#VOXtips 3: Tell Stories Storytelling is a powerful communication tool. By giving your presentation a narrative or turning it into an investigation or journey, you engage your audience. Stories add zest and impact, but also create an emotional connection.

Great course on ‘Presenting with Confidence and Flair’ today by VOX Coaching at @bristoldc - also lots of cool work being done by PG’s!

Fabulous morning on the HE intro to teaching s park campus. Matt Wait VOX Coaching who led it was brilliant (plus a really nice guy) and I certainly came away with a smile on my face, confidence and eager for the next session.

#VOXtips 4: Breathe! Before presenting, breathe calmly, from the diaphragm, so that your abdomen as well as your chest expands. This has a powerfully calming effect, makes you feel more in command. This communicates itself to an audience and increases their confidence in you.

#VOXtips 5: Physical Presence In the spotlight? Don't shrink, hunch, fold your arms, or shuffle. Hold yourself straight with an open posture, gesture naturally and expressively. Focus outwards on the audience, with plenty of eye contact. This will put you in command of the room.

Attended a great communication, coaching workshop today run by Chris from VOX Coaching Can highly recommend it.

#VOXtips 6: Ignore the inner gremlin We all have an inner critic who puts us off when we’re trying to engage an audience. Ignore the gremlin’s running commentary: turn your attention and energy outwards. When speaking or presenting be ‘other-conscious’ rather than self-conscious

It's #NationalComplimentDay! As well as giving them, remember to *accept* compliments. The human mind is naturally attuned to focus on negatives - we have to hear a positive message up to 20 times before we accept it, while critical messages are accepted after one hearing.

#VOXtips 7: LISTEN Active listening is fundamental to trust, engagement and presence, and key to developing and maintaining good personal and professional relationships. Endeavour to genuinely understand what the other person is thinking, feeling and wanting before you respond.

#VOXtips 8: Rehearse After preparing a presentation, you should REHEARSE it. Rehearsing out loud lets you play around with different ways of delivering your speech and aids spontaneity on the actual day, making you more prepared to deal with anything unexpected that occurs.

Today, VOX Coach Chris Grimes: Motivational Comedian & MoJo Coach is off to the shiny new PGR Hub @bristoldc to run a course on Personal Impact and Confident Networking with University of Bristol doctoral students. They'll learn how to gain confidence, develop vocal and physical presence, and make a lasting impression.

Attended a great workshop by VOX Coaching yesterday on how to shine in fellowship interviews! Highly recommend for fellow researchers 🌟😀👍@UB_PERCAT_EPLES

erik hughes @UB_PERCAT_EPLES VOX Coaching Attended the workshop and it's really helpful for early career researchers like me.. I strongly recommend others to attend next time

I got some valuable insights from VOX Coaching Midlands4Cities Arts and Humanities Research Council induction event. I learned how to manage professional relationships, establish expectations between colleagues, and present myself in a professional capacity to others. Thank you! vimeo.com/363257972/e645…

Chris @sue_heavey Manchester Cancer Research Centre Prostate Cancer UK Some great take always from our final session on top presentation skills 🗣️🏆 Thank you VOX Coaching for an entertaining end to the day!

Nope it’s not a proposal...our #findcdt students are learning about spontaneous, authentic and passionate forms of communication. Excellent session today delivered by Pete from VOX Coaching

"Speak so that others want to listen" Great session on public speaking and communication with VOX Coaching University of Bristol @SevernDeanery @MedicalBristol