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Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle our vision, but they also spotlight what we can’t normally see: how our brain works. This fun, first-hand look at our own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints our perception of what’s really out there. “Let there be perception,” was evolution’s proclamation, and so it was that all […]
The role of Rhetoric in everyday advocacy The Ancient Greek poet Sappho wrote of it, “Persuasion is Aphrodite’s daughter, it is she who beguiles our mortal hearts.” Plato described it as “an influencing of the mind by means of words.” Homer said of it, “Do I know what ‘rhetorical’ means?” (That’s Springfield’s great thinker, Homer […]
Gravitas – having presence ‘Peter Capaldi will be a Dr Who of gravitas and steel’ says the New Statesman on the time lord’s latest incarnation. Undoubtedly, but what does that actually mean – ‘gravitas and steel?’ Are the two qualities everlastingly linked? Is gravitas something a lucky few are born with or can anyone have […]
You’re not at your best when you’re stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there’s a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking […]
Click here to read an article by Luan de Burgh which appeared in The Guardian.
Alex Aldridge wrote about the de Burgh Group’s legal seminar in The Guardian.
Making sure it doesn’t ruin your career The Lawyer ‘Social Media’ – do’s and don’ts, what are the pitfalls and common mistakes, the impact this has on your career, professional relationships, how to use it to your advantage and raise your profile. Isn’t the 21st Century wonderful – there are so many ways you can tell […]
Networking Skills in The Lawyer Networking There are certain phrases which can strike a feeling of dread in many people – fancy dress, audience participation, contemporary dance and networking event. Picture the scene – you’ve just joined a top firm, it’s all started off well and then the suggestion comes down that you should get out and […]
“Dynamic Impressions” – click here to read an article on public speaking in The Lawyer At any given moment, there are any number of corporate presentations going on around the world during which people are being bombarded by a barrage of endless lacklustre slides over-filled with interminable data and incomprehensible jargon. We’ve all sat through them, daydreaming of […]
Nigel Marsh is the author of Fat, Forty and Fired, Overworked and Underlaid and Fat, Fifty and Fired-Up – he is also the co founder of Earth Hour and it is his view that work-life balance is too important to be left in the hands of your employer. He sets out, in this extremely engaging talk, an ideal day […]
In two fascinating experiments Dan Ariely explores what motivates us. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we aren’t motivated solely by money. Professor of psychology and behavioral economist, Dan Ariely, presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected attitudes toward meaning in our work. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling […]
“You can make more friends in two months by being interested in other people than in two years of trying to get people interested in you.” Dale Carnegie. Being interested in other people is, without doubt, one of the most fruitful aspects of developing business. Very few people are so completely unique that they are […]
Many people dread public speaking – Megan Washington has good reason to do so For many, the fear of public speaking is one of the foremost causes of anxiety and stress. Sleepless nights, cold sweats and panic attacks and yet there is often actually very little to be afraid of and the fear itself can […]
Outside is where the meat of our life lies. Serial explorer Ben Saunders wants us to go outside! Not because it’s always pleasant and happy, but because that’s where the meat of life is, “the juice that we can suck out of our hours and days.” Spending time outside is one of the surest ways to […]
How do great leaders inspire action and make you feel safe Simon Sinek has delivered two TED talks on leadership, both of which are equally thought-provoking and inspiring. Two words are synonymous with those talks: ‘Trust’ and ‘Why?’