As we move into preparation mode for this year’s investor meetings and capital market days, here’s what we’ve learnt in a year of helping our clients with their VC events: Succinctness. The expectation is now for shorter, sharper presentations,…
Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson News that Jeff Bezos has stepped down as CEO is a reminder that a respect for words and reading is fundamental to his leadership style. He…
“All cheques, no balances.” If a BBC Today programme presenter quotes your core message verbatim before your interview even begins, you are doing something right. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55973463 Shadow cabinet minister Rachel Reeves’s…
VC meetings are proving a boon for empathic communication and not just because of the childhood teddies, feral toddlers and family pets making unexpected appearances on our screens. “I’m listening…
“We have it very much under control.” This simple statement of reassurance was a strong, memorable message from President Trump on Tuesday. But the words, about virus Covid-19 in the US, have already…
Helen Lucas and Jeremy Adams Labour party leadership contender Lisa Nandy played a blinder in last week’s interview with BBC heavyweight Andrew Neil. Her clear and confident delivery followed the woeful…
The Financial Times and Daily Telegraph have picked up a neat soundbite from a government-led report on women on boards. Despite the report’s press release emphasising how more women than ever are on the boards of…
Admit it, you were a little nervous for Fiona Bruce as she debuted as BBC Question Time host. Softly spoken and calm of demeanour, we all wondered how she would fill…
By Helen Lucas and Jeremy Adams One story dominates the dawn of 2019 for investors, according to many guests appearing on business TV in recent months – uncertainty: But watch this…
When we help organizations prepare for AGMs and other investor meetings, the company’s top performers are sometimes reluctant to present, fearing it is not their greatest strength. Happily, presentational perfection…