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

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.

Your Manager Isn’t Doing This, So You Need To…..

15 January 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured

13 soft skills that managers need now - according to HR

The 7 Faces Of Managers

14 January 2024 / All Posts, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

A good manager is more than 2-faced. There are actually 7 roles that are necessary. Whether you're in times of change or chugging along nicely, this is your guide to leading others.

How to re-purpose a story

3 January 2024 / All Posts, Featured, Storytelling

Coming up with the right story for the each situation can be a chore. Here's how to do tweak an existing story with minimum effort.

7 Reasons Communication Goes Wrong and What To Do About Them

21 December 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication

For specialists in Tech specifically, here are the seven common reasons why communication goes wrong and how to put them right.