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Can Your Public Speaking Style Win You an Election?

Can Your Public Speaking Style Win You an Election?

by Nicola Hainey | 10 December, 2019 | Authenticity, Authority, Body Language, Emotional Engagement, Leadership, Performance, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Voice

It’s hard to avoid the current election frenzy with the political party leaders debating at (almost!) every opportunity. However, watching the party leaders during the ‘Question Time Leaders Special’ the other week, it struck us here at MSB Executive, just how...
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...
David Cameron’s Last Prime Minister’s Questions: Rhetoric and Nerves

David Cameron’s Last Prime Minister’s Questions: Rhetoric and Nerves

by Martyn Barmby | 13 July, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nerves, Public Speaking

One of our most popular workshops at MSB Executive is “Communicating Brilliantly Under Pressure”. We often like to look at famous public speakers and see what we can learn from the times when they have had to speak under great pressure. David Cameron’s last Prime...
When Approaching a Difficult Conversation, Try and See the Human You’re Talking To

When Approaching a Difficult Conversation, Try and See the Human You’re Talking To

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...
Inspirational Public Speaking: Caroline Taylor (Part 2)

Inspirational Public Speaking: Caroline Taylor (Part 2)

by Martyn Barmby | 29 January, 2014 | Authenticity, Blog, Building Confidence, Leadership, Nerves, Perception, Personal Profile, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking

Part 2: If you enjoy Public Speaking it can provide a great boost to your profile, plus some top tips for building confidence and overcoming nerves. Q: What do you look at when you speak? A: I always look at the audience. In the past at a big conference the lighting...
Are PMQs a Good Demonstration of Authority?

Are PMQs a Good Demonstration of Authority?

by Martyn Barmby | 14 November, 2013 | Authority, Blog, Body Language, Leadership, Perception

“PMQs are basically a modern form of cock-fighting, and not a show of great leadership” So said Stein Ringen last week in a very lively Royal Society of Arts lunchtime lecture entitled “What is Power”. His talk centered on the misconception that power gets things done...
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