“I’m drowning here and you’re describing the water!” This quote by Jack Nicholson’s character, Melvin Udall, in the movie ‘As Good As It Gets’ neatly sums up the approach of some people in business when it comes to having difficult conversations, or when they are unconfident in their communication skills. They skirt around the issue, […]
Before you can begin to unlock your business voice, it’s worth doing some preparation work and taking the time to discover your own current limitations. What obstacles might have been holding you back? By learning to understand them, you can learn to challenge yourself. Putting your own boundaries back around them will put you back […]
Have you ever sat in meeting with your inner voice in overdrive, burning to share that killer concept you’ve so ingeniously cooked up, only for the moment to be stolen by somebody else or if you do eventually get the chance to speak, find you get lost in the detail? Let’s examine the self-sabotaging mind games […]
When looking to unlock your business voice it is important to try to push boundaries to reach the goals you are aspiring to. With the old proverb in mind, to not regret what we didn’t try rather than what we did, it is worth taking that risk. Though this might seem daunting, looking to yourself, […]
Always welcoming an external opinion, ‘Unlock your business voice’ has had the opportunity to be reviewed by BreakEven Books. With the book receiving an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5. The reviewer Chris Connors gave extra credit to the ‘VOICE’ detail section of the book, giving particular mention to advise paragraphs such as,“playing it […]
Communication in the business environment is evolving and the presence of a strong business voice will help enable you to reach your goals no matter where you are in your career progression. Writing for the Ethos Paper, Simon gives his three top tips to unlocking your business voice. 1.Are you chicken and rice OR sugar […]
With technology forever evolving the digital age is only set to continually introduce new platforms for communication. This makes the emphasis on communication more important both online and offline to allow you to reach your full potential. In an article for Just Entrepreneurs, Simon shares his Six steps to help you master communication in the […]
Books on public speaking often focus on the ‘transmit’ angle of unlocking the business voice, and neglect the equally important ‘receive’ angle – the angle that sees speakers put their audience into the strongest position for listening. Oddly, putting too much effort into preparing our own side of a presentation can work to our detriment, […]
Small businesses had quite the year in 2017, underpinned by the vote to leave the EU, and the subsequent fluctuations and uncertainty in international trade. But in spite of this unpredictability, the UK’s SMEs flourished in the latter half of last year, and naturally, business people want to keep this ball rolling and ensure security […]
