by Babaco Media | Dec 2, 2015 | Communication
To mark the first anniversary of our book, ‘Insider Secrets of Public Speaking’, we are looking again at the core advice we’ve given. This week: AUTHENTICITY. Authenticity provides the crucial third dimension to any speaker’s toolkit, although ‘being yourself’ isn’t...
by Babaco Media | Nov 20, 2015 | Communication
To celebrate the first birthday of our book, Insider Secrets of Public Speaking we are looking again at the core advice we’ve given in the light of our time spent presenting, hosting, speaking, coaching, and sitting in audiences watching other people on stage in the...
by Babaco Media | Nov 7, 2015 | Communication
It has been over a year since our book, ‘Insider Secrets of Public Speaking’ hit the shelves, and in that time we’ve delivered dozens of workshops, training programmes, speeches and coaching sessions off the back of it. In the run up to Christmas, we thought it would...
by Babaco Media | Oct 23, 2015 | Communication
Even when attending an event (#FFE15) with a lanyard marked ’SPEAKER’ – it’s important to remember to keep your ears open: the whole point of live events is to share ideas and remember that nobody has all the information. PS Programmes’ Nadine Dereza and...
by Babaco Media | Sep 19, 2015 | Communication
Former Foreign Secretary William Hague, canny political operator that he is, used to coach the then leader of the Opposition David Cameron for Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). The trick, Hague says, is to phrase the question so that it is unanswerable, as an...