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...
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...
by Martyn Barmby | 4 February, 2021 | Communication, Online Meetings, Performance, Presentation Skills, Presenting to Camera, 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...
by Nicola Hainey | 27 January, 2021 | Communication, Online Meetings, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
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...
by Nicola Hainey | 5 January, 2021 | Blog, Body Language, Communication, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera
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...
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...
