Confident, composed, clear & convincing. My analysis of RBA Governor’s 1st press conference
How best to answer questions in a job interview?
Recently I was having a one on one leadership communication training session with a client, and she [...]
Did you believe the messenger? My analysis of the Optus CEO’s response to the outage
Against the benchmark of a credible, believable, self-assured CEO of a major enterprise in a media regarding a significant crisis – conveyed through their affect, body language, speech and words [...]
The secret to projecting power and influence
Here is an important quotation from comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician, Steve Martin: “People who are charismatic have a combination of dominance* and warmth**. (Often thought [...]
Structuring an IT pitch presentation using AI
I asked ChatGPT to generate questions to consider, prior to delivering an internal, corporate I.T. business pitch. Below is what it came back with. It's pretty good. Certainly, when [...]
Do you cram in too much information when you present?
Recently one of my one on one executive manager clients mentioned that he regularly sees his colleagues - when presenting to senior audiences - 'cram too much information' into their [...]
Analysis of Qantas CEO update
Against the benchmark of a credible, believable, self-assured CEO of a major enterprise delivering a presentation to the public regarding a significant loss of trust in the leadership of the [...]
How to avoid ‘verbal diarrhoea’
When you're having an interaction, or are a participant in a meeting, or are pitching to the leadership team et al - do you suffer from verbal diarrhoea?... Do you talk because you are [...]
