by Martyn Barmby | 23 March, 2020 | Online Meetings, Personal Profile, Presentation Skills, Presenting to Camera
According to the standard model, when first meeting someone, we make a snap decision about them based on their appearance, the sound of their voice and what they say… in that order of importance. Here, Martyn assesses the usefulness of that model, takes a look...
by Martyn Barmby | 18 March, 2020 | Online Meetings, Personal Profile, Presentation Skills, Presenting to Camera
People often feel they look washed out on video calls. Using a specialist light can transform how you look. This is a short demo of the difference it makes....
by Martyn Barmby | 16 March, 2020 | Building Confidence, Client Skills, Emotional Engagement, Perception, Performance, Pitching, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
Some practical advice beyond not wearing pyjamas in meetings! Given recent events many of our clients are asking for our support to handle meetings held online rather than face to face. Below are some of the questions we have been asked: How do we keep our audience’s...
by Nicola Hainey | 12 January, 2020 | Pitching, Presentation Skills
Most people have suffered from terrible Powerpoint presentations at work. Unfortunately, in the UK government briefing are now bringing bad Powerpoints into our sitting rooms. It is unfortunate that when the message is so important the medium can let us down. We...
by Martyn Barmby | 20 December, 2019 | Building Confidence, Client Skills, Networking Skills, Performance, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Team Building
In Part 1 of this two-part blog, we covered these principles: let yourself fail say “yes and” Part 2 looks at how Improv can reframe the way you interact with others. Make your partner look and feel like a genius People often say to me ‘It must be...
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...
