by Steven Maddocks | 5 December, 2024 | Authority, Difficult Conversations, Marketing, Presentation Skills, Q&As
Be a Q&A jiu-jitsu master. What happens when a Q&A session turns nasty? Sometimes the questions at the end can be the most enjoyable and rewarding part of a presentation. At other times it can feel more like a firing squad! There are some people who enjoy...
by Steven Maddocks | 5 December, 2024 | Authority, Communication, Fake Facts, Leadership, Q&As, Voice
Pause before answering a question. Confident speakers pause. They pause before they begin and when switching to a new topic. They pause to allow their words to sink in and when deciding what to say next. When asked a question, they pause before answering. A pause...
by Martyn Barmby | 19 November, 2020 | Authority, Online Meetings, Presenting to Camera, Public Speaking, Q&As
History was made at Prime Minister’s Question Time yesterday when Boris Johnson took part by video link. We were interested in how this would affect the dynamic of the exchanges, particularly with the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer. We noticed an...
by Martyn Barmby | 31 May, 2017 | Authenticity, Difficult Conversations, Nerves, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Q&As
The first question I asked when listening to Jeremy Corbyn’s uncomfortable stumbling on Woman’s Hour when he had forgotten the answer on the cost of Labour’s childcare policy was, “Does it matter?” If the policy is a good one then perhaps it does not...