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At MSB Executive we want to be a force for good in business.
We get a kick out of helping people become more confident
communicators and businesses achieve the success they deserve.
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What We Believe
Purpose
For us and our clients, we want our work to have value that goes beyond the workplace
Confidence
We take pride in helping our clients to perform at their best by overcoming nerves and fears
Communication
Positivity
Trust
Inclusivity
Engagement
Enjoyment
Social Good
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Recent Blogs
Three Blogs on Breathing: Part 2
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 –...
Three Blogs on Breathing: Part 1
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,...
Why It’s Good To Yawn
A Great Teacher Without saying a word, the woman sitting 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...
How to Apologise
Apologies have been the centre of attention in the UK news recently. What is a real apology, a half-apology or a non-apology? It is a topic we sometimes discuss with our clients. When things go wrong, when is an apology appropriate and how is it best done? These...
Can AI Improve Your Presentation Skills?
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...
Christmas and the Rule of Three
3 Minutes of Embarrassment There’s a hilarious home video of a Nativity play in an English village church. It usually goes viral at this time of year. A four-year-old girl doesn’t so much sing as bellow her way through ‘The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy’. The girl, now...
Matter Over Mind
The relationship between the mind and the body has been the subject of philosophical speculation for millennia. Here at MSB Executive we enjoy a bit of chin scratching, and it is a favourite topic of ours. Many of our team have professional training and experience as...
The End of the Back-to-Back Day?
We all know that sinking feeling when we’ve started the day off positively, only to open our diaries and see a flurry of colour blocks demanding every second of our day to be spent in front of our computers on calls. We see this frustration often at MSB during our...
The Truth About Listening
If I were to ask you, “What part of the body do you use for listening?” most English speakers would emphatically shout ‘EARS’. Of course, that’s what gets drummed into us in our infancy. However, the Chinese symbol for listening embodies a far more complex and...
Natural, Virtual or Blurred Backgrounds?
‘We can’t decide what to do about our backgrounds.' This question arose recently during an online communication workshop I was running for the senior team at a law firm. I cast my eye across the framed faces on my screen. Most people were evidently sitting in a home...
Dive In
Online Meetings
How to Look and Sound Your Best on Video
According to the standard model, when first meeting someone, we make a snap decision about them based on their appearance, the sound of their voice...
Presentation Skills
The Top 3 Traps Leading to ‘Death by Powerpoint’
Most people have suffered from terrible Powerpoint presentations at work. Unfortunately, in the UK government briefing are now bringing bad...
Storytelling
Fighting Fake Facts With Storytelling
In his excellent article in the FT, Tim Harford talks about “The problem with facts”. One interesting example he mentions is the famous claim during...
Nerves
Part 1: How Improv Can Boost Creativity and Collaboration in Business
Why is it that companies such as Facebook, Uber, Apple and Pepsico are part of the growing trend in bringing improv into their employee training...
