In my 20 years of speechwriting, coaching and conference presenting, I’ve noticed that, ironically, it’ s most often native English speakers who...
One of the key skills in developing ‘Flair‘ as a speechwriter and presenter, is learning to use the ‘tricks of the trades’...
President Barack Obama is used so often as an example of a great speaker by ‘experts’ that he’s almost become a cliche....
Here’s a great article on FT.com about the use of management speak in the London held inquests into the deaths of the...
Here’s some sound advice from a friend of mine, Mark Richards at Simple Words. In short- Bluntly, Google don’t want their search...
Here’s a lovely ‘how to’ of things to do to network effectively at those sometime tricky social & professional occasions, from Karen James....
‘The compassionate Fool’ by Norman Cameron , is one of my favourite poems. It’s beautifully written. When I first got to know the piece...
Most corporate presentations lack that little bit of ‘story structure’ that is the foundation of making sense to, and being remembered by, the...
As a part of my speech for UBS in London in March 2011, I developed a set of simple things that anyone...
I was asked to do a short input to a group of potential investment bankers at UBS, London, a few weeks ago....
I’ve been working in Barcelona again this week, with a global pharmaceutical company, and here’s a small, but significant lesson I learned...
In previous posts I have suggested that-Your network will save your business, given the chance and cared for. And I suggested 3...
