Into 2014: The Meeting Game

by Babaco Media | Jan 3, 2014 | Communication

Everyone hates meetings, except for the people who make meetings hateful for others. That’s not fair is it? But at PS Programmes, we took inspiration from the Christmas season, and realised that meetings in 2014 have the potential to be a really good game of...

Tom Daley’s News Revolution

by Babaco Media | Dec 11, 2013 | Communication

One of the challenges of a blog like this is that in commentating on a story in the news, we run the risk of walking a well-worn path, and the mere mention of ‘Tom Daley’ puts us in mind not so much of a path as a six-lane motorway. But if we take a moment...

Watching What They Say: 4 tips on learning from other speakers

by Babaco Media | Nov 27, 2013 | Communication

‘Always learn from your mistakes,’ my dad would say, before adding: ‘unless they are expensive, in which case learn from someone else’s.’ If you are speaking or presenting, it can be valuable to watch someone else do it. Obviously if they...

Do Your Messages Match?

by Babaco Media | Nov 14, 2013 | Communication

In the world of communication, it can be tempting to think that the message received is the same one that you transmitted. When David Cameron announced this week that austerity was here to stay, some applauded the belt tightening. Others felt that he should have...

Anatomy of a Quote

by Babaco Media | Oct 31, 2013 | Communication

It isn’t often that we come across a really good quote, from someone who is quoted a lot, that we hadn’t heard before – an occupational hazard of seeing motivational speakers on an almost daily basis – but it happens occasionally. Allow...

Success Stories: 3 themes

by Babaco Media | Oct 18, 2013 | Communication

Success Stories: 3 themes We are naturally drawn to successful people. But what is success? We were at the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) conference last week, doing the on-stage links between successful people talking to the audience, and it was hard to pin...