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Nerves and ‘Fight or Flight’

Nerves and ‘Fight or Flight’

by Steven Maddocks | 26 May 2021 | Body Language, Communication, Nerves, Performance, Presentation skills, Public speaking

Lisa’s heart is racing. Her breathing is rapid and shallow. Her armpits are sweating, her hands are clammy, and her neck and face are red. Her legs are jittery, her mouth is dry and her teeth are clenched. Her brain is alternately racing, then going blank. She has...

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Feeling Nervous? – Good!

Feeling Nervous? – Good!

by Steven Maddocks | 6 May 2021 | Communication, Nerves, Presentation skills, Public speaking

Public speaking gets a bad rap. One well-known poll places glossophobia, the fear of public speaking, at the top – making it a more terrifying prospect than spiders, enclosed spaces and even dying. (As Jerry Seinfeld wryly observed, at a funeral, most people would...

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How We Found MSB Executive’s Storytelling Techniques in A Surprising Place

How We Found MSB Executive’s Storytelling Techniques in A Surprising Place

by Steven Maddocks | 8 April 2021 | Building Confidence, Client skills, Communication, Emotional Engagement, Presentation skills, Storytelling

When it comes to speaking with impact, we at MSB Executive are passionate believers in the usefulness of storytelling techniques. Whether you are launching a new product, pitching for investment, or developing your personal or corporate brand, you will increase your...

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Zoomed Out? Some Top Tips To Survive The Zoom Era

Zoomed Out? Some Top Tips To Survive The Zoom Era

by Steven Maddocks | 31 March 2021 | Online meetings, Online video, Presentation skills, Video, Voice

Among all the terms future dictionaries will inherit from COVID-19, ‘Zoom fatigue’ is certain to feature. (It applies to all video conferencing software, but ‘Microsoft Teams fatigue’ doesn’t have the same ring.) Citigroup employees are clearly fatigued: on 23 March,...

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How do we Develop Emotional Intelligence?

How do we Develop Emotional Intelligence?

by Martyn Barmby | 19 March 2021 | Emotional Engagement, Leadership, Perception, Performance

We’ve recently been coaching a group of Directors from one of the 'Big 4’ accountancy/consultancy firms to help them with this very thing. Emotional Intelligence (or EI/EQ as it’s often referred to) is an essential component for successful leadership. What do you...

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Top Tips For Setting Up A Webinar

Top Tips For Setting Up A Webinar

by Martyn Barmby | 4 February 2021 | Communication, Online meetings, Online video, Performance, Presentation skills, Public speaking

Yesterday (3rd February 2021) I ran a webinar for CFA UK, and there were a couple of questions about how I managed my set up. In particular people wanted to know about how I kept eye contact with the camera while using notes. Here is a photo of my set up: You will...

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Why Not Set a Communication Resolution This Year?

Why Not Set a Communication Resolution This Year?

by Nicola Hainey | 27 January 2021 | Communication, Online meetings, Presentation skills, Public speaking, Video

Feeling disheartened already setting new year’s resolutions? We understand. 2020 was an unbelievably challenging year. There is still so much uncertainty around what options will be available to us in 2021 which can make setting resolutions tricky. We can’t...

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5 Ways The Pandemic Has Changed How We Communicate

5 Ways The Pandemic Has Changed How We Communicate

by Nicola Hainey | 5 January 2021 | Blog, Body Language, Communication, Online meetings, Online video

The impact of Covid 19 transformed the world as we knew it last year. We have been reflecting on what this has meant for the way we communicate as humans. It feels that we have adapted from age-old, ingrained, means of communication to entirely different norms in a...

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3 Basic Principles for Designing Great Powerpoints

3 Basic Principles for Designing Great Powerpoints

by Martyn Barmby | 15 December 2020 | Leadership, Online meetings, Perception, Presentation skills

Particularly in the corporate world, Powerpoint slides crammed with tiny writing, diagrams and complexity are entirely the norm. Many people complain about Powerpoint overload but still we are presented with huge decks of barely legible slides. Following on from our...

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How Video Affected Prime Minister’s Questions

How Video Affected Prime Minister’s Questions

by Martyn Barmby | 19 November 2020 | Authority, Online meetings, Online video, Public speaking, Q&As, Video

History was made at Prime Minister's Question Time yesterday when Boris Johnson took part by video link. We were interested in how this would affect the dynamic of the exchanges, particularly with the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer.  We noticed an interesting...

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The Most Frequently Asked Question About Online Meetings Is….

The Most Frequently Asked Question About Online Meetings Is….

by Martyn Barmby | 5 November 2020 | Online meetings, Online video, Perception, Presentation skills, Video, Voice

It’s fascinating to observe how the questions we get asked at workshops are evolving as a result of this transformative year. Having recently completed a series of presenting with impact and client skills workshops at a leading investment research firm, there was one...

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Is There Anything More Infuriating Than Not Being Heard?

Is There Anything More Infuriating Than Not Being Heard?

by Martyn Barmby | 5 October 2020 | Authority, Building Confidence, Difficult conversations, Leadership, Presentation skills, Public speaking

Some communications lessons from the first US Presidential Debate We are always keen observers of communications in politics and US politics in particular. Although the first US Presidential debate seems a long time ago given events since then, we wanted to capture...

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