Michelle Mills-Porter Ltd - Mmp

13/05/2026

The Solicitors Sole Practitioners Group 28th Annual Conference was an extraordinary event from beginning to end. Insightful speakers, fascinating conversations, Murder Mystery intrigue, Casino Royale glamour on the Gala night… but above all, a room full of warm, intelligent and genuinely lovely people. I came away with new friendships that I know will last well beyond the conference itself.

If any of my solicitor friends in sole practice, or smaller practices, are not yet connected with this community, I would wholeheartedly encourage you to explore it. What a special group of people.

For me personally, however, this event held a moment unlike any I have experienced before as a keynote speaker.

Many people know that during conversations with my fellow survivors from the Boxing Day Tsunami, through the Hikkaduwa Village Fund, we discovered something extraordinary. Throughout that unimaginable week, every one of us had experienced what could only be described as an “earworm” — a song that stayed with us constantly, almost as though it carried meaning we couldn’t yet understand.

Stuart’s was Protection by Massive Attack — fitting, perhaps, because not only did he repeatedly put my life before his own, but he spent years afterwards in complete “protection mode” over me.

Mine was Amazing Grace.

Not the full hymn. Just the opening verse. Over and over again. I remember wanting to sing it aloud repeatedly, yet stopping myself because it felt so profoundly inappropriate amidst such devastation and loss.

I still do not know whether that song was subconsciously guiding me, comforting me, or somehow preparing me for the understanding that would emerge from that week — that human connection, compassion, collaboration and behaviour would become the work I would dedicate my life to. "I once was lost, but now I'm found... was blind, but now I see"... The insights, the lessons, and sharing them became my PURPOSE...

So to stand on stage all these years later, about to deliver The Magnificence of Humanity, immediately after hearing the breathtaking voice of Minister Alfred Eferakorho perform his deeply moving version of Amazing Grace… was almost overwhelming.

It cracked my heart wide open before I had even spoken a word.

A very tough act to follow.

Thankfully, the audience held me beautifully, and I was incredibly grateful to receive such generous feedback afterwards, and to get immediately rebooked me to deliver in Marrakesh next year! (THANK YOU!)

Moments like these remind me exactly why I do what I do.
Sometimes the most powerful keynote speeches are not delivered to an audience… they are shared with them. Thank you to all my wonderful new friends.

13/05/2026

https://thepsa.co.uk/thank-you-michellemillsporter/

Thank you to Michelle Mills Porter who was President of PSA UK & Ireland 2024/2025 with her theme Collaboration Evolution.

23/04/2026

EVERY AUDIENCE IS NEURODIVERSE.

If you are speaking, training, or leading in any way…
a significant portion of your audience will be neurodivergent.
So here’s the question:

How do you KNOW you’re reaching them?
How do you KNOW you’re building rapport – not resistance?

And more importantly…

Where might you be creating invisible barriers without even realising it?

Because good intentions don’t guarantee impact.

The PSA Neurodiversity Community launches
Tuesday 28th April (lunchtime)
We’ll be exploring:
– Practical strategies to engage neurodiverse audiences
– What the future demands of speakers and leaders
– How to stay relevant, inclusive, and ahead of the curve

This is open to all – no membership required.
Come and see the difference.
Make the difference.

11/03/2026

117 enquiries, between 10 speakers (one MC) from 30 VIP's.

More than supporters including speakers, AV team and show team.

One enquiry, interview, briefing and booking AT THE EVENT.

More than 40 upcoming additions to speaker bureaus books for the speakers on the day and the MC.

Thank you for your continued collaboration, Claire Rackham . You are a diamond!!! and Well done Beth Thomas you super star...

15/02/2026

I can feel the excitement building!
We still have some VIP seats available which are complimentary, and some spectator tickets at £70 + VAT.

Just message me at [email protected]

(VIP's include L&D Heads, HR Managers, Event Managers, Training Managers, speaker bookers and bureaus. If you pay speakers trainers and workshop facilitators, then this event is for YOU!)

09/02/2026

05/02/2026

Genuine question for my network!

What’s your view on online IQ tests?
I did one yesterday – not free, not wildly expensive – and I’m naturally sceptical of anything that claims to measure human intelligence in neat numbers.
That said… some of the results were interesting...

One section came out very strongly around visual processing – pattern recognition, spatial awareness, spotting trends and relationships quickly.
And it made me pause.

Because this is the exact space my work lives in as The People Reader. Capturing the things that I pick up in non visual cues and non verbal cues, and DECODING that for others is what led me down this path of expertise.

Over the years, I’ve created and refined a whole suite of analysis tools designed specifically to highlight people’s strengths – how they think, what drives them, how they read the world, and why they apply their intelligence the way they do.

Time and again, those tools reveal powerful, often overlooked capabilities – particularly in neurodivergent individuals – around pattern recognition, intuitive insight, and seeing connections others miss.

So now I’m curious:
Are these IQ tests purely a VANITY tool? With Inflated results to make you want to refer others?
Could they accidentally be picking up on how people process information, rather than how “intelligent” they are?
Do they sometimes validate strengths that traditional measures have historically ignored or penalised?
Or are they simply reflecting back what we already know about ourselves when we’re paying attention?

I’m not about to start waving an IQ score around – that’s not how humans work, and never has been.
But I am intrigued when an external tool mirrors what I’ve observed, measured, and worked with for years – especially where neurodivergent pattern recognition is concerned.

I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts – sceptical, supportive, or somewhere in the messy middle.

03/02/2026

The uniform comes off.
The identity doesn’t – and for many, that’s where direction is lost.

Leaving the Forces can be disorientating – not only for veterans, but for those whose lives are shaped by service: female veterans, daughters of serving personnel approaching working age, and wives whose world is changing as their partner transitions out.

When structure falls away, confidence can falter – not because capability is gone, but because direction is unclear.

As a veteran myself, I understand how difficult it can be to navigate civvy street after life within the Forces “family”.

In these short sessions with Forces Employment Charity, I’ll use the theory of Essence to help you identify what truly drives you – giving you a stronger sense of purpose and a clearer direction for the next stage ahead.

This isn’t about fixing or reinventing anyone.
It’s about realigning with what’s already there, so you can move forward with confidence and choose your next steps with clarity and confidence.

22/01/2026

Get your ticket to the 3rd Super Speaker Showcase. We have some BIG HITTERS speaking yet again and fairly new speakers look like they are gathering some votes from the bookers.
We've scrapped the competition as its such a lovely collaborative event, and the speakers aren't in it for the bling, they are in it for the bookings!!!

PS. I was thrilled to be told that a spectator form the last event has been booked by one of the speaker bookers she met on the day! Magic can happen at MMP events!!!

Super Speaker Showcase Spring 2026 – The Studio Birmingham, Mon 9 Mar 2026 - Super Speaker Showcase Spring 2026 Spectator Ticket £70 +VAT Includes refreshments and lunch.

11/12/2025