How to Structure an Off-the-Cuff Response: Clear Communication Without Rambling

4 July 2025 / All Posts, Effective Communication

Being able to make your point succinctly is a leadership skill that you can develop. Here are three frameworks to do that - and a one-pager to help you apply them.

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.

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.

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.

How this trick instantly turned Presentation Panic into Cool Composure

5 December 2022 / All Posts, Presentations

If you don't like how you feel when you present, here's how to change that in an instant.

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 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.

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