How To Deal With Audience Hostility In A Presentation

9 May 2024 / All Posts, Presentations

Here are seven highly effective approaches to deal with audience hostility in a presentation. Need some help when you speak in public? Contact me!

Why Senior Managers Are Not Buying Into Your Ideas

8 May 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion

Getting Senior Managers to buy into an idea may seem easier for some than for others. Here's why and what to do about it.

Why You Need To Say ‘No’ To Your Manager Or Senior Leader

24 April 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication

Saying 'no' to your managers and leaders - and clients - is something they may well thank you for. Here are 5 reasons to challenge authority.

How To Avoid One Of The Most Common Flaws In Voice Projection

28 March 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations

Dribbling is one of the most common vocal flaws that will undermine your public speaking. Find it what it is, if you're doing it and how to stop the trait in this post.

How To Ensure You Get Feedback That Is Actually Helpful (And Not Morale-Battering)

27 March 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Email Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Productive Meetings

Take control of feedback from leaders for more positive and constructive outcomes from workplace conversations.

17 Questions To Break The Ice When You Network

5 March 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured

A key element of networking skills and conversation skills is asking questions. But which ones? Here are 17 to get the chat going.

If You Hate Presentations, You’ll Love This

20 February 2024 / All Posts, Presentations

Your presentation skills can be severely tested when it come to what to say, how to say it and the nerves that underpin it all. Enhance your presentations with these 7 ways to make the load lighter.

The 3-Point Structure Of Persuasion (And Great Presentations)

18 February 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

Need to sway your audience? These 3 principles will steer your conversations and improve your presentation skills.

Two techniques to deal with difficult people at work

12 February 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication

Managing personalities can be time-consuming. In this post, I describe two techniques to help you steer challenging interactions.

Three titles that make people open your emails

9 February 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Email Communication

Here are three tactics that ensure your emails get seen and opened. I'll show you the common subject heading traps and how to avoid them.