4 Templates Successful People Use to Politely Turn Down Opportunities

By Felicity Posted On 3rd April 2017 Communicate like a pro, Thought Leadership, Top tips

The best leaders know that learning when to turn down opportunities is just as important as creating them. After all, as the old saying goes, there’s

11 Small Ways You Can Make an OK Presentation More Impressive

By Felicity Posted On 28th October 2016 Communicate like a pro, Top tips

There’s a whole industry devoted to presentation skills training. And many people find that proper coaching builds their confidence and presenting ability. But if you have

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Even the VERY BEST communicators miss an opportunity

By Felicity Posted On 21st July 2016 Business, Communicate like a pro, Top tips

As I sat down on my flight from Denver, Colorado to San Francisco, California the message below appeared on the screen. I must have seen it

7 Tips to Help You Nail That Interview Presentation

By Felicity Posted On 16th March 2016 Business, Communicate like a pro, Top tips

You’ve been offered an interview for your dream job, and you are pumped! But as you hear more about your upcoming meeting, you realize you’re expected

6 Buzzwords to Ban from your Bay Area Vocabulary

By Felicity Posted On 14th January 2016 Business, Communicate like a pro, Top tips

Every industry has buzzwords. But the problem with buzzwords is that they lose their meaning and get in the way of what you’re really trying to

4 Christmas gifts for writers

By Felicity Posted On 4th December 2015 Top tips

Are you wondering what to buy for the writer in your life? What? I’m not on your Christmas list?! Even so, if there’s a writer you

How you can help your office be more diverse

By Felicity Posted On 28th July 2015 Leadership, Top tips

In 2009, I graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a master’s in gender. I’d read Judith Butler, Hélène Cixous, and Simone

5 Ways to Make Statistics Stick

By Felicity Posted On 15th June 2015 Communicate like a pro, Top tips

Lies, damn lies and statistics… so the saying goes. But it doesn’t matter that 73.6% of statistics are made up: people love numbers. So whenever you write a report,

Top 6: Tips for the Expat Entrepreneur

By Felicity Posted On 22nd April 2015 Top tips

In the UK I was a speechwriter at Lloyd’s of London, the global insurer. When my husband was offered the job of a lifetime in San

3 Reasons Martin Luther King Jr. was a master of rhetoric

By Felicity Posted On 13th April 2015 Communicate like a pro, Stellar speeches, Top tips, Washington DC

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the second stop on my tour of rhetoric and the most recent addition to Washington DC’s impressive monuments. The centerpiece

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4 Templates Successful People Use to Politely Turn Down Opportunities

11 Small Ways You Can Make an OK Presentation More Impressive

Even the VERY BEST communicators miss an opportunity

7 Tips to Help You Nail That Interview Presentation

6 Buzzwords to Ban from your Bay Area Vocabulary

4 Christmas gifts for writers

How you can help your office be more diverse

5 Ways to Make Statistics Stick

Top 6: Tips for the Expat Entrepreneur

3 Reasons Martin Luther King Jr. was a master of rhetoric