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 Listen To Solve Problems

23 April 2024 / Effective Communication, Influencing and Persuasion

Problems often aren't solved is because we're listening actively. Here's an easy way to ensure that you're listening to crush challenges.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Why Do Boneheads Get Bonuses? – How To Share Your Wins Without Looking Smug

15 December 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Email Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

Why did that idiot get a pay rise? What is it about some people that helps them to prosper when other people have been putting the work in? Read here to find out what they're doing that you may need to...

5 Reasons To Avoid Promotion – And How To Get Over Them

7 December 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured

As you stare into the screen and bite your lip on your first day in this new role, you suddenly become aware of five good reasons that you should have said ‘no’ to the offer of a step up.

8 Ways To Get What You Want From Presentations

31 October 2023 / All Posts, Featured, Presentations

Here are several ways you can create opportunities to secure the outcome you need after a presentation: don't lose the moment!

The 4 Power Positions And How To Use Them In A Meeting

27 October 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

Where you choose to sit not only shows your status, but alters your behaviour. If you want to increase your influence - whether you have authority or not - you can use one of the 4 Power Positions to up your game.

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

3rd Party Cookies

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.

Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.

Additional Cookies

This website uses the following additional cookies:

Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.

Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.