The winners of Cornwall Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Cornwall’s 30 Under 30 Awards’ were announced today, and we’re very pleased to say that our wonderful Co-Director and Community Coordinator, Stacie, has been selected as a winner for Cornwall’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2018! Stacie has had a whole two days to get used to the idea […]
Vote now to help us get Bags of Help from Tesco Truro Quiet Connections is one of three groups shortlisted to receive the cash award at Tesco Truro and shoppers are being invited to head along to the store to vote for who they want to receive the top grant. This means we need your […]
Last week, I spoke at Cornwall Business Fair alongside Sally Heard, CEO from Cornwall School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), and Ian Curnow from Konnect Cornwall. I opened up about the hidden challenges of social entrepreneurship: feeling like you’re not good enough and don’t belong here. The imposter experience is something I think the majority of us have […]
Yarn Bombing the action or activity of covering objects or structures in public places with decorative knitted or crocheted material, as a form of street art. Yarn bombing Truro might not seem like a very ‘Quiet’ thing to do. It certainly didn’t feel like it as Stacie climbed onto Gemma’s knee, stretching up a lamppost […]
No one should feel alone, broken and ashamed, like I did. I remember how I felt like there was something really wrong with me. I was afraid to do anything that would put me at the centre of attention and open me up to judgement. I expected negative judgement from anyone who saw or heard […]
We’re bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative, which sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 raised from carrier bag sales in Tesco stores awarded to local community projects. Quiet Connections is one of three groups shortlisted to receive the cash award at Tesco Camborne throughout March and April. […]
Public speaking is our number one fear Cornwall is full of students who need to present their work; entrepreneurs pitching their ideas; employees expected to speak up in meetings; and people attend job interviews everyday with a panel of interviewers or a presentation to deliver. There’s no getting away from the need to speak in […]
On Friday 9th, I met with our Young Person’s Coach, Caroline, and presented a comfort zone stretch opportunity… ‘would she like to join me for an interview on CHBN Radio that afternoon?’ Knowing this is a big stretch for Caroline, I half expected to be doing it alone (this might come as a surprise to some […]
This is our interview with BBC Radio Cornwall on Time to Talk Day, 1st February 2018: It’s Time to Talk about student anxiety. Hayley Stanton (Director at Quiet Connections); Ian Woodland (Student Liaison Officer); and Cornwall College students discuss how feeling socially anxious is affecting students. With thanks to Martin Shaw from BBC Radio Cornwall […]
Talking about our self-doubt and our anxieties in social situations is still taboo. We tend to think we should be able to do certain things, like talk to strangers and speak up, just because other people seem to manage with ease. It can feel like we’re the only person struggling. Then there’s the stigma we experience when […]
It’s Time to Talk It’s Time to Talk about the quiet stuff… like when we’re struggling to do the things we THINK we should be able to (because other people seem to find them so easy). Or how anxious we feel when we’re expected to present, speak up in a group or talk to a […]
Who would have thought first aid training could actually be fun? That’s certainly not how I remember it being. I found it to be a hugely anxious experience when I was in my old job. There was no escaping the centre of attention and I felt like I was under the microscope as I awkwardly […]