“Officer – That’s personal!”

Posted by Henry Caplan on May 10, 2012
in Communication Skills, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Brand, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills I found this video quite powerful. Rhode Island Police Chief Dean Esserman is addressing the graduating students of Year Up. It’s an organisation that mentors young adults by offering six months of training and then six-month internships in companies like Bain Capital, Marsh and McLennan, and Bank of America – to name but a few. There is so much that Mr Esserman is doing right as a...
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Do you Listen? Lend an ear to this

Posted by Tom Cassidy on May 2, 2012
in Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills It might surprise you how often I find myself saying to clients that Listening is one of the most powerful communication tools they have Listening is a key skill both in your business and personal lives. In any conversation, what do we tend to do most (when we’re not talking that is)? Be honest. Correct. We’re waiting to say what we’re planning to say next, or thinking about it. We’re...
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Why adrenaline is your friend when it comes to Presentation Skills.

Posted by Chris Grimes on Apr 27, 2012
in Communication Skills, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Stress Management, Voice Coaching “The human brain starts working the moment you are born – and only stops working the moment you stand up to Present to an audience!” Sir George Jessel A really nice quote about Presentation Skills and the pit-falls of same. And admit it – come on, we’ve all been there – at least (and even if only) the once: Standing there, mouth agape, like a landed guppy –...
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A Dictionary isn’t just for Spelling

Posted by Darren Black on Apr 20, 2012
in Communication Skills, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Uncategorized I recently found myself delving into my faded and worn copy of the Oxford English Dictionary. Yes, it’s true; despite all the online dictionaries and the fact that you can type anything into Google these days and it will give you a billion answers and options, I still like to have an old fashioned paper dictionary sitting on my desk for reference. Why? Because it sits as a visual reminder to...
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Santorum & the Sleeveless Sweater: The right to bear arms (!) and the iconography of Leadership…

Posted by Chris Grimes on Mar 14, 2012
in Communication Skills, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills, Speakers for Events There was an excellent feature during the last 5 minutes of the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 recently, with broadcaster, entertainer and ex M.P Giles Brandereth. He was talking about the accidental rise-and-rise of US Republican Presidential Candidate Rik Santorum – and not because of his compelling politics, or prowess as a public speaker (as you might more normally expect in a...
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