Resources

Listed below are a selection of links to online tools, videos and thought leaders which you may find useful.

Business Tools

Mind-maps – We use mind maps to display the key points from each of the modules.  The mind mapping software we use is called Mind Genius.  A free trial of the software is available from their website – www.mindgenius.com

Video Conferencing – Create a virtual room for  a call with up to 8 people with Appear.in.   Similar to Skype, Appear.in is free and extremely easy to set up with good video and audio quality.

Product Creation Tools

Webinar Platform – Webinar Jam

Video Creation – Easy Video Suite

 

Writing Tools

Content Generation When inspiration is failing to strike, here’s two online tools which can help you to generate an idea for a title for an article or a blog:

Blog Topic Generator

Portent’s Blog Topic Generator

Test the readability of your work – Read-able

Pick up common errors in your writing – Hemingway

Identify alternative phrases to use instead of the usual business jargon – Unsuck-it

 

Social Media Tools

Manage all your social media channels – Hootsuite

Create lead generation pages for your products and services – Leadpages

 

Thought Leaders

Jeff Walker

Frank Kern

Brendan Burchard

TED – There are some fantastic speakers on the Ted platform today, but Mike has picked 10 of the most inspiring talks for you here.