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The Penny Drop

One story, shared in five minutes, once a week - with a penny-dropping moment every time. Hanging out with engagement and communications expert Penny Terry on The Penny Drop is the simplest way to turn these so-called soft skills into rock-hard results - personally and professionally.

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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
6 minutes
Episodes
78
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Keep them listening

Keep them listening

In this week's episode of The Penny Drop, Penny recalls an 'on air' fail she had as a radio presenter and what it taught her about getting and maintaining attention.

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00:05:53  |   Mon 26 Sep 2022
Is it time to break a pattern?

Is it time to break a pattern?

On this week's episode of The Penny Drop Penny recalls a problematic yet interesting incident from many years ago that comes with a lesson on how to get our audience to 'tune in'.

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00:03:52  |   Mon 29 Aug 2022
Start with the end in mind

Start with the end in mind

This week Penny's been reminded of something that she recorded at this time last year and dragged it out of the archives - and the message still holds both personally for Penny and professionally for…

00:04:11  |   Mon 22 Aug 2022
Getting to the point

Getting to the point

In this week's episode of The Penny Drop, Penny puts one of her clients to the test! You get to meet Alice who very succinctly describes a useful technique to make sure your stories always have a poi…

00:03:05  |   Mon 15 Aug 2022
Excavator gardening

Excavator gardening

In this week's episode, Penny takes us on a walk around her garden, via an excavator! She unpacks a simple way to craft stories to make sure they seem manageable, are less messy and more memorable. 

S…

00:03:47  |   Sun 07 Aug 2022
Simple stories about single moments

Simple stories about single moments

This week Penny hit record while listening to another podcast! She was listening to an episode of The Imperfects she heard a great example of something we often struggle with when we are trying to ma…

00:05:36  |   Mon 01 Aug 2022
The empathetic clean house conversation

The empathetic clean house conversation

Penny thinks she may have manifested this week's story! After recording the last Penny Drop episode she dropped in to see a friend who put empathy into action. It was the perfect display of how we ca…

00:03:20  |   Mon 25 Jul 2022
Life lessons learned playing Pictionary

Life lessons learned playing Pictionary

Penny's back - and of all things - is banging on about Pictionary! After playing a game of Pictionary at the beach Penny realised that while like to think that we DO think about our audience when we …

00:04:33  |   Mon 18 Jul 2022
Why are we all so boring?

Why are we all so boring?

In this week's episode of The Penny Drop, Penny is recording from the airport as she notices something that most of us do, every day in our own jobs, without realising.

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00:03:46  |   Mon 13 Jun 2022
How do I create a story habit?

How do I create a story habit?

Penny is trying something new as she records the Penny Drop this week. She's not sure if it's working yet, but she is sure that it demonstrates a quick way to create a storytelling habit. I wouldn't …

00:02:28  |   Mon 30 May 2022
Stories captivate, statistics validate

Stories captivate, statistics validate

On the Penny Drop this week Penny recalls a storytelling lesson she learned while buying a dress for a friends wedding. 

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00:04:24  |   Mon 23 May 2022
When am I meant to find all these stories?

When am I meant to find all these stories?

You're jut too busy, right? Yep, we get it. In Episode 7 of the Penny Drop you'll start to work out how you can make finding, crafting and curating your stories something that you'll actually do! It'…

00:03:40  |   Mon 02 May 2022
How do I set up a story system that works?

How do I set up a story system that works?

Ok, so brace yourselves for a massive metaphor. In episode six of The Penny Drop, Penny draws from her childhood to explain how to set up your story system for success. If you've tried collecting sto…

00:04:16  |   Mon 11 Apr 2022
How can storytelling make me more interesting?

How can storytelling make me more interesting?

If you looked up at the job titles in the world, you'd never find this one! In Episode Five of The Penny Drop, Penny explains what she does for a job using a really simple technique that will help yo…

00:03:26  |   Mon 04 Apr 2022
Why do I need to collect stories?

Why do I need to collect stories?

In Episode four of the Penny Drop, Penny deconstructs one of her seven-year-old son's most precious non-tech storage devices to reveal why we could all use one, to keep our stories safe.


Liking The P…

00:04:16  |   Mon 28 Mar 2022
Why The Penny Drop?

Why The Penny Drop?

In Episode Three of the Penny Drop, Penny recalls one of the biggest penny dropping moments of her career and which leads to a simple tip that will help you be less boring and more interesting.


Likin…

00:05:10  |   Mon 21 Mar 2022
Why stories now?

Why stories now?

In dealing with some 3 am regret, Penny takes you for a walk with her as she unpacks why the rain reminded her that stories are more valuable now than ever. There is one point where it gets deep, qui…

00:05:02  |   Mon 14 Mar 2022
Why stories?

Why stories?

In episode one of the Penny Drop, Penny takes you on a road trip as she searches for 'the thing' that helped her realise why stories are so valuable. Heads up - as you listen, she'll do a thing where…
00:05:28  |   Mon 07 Mar 2022
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