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PowerPoint Tips: Why Storytelling Is Key To Presenting
I am willing to bet that when you’re tasked with giving a presentation at work, the first thing you do is load up PowerPoint or an equivalent programme on your computer. However, by presenting...
Published: February 2, 2022
10 Ways A Business Communication Workshop Will Help You AND Your Team
Communication is at the heart of our professional lives - from building rapport with colleagues and sharing ideas in a meeting, right through to delivering presentations and asking for a promotion. It impacts the...
Published: February 2, 2022
How To Overcome Fear Of Speaking In Meetings
If you’re an introvert, meetings can feel like war zones in which your main goal is to duck extroverted bullets while the loudest personalities exchange fire. So how do you do yourself justice in...
Published: January 31, 2022
Empowered & Real: Communication for a Brave New World
Yesterday I was sitting in my front room, with the cat climbing up the curtain behind me and my five-year-old son singing in the room next door, holding an important meeting with the Managing...
Published: December 23, 2021
Using Vocal Characteristics To Convey Emotion
The voice tells us a lot about a person and what they have to say. Versatility in your vocal characteristics and skills can be extremely valuable, whether you’re podcasting, acting or simply communicating verbally...
Published: December 19, 2021
6 Work Christmas Party Survival Tips
The Christmas party season is here again and you might be one of the lucky ones desperate to get there and let your hair down. But you may be one of the many bracing...
Published: December 1, 2021
How To Communicate In A New Job – With Impact!
Starting a new job is scary, right? It’s a bit like your first day of school - you want to make new friends, you don’t want to make a fool of yourself, not to...
Published: October 12, 2021
How To Find Work-Life Balance & Support Your Team Virtually
As many people returned to the live rigours of the office environment from September, I was fortunate enough to embark on what I am terming a 'semi sabbatical'. I have two particular insights from...
Published: October 6, 2021
7 Self-Sabotaging Things You’re Doing At Work
Have you ever found yourself apologising for a suggestion, preceding an idea with a self-deprecating disclaimer, or phrasing a comment as a question in order to soften it? These communication habits can have a...
Published: September 27, 2021
5 Ways To Ace Your Online Interview
Remember a time when you hadn't even heard of Zoom? These days, it's practically impossible to get through a single day's work without some form of video conferencing. There is no doubt that the...
Published: September 15, 2021