A journey from journalism in Spain to presenting in English. Your hands and legs are shaking, you are feeling anxious, and you’re starting to sweat… Yes, that feeling before presenting in front of an audience. I have experienced this so … [Read more...]
Great public speakers are not born, they are made.
Have you ever felt sick to the pit of your stomach ahead of an important presentation? When speaking, have you ever wished the ground would open up and swallow you? Or have you passed up a great opportunity because you simply could not face the … [Read more...]
In God we trust. The rest bring data.
Possibly the most compelling case for staff engagement you will read this year. Building real employee engagement is an ongoing challenge. A challenge I’ve been grappling with in large organisations for almost two decades. With staff … [Read more...]
The five most important rules of crisis communication (that not every media trainer can tell you)
I have been involved in crisis communication for almost two decades. In that time, I’ve faced everything from failing schools, child sexual exploitation, and an insurrection by Irish travellers in the English countryside. As deputy director of … [Read more...]
The Media Interview: Four Essential Steps for Success.
When your organisation needs to get a message out fast, it’s hard to beat a media interview. With the right outlet and the right timing, few other methods can reach and engage so many people so quickly. There’s just one catch: media interviews … [Read more...]