by Steven Maddocks | 9 August, 2024 | Communication
I have been watching the Netflix documentary Simone Biles: Rising. I am utterly awe-struck by this extraordinary and inspirational person. I could wax lyrical about her mind-boggling gymnastic feats or about the profound courage and determination she has shown in...
by Steven Maddocks | 25 July, 2024 | Communication, Interview Skills, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera
How to Get a Job? An article in The Metro caught my eye this week. Under the headline ‘This Zoom trick could help you nail a job interview,’ the writer recommends looking at the webcam during an online interview. When an interviewee looked down (at the interviewer’s...
by Martyn Barmby | 4 July, 2024 | Clarity, Communication, Politics
It’s general election day in the UK, which means tomorrow we will have a new government and possibly a new Prime Minister. If opinions polls are to be believed we will wake up tomorrow with a Labour majority, and Keir Starmer will be heading to see the King to be...
by Steven Maddocks | 24 April, 2024 | Communication, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Voice
‘Make sure you have a glass of water to hand.’ That is a piece of advice we always give our clients at MSB Executive when helping them to prepare for important presentations. Pausing to take a sip of water fixes a dry mouth, calms jitters, and buys you a moment to...
by Nicola Hainey | 6 June, 2023 | Authority, Body Language, Building Confidence, Client Skills, Communication
Assertive communication – some people want it, some people fear it, other people overdo it! Life is too short to not speak up and be heard or to be so focussed on exerting control that you damage relationships along the way. It’s important to speak up, but how can we...
by Steven Maddocks | 10 February, 2023 | Communication, Presentation Skills, Written Communications
Smart BrevityJim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy SchwartzLondon: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2023. Overview The premise of Smart Brevity is that business writing has failed to move with the times. In the smartphone age, anyone can easily and freely send their every...
