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 Steven Maddocks | 28 February, 2023 | Featured, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera
Here at MSB Executive, we’re big fans of BBC TV’s Dragon’s Den. Usually we find ourselves looking at the pitchers’ performance, but in one recent episode it was the product being pitched that grabbed our attention. The View-You Cam Pitchers Dan Baker and Jonathan...
by Steven Maddocks | 3 January, 2023 | Communication, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera
Unlike in real life, the person on the other end of a Zoom or Teams call is stuck with whatever view of ourselves we offer them. Therefore, it pays to think like a movie director, who ‘sets up the shot’ to create the correct relationship between the character on...
by Steven Maddocks | 22 December, 2022 | Communication, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera
Unlike in real life, the person on the other end of a Zoom or Teams call is stuck with whatever view of ourselves we offer them. Therefore, it pays to think like a movie director, who ‘sets up the shot’ to create the correct relationship between the character on...
by Steven Maddocks | 7 December, 2022 | Communication, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera
Our partners at the CFA recently asked us to deliver a webinar for their members providing online presentation tips. Drawing on our professional background, we dipped into the movie director’s toolkit. What can Hollywood teach us about communicating effectively on...
by Steven Maddocks | 3 February, 2022 | Online Meetings, Public Speaking, Voice
A Great Teacher Without saying a word, the woman siting in front of me clenched her fists, arched her back, opened her mouth as wide as it would go and yawned luxuriantly. As the seconds ticked by, I and my fellow students watched in amazement as she twisted and...
