One Minute Pause no 16
Take a moment to think of the people who you know with charisma.
Maybe it’s someone at work, or a celebrity, or one of your mates who always seem to be driving the next exciting day out.
Got a picture in your mind of the type of person I’m talking about?
Charisma is the […]

One Minute Pause no 15
I’ve taken a break from the topic of spoken communication (just for a week).
Instead, I’ve compiled 5 business books that you really must read.
Twice.
In fact it’s not fair for me to say that I compiled the list.
They’re mainly your suggestions (thanks for all your great ideas).
So, if you haven’t read them, […]

One Minute Pause no 14
There once was a kindly researcher called Mahrabian who hit on an idea.
He wanted to study the effects of body language on verbal meaning.
He set out to answer the following question: How much meaning do people get solely from words, and how much more meaning do they get combined with […]

One Minute Pause no 13
I am currently reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.
It’s all about how our unconscious minds make snap decisions for us that we can’t always explain.
Here’s an example: As a doctor, the risk of being sued for malpractice has very little to do with how many mistakes you actually make.
There are highly […]

One Minute Pause no 12
Just in case you’ve flown back from the Congo today after enjoying 3 months in a tent, here’s some news: there’s a national election going on in Britain at the moment.
(If you are sick of hearing about politics, skip down to The Human Factor subhead).
In the hallowed halls of Natural Training […]