If I gave you ten steps to discover the speaker within you - would you be interested to take part in the challenge? I believe...
Pushing the boundaries of possibility
View article at www.accountancysa.org.za. Why Dineshrie Pillay left the world of corporate finance to pursue a career as a leadership trainer and executive coach. Great...
Dineshrie Pillay represents Region 11 at Toastmasters International 2020 Virtual Convention
Congratulations to Dineshrie Pillay (CA)SA who is will be representing Region 11 (Africa/Saudi Arabia) at this years Toastmasters 2020 Virtual Convention. Dineshrie - who is...
Your future presenter self
You walk onto a stage and a holographic version of you introduces you to the audience. You clap your hands and your presentation slide comes...
Video: Humanity will rise as a force, stronger than a disease
Lockdown is like standing on the edge of what is known and unknown At the edge, you have options 1. You stand still, hoping that...
Lockdown & Covid 19
1. Covid 19 Lockdown: How to stay focused as a student 2. Covid 19 Lockdown: How to regulate your sleeping patterns 3. Covid 19 Lockdown:...
Ethically Speaking
Your audience knows more about you and your subject than you may think. Content can be googled, cross-checked, and verified before, during, and after your...
Awaken a Speaker in You
Awaken the speaker in you Presenting and public speaking can be both daunting and exhilarating. In this article, I will share with you a 3-step...
Awaken the speaker in you
Presenting and public speaking can be both daunting and exhilarating. In this article, I will share with you a 3-step approach to awaken the speaker...
Speaking to train
You have become the specialist in your field of expertise. People look up to you and are guided by your wisdom and knowledge. You are...
Speak to Train
Speaking to train You have become the specialist in your field of expertise. People look up to you and are guided by your wisdom and...
A “state” of speaking
Can you recall a time in your life when you placed yourself in a particular “state” to achieve an objective? Getting through days of stressful,...
State of Speaking
A “state” of speaking Can you recall a time in your life when you placed yourself in a particular “state” to achieve an objective? Getting...
Succeeding as a “foreign speaker”
You’re invited to speak at an event; your travel and accommodation will be paid for; and you get to tour a new city! It doesn’t...
Q&A Scenario Planning
The Q&A session is a unique opportunity to: entrench your professionalism; showcase your expertise; and re-entrench the key principles within your talk. Below are Q&A...
Being a persuasive speaker
Aristotle broke down persuasion into 3 essential components of: Logos, Pathos and Ethos. Let’s look at how to incorporate these components within your next speech....
Preparing for your audience
If you have to ask great speakers for their secret to their success on stage, one common factor would be the amount of preparation that...
Accountancy South Africa – Toasting at Special Events
At special occasions, I observe how most people happily record the event on their mobile devices and few actually volunteer to conduct a Toast.
Accountancy South Africa – Receiving feedback
We are all on a journey of self-development.
Accountancy South Africa – Eliminating crutch words
We have been guilty of using these in our conversations and speeches.
Accountancy South Africa – Simple Speech Structure
The next time you are asked to speak, you can use this simple structure to script your speech.
Accountancy South Africa – Team Presentations
There may be times when you need to co-present with 2-3 other people as part of your talk.
Accountancy South Africa – Confidence as a Speaker
Confidence is ‘a feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.’
Accountancy South Africa – Camera Confidence
Videos have become one of the quickest ways to deliver content using a multitude of social media platforms whilst also serving the purpose of branding...
Accountancy South Africa – Being Engaging
One of the most sought-after skills as a speaker is knowing how to be engaging on stage and being able to hold the audience’s attention...
Accountancy South Africa – Answering questions with ease
Your audience has just been informed, inspired or educated by your thought-provoking talk.
Accountancy South Africa – Making a powerful point
Your brain makes decisions either by taking its time or through mental shortcuts based on past experience.
Accountancy South Africa – Holding your audiences’ attention
Time is fixed; 20 minutes is 20 minutes. However when it comes to speaking - a 20-minute talk may seem longer or shorter from the...
Accountancy South Africa – Overcoming fear of speaking
Sweaty palms, tingling sensation, rapid heart rate are just some of the physical symptoms that people feel when asked to speak; it’s officially called glossophobia...
Accountancy South Africa – Unanswered Questions Subject Matter Expert
As a speaker, regardless of what you are speaking about - you are messenger of change.
Accountancy South Africa – Movie Magic Impromptu speaking with a structure
As leaders in business whether you need to deliver a mini-speech or respond to someone on-the-cuff in the passageway, your ability to communicate on demand...
Accountancy South Africa – Webinar Magic Using technology to reach your audience
Technology makes it easy to spread your message to your audience. However technology is only as good as its execution.
Accountancy South Africa – Speaking Sickness When you are too sick to speak
Imagine owning a musical instrument valued at $4.5 million – would you not treat this with care?
Accountancy South Africa – Start somewhere When you are the MC
I hate it when people refer to speaking as a “soft skill” it’s actually quite a hard skill to master!
Accountancy South Africa – Instill Change To present or to inspire?
Regardless of whether you are speaking to inform, persuade, sell, or to motivate, your primary objective as a speaker is to instill change.
Accounting SA – TED IT
Dineshrie talks about how to construct a TED Talk.
Accounting SA – Time Out
Dineshrie talks about how to construct a Pecha Kucha presentation.
Accounting SA – A bad nightmare
As a presenter, things will go wrong someday. In this article Dineshrie reviews how to deal with your bad presentation nightmares.
Accounting SA – Technical Presentations Need Not Be So Theoretical
In this article, Dineshrie talks about how to make a technical presentation more relatable to your audience.
Kaya FM
Dineshrie Pillay talks how employees can gain a competitive edge in the workplace and serve as business leaders in 2015.
Sunday Tribune – Staying Fresh and Indispensable and Tips to bring out the best in your staff
Dineshrie shares her insights on how both how Employees can think differently about their careers and how Employers can better manage their staff.
SAFM
Dineshrie Pillay talks about her book, The Contract With yourself and how to deal with failure.
Accounting SA – Speaking to acknowledge
Dineshrie pro.des a step-by-step guide on how you can construct an acknowledgment speech
Lotus FM
Dineshrie Pillay talks about her book, The Contract With yourself.
Morning Live Interview
Dineshrie Pillay talks about her book, The Contract With Yourself.
Sunday Tribune – How to make success, out of failure, she wrote
Dineshrie is interviewed and talks about her book, The Contract With Yourself, and how to turn success into failure.
Accounting SA Speaking Myths Debunked
Dineshrie addresses the most common public speaking myths and what you can do instead to be a poised speaker.
Business Brief – The Rise of Servant Leadership
Dineshrie talks about the shift in leadership culture and how anyone can become a servant leader.
Sandton Chronicle She is a motivator
Dineshrie is interviewed and talks about her book, The Contract With Yourself.
Tuks FM Campus Radio
Dineshrie Pillay is interviewed about how graduates can build experience whilst studying.
Project Legacy – Dineshrie Pillay, Author & Business Partnering Specialist
Dineshrie is interviewed and talks about her thoughts on life, success, leadership and wealth building.
Accounting SA – A platform for change
Dineshrie talks about how you as a public speaker can use the stage to instill new ideas and change beliefs of your audience.
Durban Youth Radio
Dineshrie Pillay talks about interview skills and how job seekers can get a head-start to their careers.
Accounting SA – A conversation with many
Dineshrie explains how a public speech is still a conversation and how to relate to your audience.
Accounting SA – Present with confidence
Dineshrie shares simple and practical tips on how you can become a confident public speaker.
Accounting SA – Inspiring Female CA(SA)’s
Dineshrie is profiled as a women leader in business.
Accounting SA – Adaptability & Perseverance
Dineshrie is interviewed and talks about her success as a business leader.
The Bottom Line – GBC presentation skills
Dineshrie gave tips on presentation skills, how to use body language and how to maintain a professional presence at conferences and meetings.
The Bottom Line – CV and interview skills: applying for a job with your life purpose in mind
I gave attendees tips and techniques on linking their purpose in life to their careers, preparing CVs to win an interview and performing well during...
Live New Day Resolutions
Every year, I hear the same line from a whole host of people “I have had such a tough year, I can’t wait for a...
You can only control that which you are aware of. Awareness Empowers You
I believe that the first step to change is Awareness and the second step to change is to take action. In order to grow you...
Compete against yourself and not against others
Competition: “The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.” Every day you have to deal...
Statistics are meant to be broken
In 1908 Johnny Hayes won the Olympic Marathon in a spectacular time of 2 hours, 55 minutes and 18 seconds – it was described at...
I’M Possible. Think Limitless
If there is one word in the dictionary I do not like to hear – it is the word: Impossible! Whenever one of my delegates...
Patience. Persistence and Discipline are the ingredients to your success
In the fast-moving world that we live in – everyone wants a quick fix to success. Whether it is fast-food to quell your hunger; a...
Your inner voice has to be louder than the voices on the outside
Change of any form can be tumultuous. Whether you experience change in the form of changing jobs; relocating to a new city; changing a partner...
Become the champion of knocking out failure
That big “F” word that most people do not like to be associated with! If we all know that failure is a part of life...
It is not about perfection, it’s just about starting
The hardest step to take is the first one. It is hard work to become healthy and fit. It is hard work to start a...
Become and auditor of your life. Research the situation; Speak to other people; Make a decision and take action.
As a qualified Chartered Accountant, I have been groomed in the field of auditing. A lot has changed in the world of accounting, but an...
Your level of commitment drives your level of action
This is one of my favourite words - in sport, this is called your “A-Game” When you get called to “play” in the game of...
Time is precious. Each day is a blessing. Live life to 100% of your potential
Time is fixed. Time waits for no man. Time has a way of “flying by”. These are phrases that we constantly hear about time. You...
You become what you think you are
In my workshops and individual coaching sessions, I ask delegates in a particular exercise to write down a few statements of how they would describe...