The Power of Connection: how communication skills can open doors in your career

21 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

The only thing certain about change is change itself. Meet Geoff and Kira who used their communication skills to create opportunities.

6 Essential Communication Skills for Leaders

1 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured

The majority of leading teams, departments and companies is not technical skill but the ability to communicate. Here are 6 essential communication skills for leaders - according to clients.

The 3 Principles of Persuasive Speaking

20 March 2023 / All Posts, Presentations

How do you work emotion into a presentation without becoming theatrical? Can you have a factually solid talk without being dry? Here's how to get the balance right...

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.

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