Unlocking the Art of Conversational Flow

1 December 2024 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Productive Meetings

Questions are vital in improving bonds. Here's the E.V.O.K.E. model of questions to unearth customer requirements as much as social affinity.

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.

Give Them A Wallop: What To Do When You’re Cut Short In Your Prime

11 October 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Presentations, Productive Meetings

You've been asked to give a presentation to the Board, but they've cut you off and asked you to spit out your message as quickly as possible. Here's how to do it, without losing impact.

18 Actions To Optimise your Virtual Meetings

31 August 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Productive Meetings

Want to make sure your virtual meetings are a good use of everyone's time? Then make sure you're applying these tips.

How To Change People’s Minds

30 August 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Productive Meetings

Overcome opposition and change peoples' minds at works. Read to see how...

Don’t Get Ignored At Meetings: Do This.

15 August 2023 / All Posts, Body Language, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Productive Meetings

Don't get ignored at meetings. Learn what makes the difference between not being able to grab people's attention and gaining it.

5 Ways To Make Your In-Person Meetings More Productive

14 August 2023 / All Posts, Productive Meetings

Reach outcomes sooner with these tips to make your meetings more focused.

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.

How to get your message through to mixed audiences

21 November 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations, Productive Meetings

More often than not you'll be presenting to a mixed audience. So how do you keep all of them satisfied? Read this to find out how.

How to get useful feedback at the end of your presentation (instead of blank stares)

21 November 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations, Productive Meetings

This guide explains three ways you can collate constructive feedback on your proposals and presentations - before they've left the meeting.