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Author Archives: Michael Brown Training
Relationship is EVERYTHING!
Interesting article in the Daily Telegraph recently. An NHS patient survey has revealed the large proportion of patients who complain that doctors do not build an effective relationship with them during a consultation. They don’t look up from the screen … Continue reading
“If you’re going through hell, KEEP GOING” (Churchill)
I’m in Sydney, and I’m inspired. Not by the obvious – the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, the beaches. I’m inspired by something altogether more impressive – the attitude of my 21 year old son James. He is based here, … Continue reading
The 5 things you can do with a question, apart from answer it!
This one comes up a lot in Presentation Skills training: “What do I do if I get asked a question and I don’t know the answer?’ People get overly stressed by this, and as a result spend way too much … Continue reading
How to deal with an Expert
My clients are clever. They are successful in business because they know stuff that their own clients don’t. Not to put too fine a point on it. So they get worried when they bump into someone who they think knows … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Consultants Training, Leadership Skills, Personal Development, Presentation Skills
Tagged Authenticity, Business skills, business training, communication skills, Consulting Skills, Devon Trainer, how to present, Leadership, Life Skills, Michael Brown Training, mikebrown007, negotiation consultancy, presentation skills, Presenting, reallearningforachange, training
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For heaven’s sake, SLOW DOWN!
“What the human being is best at doing is interpreting all new information so that their prior conclusions remain intact.” Wise words this week from Warren Buffet – a man whose willingness not to jump to the prior conclusions of … Continue reading
Our new dog, so far without a name.
“That didn’t take you long,” said someone to my wife when she told them we have just become parents again. She’s right: two months ago we lost our beloved Rufus to anaemia, and it knocked both Charlotte and I sideways. … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Change Management, Michael Brown, Michael Brown Training, reallearningforachange, training
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