22 Feb 2016
'Mis-speaking’ is an impossibility because words that go against the grain of your own beliefs just don't enter your head. Which leads me to think about the meaning behind the words of one Donald Trump.
13 Jan 2016
Our growing addiction to smartphones, digital symbols and text-speech is marginalizing spoken language and risks turning mankind into a race of sedentary, picture-watching zombies.
15 Dec 2015
We are the first generation in history to have all humanity’s accumulated knowledge, quite literally, at our fingertips. But far from empowering us, that deluge of information is in danger of doing us more harm than good.
17 Sep 2015
If you want to be heard at a distance, there’s never any need to shout. As every actor knows, projecting your voice is a question of technique and practice.
04 Aug 2015
All humanity migrated from somewhere at some time. But as the popular songs of the 19th Century
remind us, the suspicious attitudes of those already settled has always been a problem for would-be newcomers.
24 Jun 2015
Just like our fingerprints, each of us also has a distinctive voice print. So let’s take a look at the human voice, how we use it and how we can best access the range of skills it places at our disposal.
03 Jun 2015
It isn't just your presentation skills that can be practised and improved. How you handle the Q&As afterwards can also be planned for and anticipated so that the risk of getting blind-sided by an awkward question is reduced.
04 May 2015
What do we have against seams? Many organisations like to boast that their organisational tapestries are ‘seamless’, as if this is something that bolsters their resilience and profitability. But without seams, it is heard to adopt, adapt and improve.
24 Mar 2015
Many people get so nervous and uptight when they have to present or speak in public that they feel as if they are going to pass out. If that’s you, don’t worry. All you need to do is learn to breath.
09 Feb 2015
In a world of instant access to ideas and information, isn’t it time that we acknowledged that English spelling - the code we use to write down our thoughts - is well past its sell by date?
18 Dec 2014
When speaking to an audience, a little empathetic laughter can be a dangerous thing, causing even the most polished presenter to drop a verbal gaff that completely destroys the message they were hoping to get across.
25 Nov 2014
Managers who are expected to give presentations can learn an enormous amount from the techniques of acting. So forget the Powerpoint slides for a moment and take some lessons from the stage...
23 Oct 2014
Every emotion, every word and every sound you utter, from birth till death, expresses what you are, what you feel, what you think and what you do. So voicing your thoughts out loud can be a powerful and cathartic psychological tool.
04 Aug 2014
Only words related to consciously-held ideas can pop out of a human mouth without forethought. So don’t allow sloppy thinking to distort your language and undermine the crux of your argument.
09 Jun 2014
They may be separated by more than 400 years, but Shakespeare and the European Court of Justice both remind us of the enormous power of the written word holds over information and our perception of history.
19 May 2014
Human beings are designed to stand on their two legs. So standing up and moving around during our working day makes a job more interesting as well as being better for our physical and mental health.
