18 Actions To Optimise your Virtual Meetings

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

Doing a virtual presentation can feel like talking to air.You can’t sense the body language in the room, it’s hard ...

How To Change People’s Minds

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

Facing resistance in the workplace can be challenging and frustrating. Let’s look at this example:“These conversations are driving me nuts,” ...

Don’t Get Ignored At Meetings: Do This.

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

Communication skills training is all about discovering how to deal with everyday situations that we all face and trying to ...

5 Ways To Make Your Meetings More Productive

14 August 2023 / All Posts, Productive Meetings

An important lesson in communication skills training is how to get the most out of meetings.  A considerable portion of ...

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.

How to deal with phone snubbing at work

16 October 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Productive Meetings

If people are picking up their phones when you're talking to them, here's how to deal with it.

How (and where) your small talk can make a big difference

7 August 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion, Job Interviews, Productive Meetings

Small talk can feel like a waste of time. Why bother with social chit-chat? What does it achieve? This post tells you about the vital role it plays in all sorts of situations from negotiations to job interviews.

How to make your point spontaneously

18 May 2022 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion, Productive Meetings

Knowing how to make a point spontaneously can be hard. Here's how to give yourself time before you respond.