by Martyn Barmby | 10 January, 2014 | Blog, Building Confidence, Marketing, Networking Skills, Portfolio, Presentation Skills, Team Building, Voice
Caroline was part of a very lively panel debate called “CMOs and CIOs – heading for a date or divorce” hosted by IBM in their very impressive conference centre on the South Bank. I was impressed by her engaging speaking style and her command of the debate, in...
by Martyn Barmby | 13 December, 2013 | Body Language, Featured, Presentation Skills
I’m a big fan of designer-maker open-showroom craft-fair Christmas market pop-up things, and relish the chance to get all my gift requirements for the festive season directly from the artists themselves at events like cockpit arts open studios or the delightful Crafty...
by Martyn Barmby | 16 October, 2013 | Asset Management, Marketing, Perception, Presentation Skills
Investment news is buzzing with the story of Neil Woodford departing after 25 years with Invesco Perpetual to set up his own fund next year. It has prompted consternation on forums with investors worrying if they should leave without him at the helm. His announcement...
by Martyn Barmby | 2 October, 2013 | Building Confidence, Nerves, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
Part 1: Putting the audience’s needs at the heart of public speaking. I saw Eva Eisenschimmel, Group Culture Director of Lloyds Banking Group talk on September 3rd 2013 at Bloomberg as part of CIM’s 2013 Growth Summit. She gave a powerful keynote presentation that...
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 | 29 February, 2012 | Body Language, Communication, Presentation Skills, Presenting to Camera
One of my favourite ways to spend an evening is at the cinema, getting totally lost in the story via the big screen and mega sound system. So it was with curiosity that I went last Saturday to see ‘The Artist” at my local multiplex. The Oscars were coming and with the...
