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Who are your toughest conversations with?
When we think about communication challenges, we often picture that tense meeting with a client, an awkward conversation with a...
How to hold your ground when you meet a serial interrupter, networking.
I’ve been doing a lot of networking recently and found myself face-to-face with a few familiar types; like the conversation...
Are you unintentionally undermining your own communication?
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling unheard or unconvincing? Maybe you noticed people’s eyes glazing over as...
How to handle a monopoliser when networking
You may be aware that I spend a good chunk of my marketing budget on attending networking events. Over the...
Which came first … your thought or your posture?
January isn’t my favourite month of the year! It is a month full of good intentions, dark nights and empty...
Make sure you have space in life for your big rocks.
Stephen Covey relays a story in his book “7 Habits of Highly effective People” about how important it is to...
How specific can you be when you’re looking for connections?
I had the great pleasure to attend the Business Buzz conference recently where Andy Lopata was the speaker. He spoke...
How do you react if you aren’t being listened to?
You will have read in previous articles on here about how the art of listening is key for good communication....
Too scared to present? You’re not alone.
According to a survey by YouGov, 49% of British adults are scared of public speaking. It’s slightly higher for women...
How good are you at giving instructions?
You know what you are doing and why but does everyone else? Have you ever felt you appear to be...
Do they even speak my language?
These were the words that my client said in sheer frustration when talking about their newly appointed member of staff....
Are you one of those who doesn’t speak up in case you don’t know the answer?
Not long ago I was working with a client whose problem wasn’t with the presentation itself but more with what...
- Are you unintentionally undermining your own communication?
- How do you react if you aren’t being listened to?
- How good are you at giving instructions?
- Do they even speak my language?
- Is the language of listening undermining your credibility?
- Are you standing too close?
- What can you tell from watching others talking?
- Do you think you should say sorry?
- How to handle “comparitanitus”
- Do you have a watchword for the year?
- An introduction
- Communicating in the hybrid world
- How to be heard through a mask.
- Don’t feel like smiling?
- Which came first … your thought or your posture?
- Make sure you have space in life for your big rocks.
- How to stay cheerful when everything tells you that you shouldn’t be.
- Judgement & Affirmations
- Why self-talk matters
- Are your worries stopping you from getting things done?
- How to boost your confidence
- Uncomfortable with the way you communicate? It doesn’t have to be that way.
- Thank you … I am grateful
- Who are your toughest conversations with?
- How to deliver bad news assertively
- Why saying No might be the most helpful thing you can say
- What do you do if you’ve upset someone?
- Do others call you aggressive, unassertive or assertive?
- Becoming the boss of your mates.
- Can you avoid arguments? One simple tip to stop them in their tracks.
- How to hold your ground when you meet a serial interrupter, networking.
- How to handle a monopoliser when networking
- How specific can you be when you’re looking for connections?
- Where should you be networking?
- What’s your excuse for not networking?
- Do you worry about what you will talk about when you network?
- Remember your minute
- How to make the most of your 121’s
- Do you really listen when others are talking?
- Effortless small talk
- Too scared to present? You’re not alone.
- Are you one of those who doesn’t speak up in case you don’t know the answer?
- Is your presentation style losing you credibility?
- Could a checklist be all that is holding you back?
- What are your words saying about you?
- Showing your authority
- Personality
- Vocal Variety
- Prepare
- Smile
- Tripod
- String
- Bolero video
- Do you over complicate your presentations?
- How to breathe your way out of the fear of speaking out
- Never forget what you want to say ... how to remember your presentation without notes
- Are your Umm’s and Err’s reducing your impact?
- What can you do if you're too frightened to speak up when asked?
- How do you keep eye contact with more than one person on a Zoom call?
- Are your hands telling others things you don't want them to know?
- 3 things you can do to make a great first impression - on or off-line
- How do you remember what to say?
- How your feet can change the way others’ see you.
- Is your 1st impression the one you intended?
- How you can always look like you know what you are saying!
