As humans continue to move out of their offices and robots continue to move in to them, it may be a good time to check out our Soft Skills. Humans do have exclusive rights to Soft Skills after all but we had better get a move-on because The Philadelphia...

I must have been in a good mood the other day because I suddenly got the urge to join Eric Clapton in a chorus of ‘Layla.’ So imagine my disappointment when out of my mouth came nothing but a sad squawk! It had been a long time. Luckily, Eric was very understanding....

When we set out to give a presentation it’s not like swimming a length of the pool under water… we can come up for air again quite quickly. When you think of it, most people don’t speak continuously for very long. They might have a short burst, then pause and stop up...

Looking back, the early part of my life was like being on a conveyor belt. At school, I discovered I had artistic tendencies which made me feel good about myself and I started to gather some ambitions to be a commercial artist (Graphic Designer?) until, one wet and...

That’s my flatmate taking the air on our roof. Her name is Suki and she’s an ideal flatmate. We never argue over who will have the last Tim Tam or Chewy Stick but one quite sad thing about Suki is her low self esteem. When you talk to her, you have to remember to...

When you get into the driving seat of an Aston Martin DB11, I’m told that it shapes itself snuggly around your body, filling you with a sense of confidence and well-being. I’m also told that airline passengers have the same experience in First Class. It’s a similar...

Our WFH Watchers have been tracking their flow of work tasks …how many per day, and how long they take to complete. They calculated how many tasks on average they were handling pre-Covid & compared that number with the average number of tasks they are currently...

it's how we use it 80 billion nerve cells in our brain create an estimated 6,000 thoughts per day by sparking off micro electrical circuits which connect them to our brain cells before being carried to our conscious mind. Conscious Attention is key to turning these...

The distributor of a high performance car company contacted me about giving two of his staff some help with their Presentations.  Every month, the distributor held an event for his customers where they got inside tips about how to get the best out of their car...

I had the privilege a while ago, to coach someone for a Presentation on a topic they were expert in. The topic also happened to be something that I was personally interested in. I admired the presenters and was looking forward to the occasion. So you can imagine my...