by Steven Maddocks | 24 April, 2024 | Communication, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Voice
‘Make sure you have a glass of water to hand.’ That is a piece of advice we always give our clients at MSB Executive when helping them to prepare for important presentations. Pausing to take a sip of water fixes a dry mouth, calms jitters, and buys you a moment to...
by Steven Maddocks | 24 May, 2022 | Building Confidence, Communication, Presentation Skills, Voice
Teaching people how to breathe might strike you as teaching grandmother to suck eggs. But there are different ways of breathing, and some are better than others. By looking first at the habits and consequences of bad breathing, we can make sure we are doing the...
by Steven Maddocks | 14 April, 2022 | Body Language, Building Confidence, Nerves, Public Speaking, Voice
To Speak Well, First Breathe Well Talking: most of us spend many waking hours (and even some sleeping hours!) pouring torrents of language out of our mouths. Have you ever stopped to wonder how your body manages this amazing feat? Unless you have some vocal training –...
by Steven Maddocks | 1 April, 2022 | Body Language, Building Confidence, Communication, Nerves, Voice
The topic of breathing arises in practically every coaching session, masterclass and workshop we run at MSB Executive. You’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the thought of being taught how to breathe! Surely we already know everything there is to know? After all,...
by Steven Maddocks | 3 February, 2022 | Online Meetings, Public Speaking, Voice
A Great Teacher Without saying a word, the woman siting in front of me clenched her fists, arched her back, opened her mouth as wide as it would go and yawned luxuriantly. As the seconds ticked by, I and my fellow students watched in amazement as she twisted and...
by Nicola Hainey | 13 January, 2022 | Body Language, Client Skills, Presentation Skills, Voice
Our Head of Coaching, Nicola Hainey, reviews Microsoft Powerpoint’s new feature: Presenter Coach. An AI tool to help rehearse presentations? In honesty, we were slightly sceptical. However, having reviewed Microsoft’s new Presenter Coach in Powerpoint, we do think...
