What everybody needs to be doing with technical presentations

1 March 2020 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

You know your stuff but sometimes we take for granted how much others understand. The issue with specialists, technical or...

How to slow down your speech when presenting (so it becomes second nature)

26 January 2020 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

You're nervous. You take to the stage, clicker in hand. All eyes are on you as the room falls silent...

7 ways to boost your authority – without feeling like a fraud

6 January 2020 / All Posts, Body Language, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

If you want to increase your presence and authority without sacrificing your personality, here are 7 ways to do it: boost your influence skills.

How to get rid of this common and irritating speech habit – transcript

15 December 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations

"The problem with her is she's got such selective listening.  I mean this is a culture of entitlement and it's...

How to disagree with others and win them over

3 November 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

Saying "you're wrong" is counter productive in influence. Here are 13 phrases to change peoples' minds so they genuninely buy into your thinking.

13 Unexpected Places that turn Networking into a Pleasure

21 October 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion

When a well known networking organisation told me not to return for flouting their rules, I was overjoyed.  So much...

7 quick ways to build trust when you network

12 August 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion

The currency of networking is not greed but generosity. Keith Ferrazzi, ‘Never Eat Alone’   The rule of reciprocity If...

Why you should be complimenting more at work

16 July 2019 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion

When I was working at a college, my line manager, Keren, would request that I do various pointless administrative tasks....

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...

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,...

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