Every business professional wants to deliver improved results, in order to achieve this you need to deliver your message as effectively as possible. Writing for Training Zone Simon reveals his top tips on how to ensure your STOP waffling & get to the point! If worries about being understood properly are stopping you from contributing […]
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How to avoid networking nightmares
There are a lot of us who dread networking situations because we struggle to speak with strangers, and end up in a vicious cycle of anxiety about how we’ll come across. Writing for We Are The City, Simon reveals how to avoid these networking nightmares. Easing the discomfort I was recently working with a friend who […]
How to conquer your networking fears
We often worry about rambling in front of people we just met. But what if we are just stuck in the habit of talking to people in a certain way, with our networking fears holding us back from forming connections of substance? Writing for Real Business, Simon reveals how you can conquer your networking fears! […]
Eight ways to boost your business!
Writing for SmallBusiness.co.uk for Small Business Saturday, Simon and a selection of other experts provided their top tips for making the most of their business! Simon’s tip was: Presentation practice for small business Presentation coach Simon de Cintra, author of “Unlock Your Business Voice: How to Sound As Good As You Think” offers his advice on […]
How to Unlock your Business Voice
Writing for MiBusiness Magazine, Simon reveals his advice and a few quick exercises on how small business owners lacking the confidence they need to succeed in winning new business and growing sales can ‘Unlock Their Business Voice’. Running a small business is essentially being thrown into the deep end, it can be uncomfortable and very frustrating […]
Respect my Authority!!!!
We’ve all been in situations where colleagues, clients or associations play the status game and try to make you feel inferior by elevating their status. Writing for The HR Director, Simon reveals how to keep the conversation on a level playing field to avoid being undermined. Does it seem like other people always get […]
How to sound as good as you think!
The transfer of ideas does not happen by telepathy – often what is in your head is not what comes out of your mouth! If someone always seems to get their ideas in first before you have a chance to contribute, or your nerves are getting the better of you as soon as you open […]
New Year Business Resolutions
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 […]