Tips ‘n’ Tools

Negative Brainstorming

19 March 2023 / All Posts, Creative Problem Solving

Here's a method to generate ideas as a group or solo. It stems from a rather unexpected way of thinking, breeding ideas like rabbits from a magician's hat.

You’re losing your audience. Here’s why.

12 March 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations

Whether your content is carefully structured or spontaneous, it can be easy to lose your audience. Here's how to keep them with you.

How to buy time before speaking

18 February 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations

You're suddenly asked for your opinion, to give an update or deal with a challenging question. Here's how to buy time before you answer.

The 5 characteristics that bring ideas to life

11 February 2023 / All Posts, Creative Problem Solving

The right combination of behaviours pushes creative thinking into implementation. Find out what what qualities you need or the people to include for ideas to be realised.

Four ways to say “I’m not doing that” – that don’t get you fired.

6 February 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication

It's not a given that you say 'yes' to everything: even from those in Management. In fact, it's vital you're not on 'auto-yes'. Here's how to protect your time so you can give your best.

A simple structure for Business or Tech Stories

30 January 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations, Storytelling

Need to tell a business or tech story but don't know how to structure it? Here's a simple way to put your story together with prompts.

Here’s why your audience is zoning out

16 January 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations, Productive Meetings

Sometimes remote presentations fall as flat as a pancake. To reduce the risk of yours missing the mark, here are 6 reasons why they commonly fail.

How to be assertive without saying ‘no’

8 January 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion

It tasks are raining down on you, there's an alternative to saying 'no', that may be easier and more effective in getting what you want.

How this trick instantly turned Presentation Panic into Cool Composure

5 December 2022 / All Posts, Presentations

If you don't like how you feel when you present, here's how to change that in an instant.

How to get your message through to mixed audiences

21 November 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations, Productive Meetings

More often than not you'll be presenting to a mixed audience. So how do you keep all of them satisfied? Read this to find out how.

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