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Three ways to sound more assertive … even when you don’t feel it.
Have you ever been halfway through making a point when that little voice in your head starts questioning everything you're...
How a chat in a pub turned into potential business
I went to a school reunion at the weekend. I had pretty low expectations, expecting to meet up with a...
How to make the most of your networking minute
Your networking minute is a small window with big potential. It’s your opportunity to tell the room how you can...
You don’t need to be word perfect to deliver your message
You don’t need to be word perfect to deliver your message and you certainly don’t need to memorise everything you...
How do the best communicators stay calm under pressure?
We’ve all been there … standing in front of a room full of people, our heart racing, palms sweating, and...
Why networking and the school playground are so similar
For a lot of people, the idea of networking brings up images of walking into a room full of strangers...
Are you boosting or draining your confidence?
… And what can you do about it? When I talk about confidence I’m simply talking about a belief in...
I’m 25! Or at least the business is.
Happy Birthday Partners With You! We celebrated our quarter century this month with a small party and it got me...
Boost your impact: Three simple tweaks that transform your presentations
She turned around and pulled a face as she confided “I know I have to do this but I hate...
The close talker: how to maintain personal space
Many years ago, I was at a networking event when I found myself talking to a man with no concept...
How to turn constant disagreements into productive conversations.
Disagreements at work are normal, but when someone constantly challenges you, it can start to feel personal. It’s frustrating, especially...
How to handle difficult conversations assertively, without creating or becoming the drama.
Following on from my article “Who are your toughest conversations with?” a few months ago I thought I would expand....
- Are you boosting or draining your confidence?
- I’m 25! Or at least the business is.
- How to turn constant disagreements into productive conversations.
- 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
- Three ways to sound more assertive … even when you don't feel it.
- How to handle difficult conversations assertively, without creating or becoming the drama.
- 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 a chat in a pub turned into potential business
- How to make the most of your networking minute
- Why networking and the school playground are so similar
- The close talker: how to maintain personal space
- How to protect your energy from the networking naysayer
- 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
- You don’t need to be word perfect to deliver your message
- How do the best communicators stay calm under pressure?
- Boost your impact: Three simple tweaks that transform your presentations
- 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!
