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
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
Brian Jenner is the Founder of the UK Speechwriters’ Guild and Organiser of the UK Business Speaker of the Year Competition. He is also a professional speechwriter, events organiser, author and former journalist with more than twenty years experience organising … 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
Each year, 26,000 speakers around the world enter the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking Contest. Comprising six ‘knock-out rounds’, starting at club level in February, the contest culminates in the World Final at the Toastmasters International Convention, held in … Continue reading
This interview forms part of The Art Of Connection Interview Series. For additional resources, check out Simon’s regular eNewsletter! It’s free – to register, simply… How did you decide to become an entrepreneur? I’ve always wanted to run a company … Continue reading
Today, in Old Windsor just west of London, Toastmasters International hosted the Final of the GB & All-Ireland Championship of Public Speaking. The event comprises ‘Round 4′ of six – and competition is fierce. Only the winning speaker progresses to … Continue reading
Today, I sat down for a chat with Per Stilling, a super-experienced Trainer from JCI Norway. We discussed issues relating to international training – Per has experience working in 28 countries, all over the world. Just a few hours after … Continue reading