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Presentation Skills
Using voice and body language to maximise your impact
Storytelling
Bringing data to life to engage and persuade
Client Skills
Winning your client’s trust and communicating on their level
Investor Relations
Delivering a clear message and answering questions with confidence
Panels: Moderators
Marshalling the conversation and ensuring all voices are heard
Panels: Speakers
Making a strong impact and adding value to the conversation
Networking
Building strong connections and succeeding at networking events
Professional English
Communicating clearly and strongly when English is not your first language
Emotional Intelligence
Exploring and honing the skills that make you most effective at work
Finding Your Voice
Developing the skill of articulating your message in any situation
Confidence Coaching
Reducing nerves and developing self-belief when the pressure is on
Business Writing
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Recent Blogs
What Can The Odyssey Teach Us About Telling Stories In Business?
I thoroughly enjoyed rereading Emily Wilson’s landmark translation of The Odyssey during a recent holiday in Croatia. It felt appropriate as were just up the coast from Odysseus’s home island of Ithaca. It got me thinking about the story templates Christopher Booker...
What to Do If You Lose Your Voice (As Harry Kane Did Very Publicly During the World Cup!)
In leading his team to victory against Mexico on Sunday, England captain Harry Kane left everything out on the pitch. Including, it seemed, his voice. He squeaked his way through a post-match interview, much to his embarrassment and the pundits’ delight. What had...
What the Financial Services Sector Will Look Like in 2030, According to McKinsey
A major report on the future of work foresees a growing role for social and emotional skills in global banking and investment. As everyone in the sector builds out their AI infrastructure, great soft skills – our specialism at MSB Executive – will be even more of a...
If Soft Skills Were Taught At School, Would More Young People Be In Work?
According to a major report published last week, our failure to include soft skills training in the secondary school curriculum is a significant contributor to the record levels of worklessness among young Brits. We take this seriously at MSB Executive. Over the...
Hitting the Reset Button No. 3: Drop Your Elbows
I was chatting with a prospective client, a sustainable investment policy lead, about some presentation coaching I might do with him. I asked him what portion of his presenting happens online versus in-person. His answer – around 70% – is pretty typical. Online vs....
Hitting the Reset Button No. 2: Earth Yourself
Another client I was working with recently asked me for a ’10-second reset’. ‘Something strange happens at online meetings,’ he said. ‘I get incredibly restless in my chair. I feel trapped and I want to escape. My concentration wanders all over the place. It’s almost...
Hitting the Reset Button No. 1: Helium Balloon
Another client I was working with recently asked me for a ’10-second reset’. ‘Something strange happens at online meetings,’ he said. ‘I get incredibly restless in my chair. I feel trapped and I want to escape. My concentration wanders all over the place. It’s almost...
How I Prompted AI to Write a 5-Minute Speech
At very short notice I was asked to give a short speech on AI at a networking event, after the scheduled speaker had to pull out. With little time to put something together, I decided to ask an AI agent to write a draft for me. In the office, we usually choose Claude...
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AI
How I Prompted AI to Write a 5-Minute Speech
At very short notice I was asked to give a short speech on AI at a networking event, after the scheduled speaker had to pull out. With little time...
Body Language
Top Tips for Great Communication: When Presenting, Always Have a Glass of Water to Hand
When presenting, always have a glass of water to hand. The most obvious benefit is hydration. A moist mouth and throat are vital when we are...
Q&As
Preparing for High-Stakes Interviews Part 2: Kemi Badenoch
In Part 1, I discussed handling challenging questions. As an example, I used Boaz Weinstein’s interview with Investor’s Chronicle. This week, let's...
Presentation Skills
Three Top Tips for Inspiring Presentations
A couple of weeks ago I was at the Institute of Physics. There I watched an excellent presentation given by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the...
