Tag Archive | communication
More reflections on CILIP Yorkshire and Humberside Members Day
I’ve already jotted down some hurried first impressions of the CILIP Y&H Members Day, but I wanted to say a little bit more about the sessions I actually attended, besides the one I was co-presenting! The first talk of the day was Biddy Fisher’s welcome and keynote address. Biddy spent a bit of time talking […]
CILIP New Professionals Conference: Part One
I spent Monday at the New Professionals Conference, organised by the Career Development Group and Diversity Group of CILIP. It was a fantastic day – all the speakers had some really interesting things to say about the profession, and it was great to hear perspectives of others who are at the beginning of their careers. […]
SLA 2009: Transformational Leadership – Inspirational Language
Slightly less early start on Tuesday as my first session didn’t start until 9.30. I spent the morning listening to Steve Denning on “Transformational Leadership: Inspirational Language”. Steve began the session by warning us that what we were about to hear would be controversial, perhaps even disturbing – a rather ominous start! He described the […]
SLA 2009: Speak As If Your Career Depends On It
The final session I attended on the Monday was Sharol Parish’s session on effective public speaking. This session was full of practical tips on posture, language, tone of voice and articulation. Sharol started off by talking about people’s emotional responses to speeches and presentations: for example, she referred to a study which showed that the […]
SLA 2009: Thinking on Your Feet
It was an early start on Monday for the first session I attended, which started at 7am. “Thinking on Your Feet: Dynamic Communication” was an interactive session run by Greg Hohn, an actor and teacher of acting and improvisation techniques. The idea was to teach us how to “be in the moment” and overcome the […]
