by Jon Torrens | Oct 25, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations
In many video games and role-playing board games, you can choose what type of character to play as. For example, in a military or fantasy game, you will probably see these roles: Heavy/Warrior (AKA ‘Tank’): big, slow and powerful, you can deal out lots of...
by Jon Torrens | Sep 3, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations
It’s Showtime! The opening night of a show in London’s West End is scary for everyone involved; the most recent dress rehearsals may have gone OK, but now there are hundreds of actual paying customers (and some ruthless reviewers). Success tonight is vital...
by Jon Torrens | Jul 17, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations
The phrase ‘cut to the chase’ appears to have originated in early Hollywood, where (silent) romantic films and comedies would often culminate with a chase. If the studio felt that the script they were reviewing was moving too slowly and would lose the...
by Jon Torrens | Jul 2, 2018 | Business, Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations
I’ve been to a few pitching events recently, and I still see the same old stupid mistakes being made again and again. They may be innocent errors, unnoticed by most people, but each one makes me contort in my chair with painful frustration, because they’re...
by Jon Torrens | Jun 11, 2018 | Communication skills, Confidence, Presentations
I believe that the British instinct for business phone calls is to enjoy these elements: No eye contact Convenience And to feel distinctly uncomfortable about these ones: Making rapport Tackling the important stuff like asking for business However, phone calls can be...
