The spoken word is powerful. How effective are you in capturing and broadcasting that value to others? Especially when in conversation over skype with colleagues/fellow experts? Of course, many conversations you’ll want to keep conversational – but not always. I … Continue reading
Had a very enjoyable – and, as ever, productive – lunch with my mentor in the Professional Speaking Association today: Graham Jones, internet psychologist and expert in online behaviour. “So, blogging…” I ventured “Just how important is it?” “Very.” “So, … Continue reading
A while back, at a meeting of the London Professional Speaking Association, we had a talk given by Matthew Syed. Former British No. 1 at table tennis and triple gold medallist in the Commonwealth Games, he’s now a journalist and … Continue reading
Richard Mullender is the former Lead Trainer at the National Crisis & Hostage Negotiation Unit at Scotland Yard. A true expert in communications and listening, he’s also a colleague and a great friend. **For details of Richard’s next 1-day public … Continue reading
“How do you stand out at interview? And what makes the difference between a solid candidate and an outstanding candidate?” A while back, these were the questions I put to a friend with 12+ years experience in executive headhunting at … Continue reading
People often ask me, ‘What are you reading right now?’ So, in the spirit of developing the habit of writing blog posts more regularly, even if they’re super short, here’s one! Recently, I met with a friend from university days … Continue reading
Vivi Friedgut is the Founder of Blackbullion, empowering people with the skills to master their money. With a career background in the private banking industry, Vivi has experience managing the financial assets of extraordinarily wealthy individuals – but now brings … Continue reading
Public Speaking Expert, Simon Bucknall, talks to Maxine Ward, the current Head of Graduate Services at Reed Consulting, one of the UK’s leading providers of outsourced graduate recruitment for employers. An expert in graduate job interviews for the ‘Milkround’, previously … Continue reading
Will Rowe is an expert recruiter with more than twelve years experience building, managing and leading teams of recruitment specialists operating in the IT sector. Co-founder of Oasis-James Ltd, Will serves clients in the Microsoft Infrastructure, Virtualisation and Cloud Computing … Continue reading
Alex Ashworth is a Professor of Singing at the Royal Academy of Music and an established opera soloist on the European circuit. A Choral Scholar at St John’s College, Cambridge, he won a Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music … Continue reading