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July 23, 2020
If you are in business you are repeatedly presenting yourselves and your business – whether that’s to a new contact, a prospect, your boss, a client, a procurement team . . . whatever the situation the impact you make is down to how effectively you communicate and . . .
July 22, 2020
I’ve recently been watching some of the re-runs of the comedy show “Little Britain”, and you may or may not be a fan of it but I’m sure . . .
May 10, 2019
How would you like to achieve much more with much less time and effort? Sounds impossible?
Well that’s what many thousands of . . .
February 19, 2015
She started the UK's first Black Women Business Network - The European Federation of Black Women Business Owners. In addition to being awarded the CBE in 2003 for her services to women, small business and minorities, her work has been recognised internationally and acknowledged by the Mayor of Houston, Texas with her own day- Yvonne Thompson Day 4th Jan. As well as being named in Washington in the Congressional Records.
January 22, 2015
With a background in business management, advertising, the private medical sector, the Employment Department Jill has also worked in the House of Commons for 18 years.
She was appointed as the first female Sergeant at Arms in 2008, which she describes as a formal job with a very formal uniform. Her responsibilities as Sergeant were security, access and ceremonial.
When she retired from the role in 2012 this was said about her contribution “Jill has played a powerful role in mentoring and encouraging other women in the House service to achieve their potential. The number of women now occupying senior posts in the House Service is some measure of the example she has set.”
December 17, 2014
If you would like a quick and easy way to destress at Christmas then here are 3 things you can do that will make a huge difference.
July 3, 2014
If you do the same thing as Maria Sharapova it could be losing you business...
July 25, 2013
In this post Cath describes the two words that seriously undermine your credibility - that you're probably not even aware of using!
June 24, 2013
If you do the same thing as Maria Sharapova it could be losing you business . . .
June 19, 2013
We know that our gestures and body language affect how others see us, but does it also change how we see ourselves? In this video you can see lots of examples of how your posture has a significant effect on your success.
March 6, 2013
You may have heard the saying “Failing to plan is planning to fail” and outstanding presenters really take this to heart.
And in the same way . . . .
January 30, 2013
Here are 11 suggestions for helping you to stay fully focused and present for your audience. Each one is simple and easy . . . .
January 23, 2013
Listen to how his pitch and tone get stronger and stronger as he runs through his marathon ‘let freedom reign’. . . .
October 17, 2012
Did you know that most business presentations fail? If this has happened to you then it’s usually for very good reasons – your presentation sucks!
..and here are 12 reasons why.
September 20, 2012
Here is a great example of how it can go disastrously and catastrophically wrong when you decide to be spontaneous in your presentation......
August 15, 2012
I know that change has been a constant factor in business in the last ten years because if what you’re doing isn’t working then you must do something you haven’t done before if you want to get different results . . . .
August 8, 2012
So let me be controversial here.
“To be successful you need to put in the effort.” . . . .
July 20, 2012
Presentation audiences are very much like aircraft passengers.......
July 12, 2012
When you focus on what is really going to take you closer to your goals often the sense of overwhelm begins to disappear and effective time management becomes easier . . .
June 20, 2012
Now for many people Macs are like Marmite- you either love them or loathe them but they have four characteristics that can teach us something about an effective presentation...
May 15, 2012
Facial expressions, body movement, gestures, posture, etc all display how we are feeling and the non-verbal message is harder to fake.
April 25, 2012
We all love to hear stories and effective use of stories is a key tool for creating an outstanding and memorable presentation.
So what’s your business story . . .
March 28, 2012
It was always a challenge to persuade the Laurens of this world as to the benefits of studying physics! But what has this got to do with your business? . . .
March 21, 2012
Feelings ranging from nervousness to sheer terror are common for many people and it has been said that the fear of public speaking comes higher than the fear of death for a large proportion of the population but . . . .
March 15, 2012
They all have hugely inspirational stories that are an example to us all but unfortunately most of the speakers couldn’t tell them in a way that engages and inspires an audience.
March 1, 2012
. . . your words say one thing but your gestures, body language, tonality, breathing etc. all convey something different to your audience.
February 22, 2012
How the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time" links to your business presentation.........
January 25, 2012
Most businesses have a website these days and huge amounts of money are spent on SEO but . . . .
January 18, 2012
In various business magazines, on websites and in the press you will often see references to “pitching” for business. You’ll see articles and book with titles […]
December 14, 2011
How do social perceptions apply to your business presentations?
November 20, 2011
Derren Brown, love him or loathe him, has been engaging everyone lately with his latest series of progarmmes “The Experiments”. I personally love watching him because […]
September 30, 2011
" It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it - that's what gets results".
What we can learn from how Ed Milliband's delivered his speech to the Labour Party Conference.
September 16, 2011
How you can use what you know from high school physics to give a winning business presentation.....
June 27, 2011
Wow! what a weekend of music…. I think Glastonbury was better than ever this year. Even my 82 yr old Mum watched it! I didn’t know […]
May 6, 2011
It has been said many times that a great way to grow your business is through networking.
But it seems to me that "rude networking" is on the increase!
(By the way this is not the same thing as sexy networking and has nothing to do with clothing or the lack of it...)
April 8, 2011