by Martyn Barmby | 3 June, 2013 | Blog, Building Confidence, Nerves
I’m an amateur triathlete and chose the sport because of the variety. But I also chose it because initially both the swim and the cycle sections filled me with fear. We spend a lot of our time at MSB Executive helping people to overcome their fears 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 | 2 October, 2012 | Interview Skills, Nerves
When working with nervous interviewees we often get questioned on our advice to arrive early to an interview. “If I arrive early”, one client insisted, “my nerves always get the better of me”. And watching the “Miracle at Medinah” unfold last night at the Ryder Cup...
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...
