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Part 1: How Improv Can Boost Creativity and Collaboration in Business

Part 1: How Improv Can Boost Creativity and Collaboration in Business

by Nicola Hainey | 29 November, 2019 | Building Confidence, Featured, Performance, Team Building

Why is it that companies such as Facebook, Uber, Apple and Pepsico are part of the growing trend in bringing improv into their employee training programmes? What can we learn from an art form that spontaneously creates a whole show out of nothing? Well, it turns out –...
Reload Greece: Pitching With Confidence

Reload Greece: Pitching With Confidence

by Martyn Barmby | 25 July, 2017 | Authenticity, Authority, Blog, Building Confidence, Emotional Engagement, Pitching, Presentation skills, Public speaking, Storytelling

Earlier this month we were delighted to work with the team at Reload Greece. They were founded in 2012 after seeing the inspirational effects of young entrepreneurs in Greece during the crisis. Youth unemployment in Greece hit a staggering 60% in March of 2013. Even...
Warren Buffett and the Skill That Will Boost Your Career Value by 50%

Warren Buffett and the Skill That Will Boost Your Career Value by 50%

by Martyn Barmby | 29 June, 2017 | Presentation skills, Public speaking, Storytelling

Warren Buffett and Public Speaking When Warren Buffett spoke to a group of business students in 2009 he made them an offer: $100,000 for 10% of their future earnings. “If you’re interested, see me after class,” he said. He then mentioned the most...
Pathos: The Missing Emotion in Theresa May’s Speeches

Pathos: The Missing Emotion in Theresa May’s Speeches

by Martyn Barmby | 9 June, 2017 | Communication, Emotional Engagement, Leadership, Public speaking

I got my prediction for last night’s election result badly wrong. My wife and I played a game where we guessed the size of the Conservative majority and my guess was in 3 figures. See what I know. That said, it does not take hindsight to say the Conservative...
Answering Questions When You Have Forgotten the Answer: Corbyn, Childcare and the Missing Figures

Answering Questions When You Have Forgotten the Answer: Corbyn, Childcare and the Missing Figures

by Martyn Barmby | 31 May, 2017 | Authenticity, Difficult conversations, Nerves, Presentation skills, Public speaking, Q&As

The first question I asked when listening to Jeremy Corbyn’s uncomfortable stumbling on Woman’s Hour when he had forgotten the answer on the cost of Labour’s childcare policy was, “Does it matter?” If the policy is a good one then perhaps it does not...
Fighting Fake Facts With Storytelling

Fighting Fake Facts With Storytelling

by Martyn Barmby | 20 March, 2017 | Authenticity, Blog, Emotional Engagement, Fake facts, Marketing, Perception, Storytelling

In his excellent article in the FT, Tim Harford talks about “The problem with facts”. One interesting example he mentions is the famous claim during the Brexit referendum: “We send the EU £350m a week”. He quotes Andrew Lilico, “a thoughtful proponent of leaving the...
Donald Trump: Storytelling in 140 Characters

Donald Trump: Storytelling in 140 Characters

by Martyn Barmby | 31 January, 2017 | Blog, Featured, Perception, Performance, Presentation skills, Public speaking, Storytelling

“Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world – a horrible mess!” So says President Trump. Whatever you think about the personality or the policy, one thing is for certain:...
MSB Executive Client Satisfaction Survey Results – 2016

MSB Executive Client Satisfaction Survey Results – 2016

by Martyn Barmby | 24 January, 2017 | Blog

Happy New Year to all! We hope that 2017 has been successful for you so far. At MSB Executive we have been reviewing our work last year. We are looking to understand what we did well, what we can do better and work on new ideas for 2017. Thank you to all those who...
Speaking Outside – 5 Top Tips for Communicating in the Open Air

Speaking Outside – 5 Top Tips for Communicating in the Open Air

by Martyn Barmby | 3 August, 2016 | Blog, Building Confidence, Presentation skills, Public speaking, Voice

Last week we enjoyed running a day’s team-building activity in the open air with the team at Bianca Sainty Personal Training. As well as looking at body language and posture we spent a large percentage of the programme exploring the speaking outside. In particular we...
MSB Executive Sponsors Windrush Aquathlon for 2nd year

MSB Executive Sponsors Windrush Aquathlon for 2nd year

by Martyn Barmby | 26 July, 2016 | Performance

Triathlon is a sport many of our clients enjoy. It is wonderful to take part in an activity that has so much variety and a focus on the great outdoors. The Windrush Aquathlon is great way to get involved in this sport. Windrush is our local club. It set up a Junior...
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