Speak First Blog
10 Assertive Tips to Standing Your Ground and Speaking Your Mind
Assertiveness is essential if you’re to get what you want – but you don’t want to come across as pushy or aggressive. Here are 10 practical tips from Speak First for how to be effective in a range of ...
Read more‘Dead Fish’ or ‘Bone Crusher’ – What Does Your Handshake Say About You?
Everybody’s talking about Donald Trump’s handshake. Because it’s often the only time in business we touch another person, the handshake is a crucial element in making a positive impression. Here are ...
Why Conflict is Important
There are three types of conflict (Jehn and Mannix)
10 Powerful ways to open a presentation with impact
The first 30 seconds of a presentation is crucial – so don’t waste it. You need to grab the attention of your audience and engage their interest from the start. Many speakers begin by giving their ...
Get Some Work Done! – 10 Killer Tips for Taming your Procrastination
Do you suffer from procrastination? Do you put things off? Do you start but then get stuck? Is procrastination holding you back from achieving what you want? Try these tried and tested ...
10 Ways to Make Yourself More Likeable
Likeability is at the heart of impact and influence. The more someone likes you, the more likely they are to say ‘yes’ to you – in virtually any situation.
Beliefs, confidence and impact
How you feel on the inside makes a huge difference to how you come across to others on the outside. That feeling shines through to the surface.
Building trust with colleagues and clients
Whatever your role, you’re the face of the company – a living embodiment of the brand and its values. This puts you in a unique position.
Six Steps to Inspiring and Motivating others
There have been a lot of international political leadership campaigns recently, with a huge list of new presidents and premiers worldwide in the first six months of 2017. What is meant by ...