Since lockdown, even the technophobes amongst us have realised that ‘a meeting’ doesn’t have to mean everyone’s in the same physical...

When I watch people give presentations, the first thing I look at is their feet. The body will always tell the story of who we are and...

More often than not, what gets in the way of a meeting going well has little to do with the subject-matter being discussed. It's far...

Good meetings set the right tone from the start. Much depends on what everyone feels about being there.  People in business often lead...

Most business meetings take place around rectangular tables. It drives me nuts. What’s wrong with rectangular tables? you may ask. ...

When you enter your own kitchen, you probably know exactly how many paces it takes to reach the fridge; how to turn on a tap; or where to...

When we walk into any situation that makes us feel the glare of the spotlight, there are three fears we confront: Ourselves Other people...

To communicate well, words need to be given their full value. But I’ve noticed how easily we can all develop a habit of destroying that...

Far be it from me to criticise the Almighty, but let’s focus on the notion that many businesspeople seem to think a long sentence,...

A good presentation involves more physicality than you might think. I've written before about feet, hands and eyes – but actually,...

Faced with a presentation to deliver, most businesspeople focus almost exclusively on the content of what they want to say. As I’ve said...

Ray Charlton, a profoundly wise trainer and member of the facilitation team on Henley Business School’s bespoke leadership courses, says...

I often work with people who think a business conversation is mainly a matter of telling. Stating a position, explaining a rationale,...

As most businesspeople know, preparing well for a presentation is vital. What they often don’t know is how to prepare, or what...

Actors occasionally have nights in the theatre when they come off stage at the end of the play and say that all their props jumped up and...

If you really want to know how much energy it takes to reach your audience, here’s a way of testing it. Get someone you trust to stand...

I never use video to teach people how to make live presentations. In fact, I think video can be thoroughly misleading. Why? Because...

If this is one of your worries about giving presentations, there’s a very easy answer: do nothing at all. Luckily, your hands are quite...

Arriving at a gathering of human beings where you don’t know many – or any – others can feel pretty daunting. For some people, it’s a...

Most of us have probably met the guy in the cartoon at some point (let’s overlook the possibility that any of us might actually BE the...