How to give an update where you come out shining (even if there’s been a ton of challenges)

24 June 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations, Productive Meetings, Storytelling

"So where are you with the Beckham project?" asks your CEO. You're handed a microphone as you silently try to...

9 ways to ruin your presentation

2 June 2019 / All Posts, Featured, Presentations

If I had a penny for each time I saw these 9 presentation gaffes, I'd be able to buy up...

How to deal with those vague emails

20 May 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Email Communication

If someone sends you a vague, unspecific email, we tend to just let it rot in the inbox.  While that’s...

How to keep to your point when presenting

14 May 2019 / All Posts, Presentations

Ever started talking about something only to find yourself going completely off track? For all those who thought the only...

Is being too ‘nice’ hijacking your time?

2 April 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication

The steam's coming off the keyboard as you try to chuck out email, write proposals, check your diary and edit...

How to tell a story

26 March 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations, Productive Meetings, Storytelling

“…the world needs your story because the world needs your voice.” Kerry Washington Want to persuade someone, sell a product,...

What Product Managers can learn from Actors

10 March 2019 / All Posts, Body Language, Creative Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Email Communication

Last year, I did a podcast related to my article in Mind the Product, Oh the Drama! What Product Managers Can...

The surprising tool that makes your serious subject stick

4 March 2019 / All Posts, Featured, Presentations

Recognise this facial expression?  That's all Tim saw during his presentation (the expression, not Hilary Clinton). He did something that...

The Accidental Manager

5 March 2018 / All Posts, Effective Communication

Today’s complex business environment deserves better than ‘the accidental manager’ Whilst attending a recent module on my MBA course, Frankie...

How to deal with difficult questions

15 January 2018 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations

You've finished your presentation and now the questions are rolling in. It's like verbal dodge ball and it's got you...

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