Is it a Question of Courtesy?

Courtesy as a word is on the decline. I know this thanks to the…

Have We Forgotten How to Listen?

It wasn’t all that long ago that if one accidentally nudged…

How not to be skewered by hubris in a pitch

Did you know that, given the chance, a goldfish will eat itself…

How to find your natural voice

Nigel Farage has been in the headlines again. In fact, he has…

Win Over a Business Crowd. Tell Them a Story

Let me tell you about something that happened to me on the way…

Christmas… But which version?

Ah the old Yule Tide! Christmas t’is the time of year when…

Business Dining Etiquette

Business parties, business lunches, business dinners, drinks…

Budget Speech Tips (and Tipples)

Spare a thought for ‘Friendless Phil’ this week. It’s that…

The Stuff of Nightmares

Let me cast your mind back to a rather dreary day in June 2016.…

One year on – still Trump first

In October of last year, I wrote a blog entitled ‘What can…

How to Talk Yourself Down

President Obama did it quite effectively. President Reagan did…

Taking the Anxiety out of Networking

Poor old Theresa May was at it again last week – snapped at…

How authentic are you?

“Would you buy a used car off this person?” That used to…

A lesson in not over promising

Politicians beware. The media is always watching and once they…

In defence of a Conference speaker

Far too much will be made of the Prime Minister’s delivery…