Are you more Apple or Google in your presentation style?
"It's not what you say, it's how you say it." Hmmmm - actually it's both. And more. We are often swayed by image... what we see, how it looks, is it trendy ... this is nothing new. People have been enticed by what is fashionable since the age of Babylon. And...
Why I think “Remain” lost
Reams have now been written about this cataclysmic event - and will continue to be for years to come. Whichever "side" you were on, I'd like to offer a view on why Leave won and Remain lost - albeit by a small margin. And in my very humble opinion (for...
Worried about the rise of the robots?
Some say this is the single most important challenge that we face as a species. St Francis of Assisi said something like " God, let me change what I can, accept what I cannot change ; and give me the grace to recognise the difference." This is Tom Whipple...
The contagious madness of the new PC
Most of us probably think of ourselves as intelligent,educated, and well able to converse with others of our species. As human beings we start communicating whilst still in the womb, we learn to speak in early childhood, and the process and the learning continues....
God Bless Jeremy Hardy
Now that the dust has settled after the election, it’s time for a little levity. One of the comedy jewels in the BBC crown has to be The News Quiz on Radio 4 on Fridays - chaired by the diminutive Dane Sandi Toksvig - razor sharp...
Should Ed have read?
You've got to feel for Ed Miliband. His speech at the Labour Party conference was one of the most important in his life. He had to galvanise his party and his activists, he had to put water 'twixt him and the Tories, he need to look like a Prime Minister in waiting....
Persuasion
Most of us aspire to being persuasive, to be able to influence with integrity, to pitch and present in a way that is not only natural yet also ethical and effective....
Successful Presentation
Oodles of articles and multiple books have been written about making successful presentations. I’m guilty of writing a couple of books on it myself. And when you read some of them, you...
Verbal communication skills – make language a bridge, not a barrier
With the dominance of electronic communication, I think good verbal communication skills are more important than ever. Simply because when you actually get in front of another human being, you have the chance of influencing them far more effectively than just by the...
Successful, Persuasive Presentation
Many people have an aversion to the whole idea of sales or selling or being sold to. It’s almost cultural in the British psyche. Yet all of us seek to influence and persuade every day. And...
