by Martyn Barmby | 7 February, 2014 | Authenticity, Authority, Blog, Building Confidence, Client Skills, Emotional Engagement, Featured, Leadership, Nerves, Perception
Avoid being a headless chicken when faced with difficult conversations Last week I was lucky enough to be part of a team of coaches at a leadership academy for a large financial services firm. For the delegates, one of the most insightful parts of the sessions were...
by Martyn Barmby | 13 December, 2013 | Body Language, Featured, Presentation Skills
I’m a big fan of designer-maker open-showroom craft-fair Christmas market pop-up things, and relish the chance to get all my gift requirements for the festive season directly from the artists themselves at events like cockpit arts open studios or the delightful Crafty...
by Martyn Barmby | 2 August, 2013 | Blog, Body Language, Featured, Perception, Performance
We were lucky enough to get tickets to the Anniversary games at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium on Saturday. It was an amazing day, with great weather and a festive atmosphere as the entire stadium leaned forward to make sure the athletes felt our support. One of...
by Martyn Barmby | 9 February, 2013 | Featured, Nerves, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
Public Speaking Dilemmas I met someone at the RSA AGM this week and they mentioned that they had been critiqued for referring to their notes too much during a recent piece of public speaking. They asked for my thoughts on using notes. My reply was that it depends on...
by Martyn Barmby | 20 July, 2012 | Featured, Nerves, Networking Skills, Portfolio
“Du skal ikke tro, at du er noget” (Don’t think YOU are anything special) The first of the 10 rules in Jantelov/ Jante’s Law I was running a “Confidence in Networking” session last week. One of the delegates, who was originally from Scandinavia, explained...
by Martyn Barmby | 15 February, 2012 | Featured, Nerves, Portfolio
How to overcome fear of the audience When we ask many of the groups we train why they feel scared about speaking in public, a reason that often comes up is a fear of the audience, and more specifically being judged by the audience. “People senior to me are...
