen and a paper handy while listening! So, here are the steps: Planning 101 If you want to become successful, if you want to improve your personal and business life, then you need to have your own personal business development plan. Planning allows you to get more things done, stay out of stress, being more productive, and enjoying what we do. Action Point – Get an A4 sheet of paper and start planning your week ahead. Work out what commitments have you already got in your week ahead, what actions and tasks do you want to do. Then start taking a focused look at that plan every single night before the next day to make sure that you are fully prepared. Social Media Meltdown Social media may hinder your productivity, thus you need to be very careful on how you use it. As they say, everything in moderation. Action Point – Make yourself a commitment that you are not going to check your social media accounts until you have completed your important tasks. Avoiding Interruptions The normal office setup these days is made up of multi-stakeholder teams and layouts, so it is easy to say that interruptions will come from anywhere. It is important to find out where you are most likely going to get interrupted from so that you can plan out how to manage these interruptions, which most of the time is solved by merely learning to say “NO”. Action Point – at the start of the day, try to anticipate when and where you will be interrupted during your day, and try to keep yourself focused and avoid and manage the interruptions.   Get Fit for Business Take opportunities to keep yourself fit and keep your brain and body hydrated. Eat healthy, and exercise! Action Point – Next week, make sure you do a little bit of exercise, make sure you’re thinking about getting that exercise, and make smarter food choices (ditch that chocolate!) . Delegate and Use Your Network Understand where you are sitting in the organisation, as well as the capabilities, training, and needs of both you and your team. Delegating means empowering those in lower level, giving them room to grow. Action Point – Take out your current to-do list (if you have one) and break down all the areas where you think you could delegate, and give it to someone else. Do this, and watch at the end of the week how productive you have become. Categorise Your Tasks When you start categorising your tasks, and put them into specific categories (i.e. team work, project work, personal tasks), then you are going to get more things done because you will focus on particular tasks in one particular area at the same time. Action Point – Take look at your current weekly to-do list, break it down, and group those items into categories, and then put them into a schedule (into the week). This will then help you focus. Celebrate and Record Success This is about empowering your teams, giving them more work to do, and getting them to work productively. Action Point – At the end of each day, record what went well, and what didn’t go so well. Summarise it, learn from it, and share it with your team. This is about effective feedback, making sure that we are recognising the people who are working for us. Set Up Sunday By setting up yourself on a Sunday, it enables you to get ready for the week ahead. Action Point – Find yourself a spot on Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon, or Sunday evening and then get a piece of paper, start planning out the week, make sure to prepare for all the commitments that you got, and also add those tasks that are purposeful. This will give you good results. Act Rather than Re-act This is about taking calculated control, taking a step back if you think that you got into a situation where you get into a flash point, take a deep breath and don’t react to it. Stay nice and calm. Action Point – Be proactive. Try to think about the possible instances when you get into conflicts, and remind yourself to stay calm. Book Yourself a Meeting Schedule a “YOU” time, this will help you focus on what you want to achieve. If you go into a quiet place where you can fully focus, you will get things done quicker. But you can only do this if you commit that specific time to be yours alone. Action Point – Look at your week ahead and book your “YOU” time, do yourself an agenda, get yourself prepared, go off a quiet nice place, and just try out and see how you get on.     Contact Details To contact me, you can visit my website at http://innovatetosuccess.com/   Quotes To-do list is just a list of things that you want to do. -- Ian Luckett When we get into situations at our work when it is very busy and stressful, people within your team will look at you for control, they will look at you to see if you are in control, and if they feel that you are in control then they will feel at ease. -- Ian Luckett  

Bret watches Terrace House. It's weird. Glen watches Frank. It's weird. People are wrongly referred to as Characters, twice. There's a Zone of Adventure. And, of course it's not the police, it's magicians! But Glen's dad did NOT write a Porno. Or at least, he doesn't think he did. Then we talk tech. Then we talk Youtube. And Netflix. We bounce around a bit in this one. Bret's gonna post out a Rock.

I discuss fake news, writing for the papers and being stereotyped with my writing mentor Kerry Cue. She spent 20+ years writing humourous op-ed (opinion-editorial) articles for Australia’s major newspapers and now she blogs about maths. Yes, maths! Her blog ‘Mathspig’ has had 1 million+ hits to date. Seriously, she’s just so much fun to talk to and learn from. Find Kerry’s words at https://kerrycue.com and https://mathspig.wordpress.com/. Key points about writing news articles * Do your research * Be concise in your writing and don’t waffle * Know your word limit – 600, 750, 1000 words etc * Summarise your story in a sentence then work towards that * Have a very good headline that hooks an editor (and readers) in * Write about what you know * Write about what you don’t know (ha!) – just use a different voice and get creative

Clare Boothe Luce called it your Life Sentence - it's the one sentence you would like people to say about you to summarise your life. Pick yours!

Welcome, and today we’re talking about one to ones. So these are the individual meetings that you’re going to be having with every member of your team to help them hit the targets that you need to, so that you can achieve Salon success. Today I’ve got five tips for you on running one to ones: 1. These are called one to ones and not meetings so call them one to ones, keep the meetings for the capability and disciplinary process. 2. Frequency and format of the meeting - How often you meet with a member of the team would depend on where they’re at in their career and also their performance against their targets. 3. Feedback - The beginning of each meeting you should be feeding back the performance of the team member over the last period. Summarise what it is that you’re expecting from them, but make sure you end on a high. 4. Targets - I expect a member of the team to set themselves an easy target, those targets need to feed through and add up to what you need the Salon to achieve to hit your goals. 5. Keeping records - You need to make copious notes; firstly to refresh your memory and remind yourself what it is that you agreed; secondly you’re starting to cover your ass a little bit. I hope that’s been useful to you, if you’ve got something that you want to add, please head over to the Build Your Salon Facebook page or pop it in the comments below. If you haven’t subscribed already, hit subscribe now I put content like this out every single Monday and I would hate you to miss out on what I’m sharing. If you’ve already subscribed I will see you next week, take care.

Dr Andrew O'Brien interview Gary Ryan, author of Whar Really Matters For Young Professionals! In this excerpt, Gary provides a summary of the book and why Young Professionals should master the book's 15 practices.