by Martyn Barmby | 21 July, 2020 | Building Confidence, Online Meetings, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking
It can be daunting to have to speak up at online meetings when you are confronted with a sea of faces. At MSB Executive, we recognise the variety in our clients’ communication styles. Most noticeably at online meetings, you can spot the extroverts and...
by Martyn Barmby | 30 June, 2020 | Authenticity, Leadership, Public Speaking, Storytelling
At MSB we often talk about the importance of pauses. They are great for adding impact and helping your audience process information. Pauses are a great replacement for filler sounds and words. We generally say you can pause for longer than you think. Canadian Prime...
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....
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 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...
