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Andrew Hennigan

Elements of surprise: Finding your “Bus-in-the-bank”

In workshops about speaking I always stress that you should put something compelling at the beginning to get the attention of the audience…

3 min readMar 19, 2024

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Elements of surprise: Finding your “Bus-in-the-bank”

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Andrew Hennigan

Cat Washing Machines: Crafting a Powerful Opening for Your Startup Pitch

In my role as a startup advisor I have heard literally thousands of pitches — sometimes hundreds at a time in the pre-screening for pitch…

2 min readDec 16, 2022

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Picture showing grumpy cat looking out the window of what appears to be a washing machine for cats but is in fact an elaborate cat toilet.

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Andrew Hennigan

What Jenna Ortega’s ‘Wednesday’ Dance Teaches About Speaking and Presenting

If you want your talk or presentation to be impactful you have to build it around a hook that is memorable. That’s actually quite…

3 min readDec 2, 2022

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Jenny Ortega as Wednesday Addams dances to the Cramps version of the song Goo Goo Muck in a viral clip from the Netflix TV series ‘Wednesday’.

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Andrew Hennigan

How a Prussian Card Cheat Taught Me Time Management

Juggling many projects at the same time challenges your time management skills, so I have tried many different methods. But I have finally…

3 min readNov 15, 2022

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Bank robbers in era of Herman Lamm.

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Andrew Hennigan

How a screenwriting technique can level up your presentation skills

Watch carefully almost any movie today and you will notice that the sound of the next scene sometimes starts before you see the picture…

3 min readNov 6, 2022

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Sample script fragment showing use of pre lap for sound effects.

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Andrew Hennigan

Memorize your talks & presentations for maximum impact

By far the best way to make your talks and presentations more impactful and memorable is to speak from memory. If you have to read from…

4 min readOct 19, 2022

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Andrew Hennigan speaking at Impact Hub Stockholm.

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Andrew Hennigan

How Organic Networking Helps Introverts Grow Their Network

Many people avoid networking because they are introverted or just shy, but a much better idea is to simply avoid the “artificial”…

3 min readOct 18, 2022

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Stylized representation of human network.

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Andrew Hennigan

Monetizing the Elephant: Creative Ways to Generate Revenue

How do you monetize an elephant? This question comes from an activity I used in a digital marketing course I taught in a French business…

4 min readSep 17, 2021

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Andrew Hennigan speaking at Impact Hub Stockholm.

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Andrew Hennigan

How a Car Navigator can Teach us How to Handle the Unexpected

Things go wrong. Your plan might be brilliant, well resourced and deftly executed, but there will always be obstacles in your path…

3 min readApr 28, 2021

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How a Car Navigator can Teach us How to Handle the Unexpected

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Andrew Hennigan

Conflict-Free Messaging: Reduce and avoid conflicts to boost productivity and wellbeing

In every organization, project or community, the reliance on written messages can lead to conflicts that impact both productivity and…

6 min readAug 27, 2020

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Conflict-Free Messaging: Reduce and avoid conflicts to boost productivity and wellbeing

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Andrew Hennigan

Andrew Hennigan

Lecturer, Speaker Coach, Writer. TEDxStockholm Speaker Team Lead & Speaker Coach, Board Member 2022-23. Writer for hire, author of book “Payforward Networking”.

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