by Steven Maddocks | 12 August, 2026 | AI, Communication, Personal Profile, Presentation Skills
A major report on the future of work foresees a growing role for social and emotional skills in global banking and investment. As everyone in the sector builds out their AI infrastructure, great soft skills – our specialism at MSB Executive – will be even more of a...
by Steven Maddocks | 10 August, 2026 | Building Confidence, Communication, Emotional Engagement, Personal Profile
According to a major report published last week, our failure to include soft skills training in the secondary school curriculum is a significant contributor to the record levels of worklessness among young Brits. We take this seriously at MSB Executive. Over the...
by Nicola Hainey | 6 July, 2022 | Body Language, Nerves, Personal Profile
There’s nothing more off-putting when you’re presenting than the feeling of heat spreading across your neck and cheeks and then the ensuing paranoia. We’ve brought together our favourite concepts around blushing, plus tips on how to manage it, seeing as it’s such a...
by Steven Maddocks | 27 July, 2021 | Online Meetings, Personal Profile, Presenting to Camera
‘We can’t decide what to do about our backgrounds.’ This question arose recently during an online communication workshop I was running for the senior team at a law firm. I cast my eye across the framed faces on my screen. Most people were evidently sitting in a...
by Martyn Barmby | 28 May, 2020 | Authenticity, Leadership, Personal Profile, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
We often look at how our leaders communicate to see what we can learn. Sometimes we share examples of outstanding communication as well as times they get it wrong. At the moment, what our leaders are doing and saying is affecting our lives in an extraordinary way....
