Looking forward to speaking - and answering audience questions - at the Surpass Conference 2021, online this October, on the topic of "WHEN THINGS DON'T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN IN ONLINE EXAMS: GIVING GREAT ANSWERS TO TOUGH QUESTIONS".

Looking forward to helping those running the vibrant online exam industry deal with their toughest professional questions at the @surpassplatform conference being held online in 2021. For free access to my opening keynote, register at: conference.surpass.com/regis…

BEWARE “CRAZILY CARELESS CORONA COMMUNICATION” Outrageous outbursts of crazily careless corona communication been rising. Latest is the war of words on Twitter between the rival CEOs of Just Eat and Uber Eats. Details on the Doddblog at: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

INCONSISTENT MESSAGES WILL BE SPOTTED...Whenever you're making a series of comments, overall consistency matters. Brit Home Sec @pritipatel hopefully knows this now after her mixed messaging was well-spotted by Tyrone Mings @OfficialTM_3 ...See Doddblog: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

LEARNING FROM THE MULTIPLE MEDIA MESS-UPS OF MATT HANCOCK... The ex-British Secretary of State for Health has left a powerful legacy of “How not to do its” when it comes to media interaction. Collected highlights (low points!) are critiqued on Doddblog: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

Question for @DivingJon: Is Gareth Southgate an introvert? And, if so, could that assist him to calm the England team's nerves ahead of today's big game against Germany at Wembley?

HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN ILLEGAL DRUGS? This question has been fired at Bill Clinton, Boris Johnson & now at Sir Kier Starmer....How did the politicians do - and how ready are you to face your blowtorch-on-the-belly questions? Latest on Doddblog: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

BAD COMMUNICATIONS CAN BE A BUSINESS LEADER’S UNDOING...There is a fundamental link between bad leadership and bad communication. The latest business communications horror story - on The Doddblog - underlines the connection: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

IS YOUR POST-LOCKDOWN MESSAGE POSITIVE ENOUGH??? Amidst initial vaccine successes - and setbacks with new variants - are you crafting the right Covid business message? Latest communications-boosting guidance is on the Doddblog: at:michaeldoddcommunications.co…

Early successes for Anti-Corona Vaccines - together with upsurges in new Covid variants - generate evermore Volatility, Complexity, Uncertainty & Ambiguity. This so-called "VUCA" creates communications challenges for all. Latest guidance on The Doddblog: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

As organisations adjust to new positive post-lockdown realities, there'll be a boom in 1 thing - business meetings. In this video, @DivingJon Baker & I explore what can happen in meetings when you’re not getting the best out your introverts & extroverts: youtube.com/watch?v=Col_Fl7t…

The sad population decline of Australian songbird, the Regent Honeyeater, means most young male birds don’t know what song to sing. This does not help female honeyeaters - or the future of the species. But it does provide a Doddblog communications lesson: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

BEWARE: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS NOT SO SIMPLE - Whether you're a police officer trying to defend what's widely viewed as indefensible... or a business leader conveying an end-of-lockdown message, effective communication is a challenge. See Doddblog at: michaeldoddcommunications.co…

SMALL TALK IN BUSINESS WORLD – HOW DO YOU MANAGE? Many introverts don’t much like small talk. Some extroverts indulge in too much. Activate Your Introvert's Jon Baker - @DivingJon - & I can help your company deal with the kind of problems explored here: youtube.com/watch?v=9_9h4Wk5…

DO YOU EVER ASK A QUESTION – THEN ANSWER IT YOURSELF? It’s a problem affecting interaction between extraverts & introverts. This video made with Activate Your Introvert expert Jon Baker - @DivingJon - shows the kind of challenges we can help you sort. youtube.com/watch?v=hdEIaHsi…