@jconstantinis

TV and corporate presenter, voice over, live event facilitator and speaker. Communications/media trainer. Ex BBC, Wolff Olins. Blue chip clients.

 London, UK
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Joined March 2010
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Check out my latest article: How to get what you want from the world – more cat stretches and fewer crunchies linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-w… via @LinkedIn

How to get what you want from the world – more cat stretches and fewer crunchies

I’ve always believed that communication is the most important life skill – in and out of work. Malcolm Gladwell agrees.

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Check out my latest article: Make ‘em cry, make ‘em laugh and what’s in it for them? How to engage an audience’s attention linkedin.com/pulse/make-em-c… via @LinkedIn

Make ‘em cry, make ‘em laugh and what’s in it for them? How to engage an audience’s attention

STORYTELLING I’m slightly obsessive about pillows. And sleep.

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Check out my latest article: For Olympic success, size matters. For mere mortals, 'appropriate' is the name of the game linkedin.com/pulse/olympic-s… via @LinkedIn

For Olympic success, size matters. For mere mortals, 'appropriate' is the name of the game

One of the quirkiest stories to come out of the Milan-Cortina winter Olympics was ‘p*n*s-gate’. According to German newspaper BILD, ski jumpers have been injecting themselves with hyaluronic acid...

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Check out my latest article: THE best Christmas gift – no wrapping required (it’s not a scented candle) linkedin.com/pulse/best-chri… via @LinkedIn

THE best Christmas gift – no wrapping required (it’s not a scented candle)

I’m going Christmas shopping today. On my list are Ferrero Rochers, a suitcase, a kettle, posh pants and a onesie.

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Tips and tricks for online communication - don't lose confidence when your audience looks disengaged
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Check out my latest article: Kiss with confidence - how to engage your audience in the hybrid world linkedin.com/pulse/kiss-conf… via @LinkedIn

Kiss with confidence - how to engage your audience in the hybrid world

Hands up who remembers the 1983 pop song ‘Kissing with confidence’ and the classic line “Do you have spinach on your teeth?” Actually, scrap that - many of you probably weren’t even born in 1983!!!...

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Check out my latest article: Don’t panic about AI. You have a human superpower. Chatting linkedin.com/pulse/dont-pani… via @LinkedIn

Don’t panic about AI. You have a human superpower. Chatting

Am I the only one to be a tiny bit tired of discussing AI? And, in particular, weary of the ‘catastrophising’ around it? Of course, we know that it will and is already having an immense impact on us...

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Check out my latest article: Did we warm to the Easter bunny this year, and was she qualified to deliver the eggs? linkedin.com/pulse/did-we-wa… via @LinkedIn

Did we warm to the Easter bunny this year, and was she qualified to deliver the eggs?

Many of you will, of course, have enjoyed the paper on Universal dimensions of social cognition: warmth and competence as published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences volume 11, number 2!!! I actually...

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Check out my latest article: Trump vs Aristotle – that would be great television. My money’s on the ancient guy linkedin.com/pulse/trump-vs-… via @LinkedIn

Trump vs Aristotle – that would be great television. My money’s on the ancient guy

Has there ever been a global political event which provoked so much scrutiny of the participants’ communication style/tone? The already infamous Zelensky/Trump/Vance ‘conversation’ at the White House...

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Trainer Spotlight: Insights from PRCA Experts – In conversation with Jay... youtu.be/z0aNjyNYJYc?si=L_ES… via @YouTube

Trainer Spotlight: Insights from PRCA Experts – In conversation with Jayne Constantinis

In this latest Sparks by PRCA podcast series, ‘Trainer Spotlight: I...

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Check out my latest article: Pantomime – a blueprint for a brilliant presentation (oh yes it is!) linkedin.com/pulse/pantomime… via @LinkedIn

Pantomime – a blueprint for a brilliant presentation (oh yes it is!)

So the pantomime season is over. The Aladdin’s lamps, glass slippers and beanstalks have gone back into storage; the ugly sisters and Widow Twankeys have moved on to Pinter and Lloyd Webber, and the...

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Check out my latest article: Trump, the Red Arrows and an overcooked sprout – we need to get better at giving and receiving feedback linkedin.com/pulse/trump-red… via @LinkedIn

Trump, the Red Arrows and an overcooked sprout – we need to get better at giving and receiving...

So, the Donald is assembling his team of advisors and cabinet members. All loyal supporters and kindred spirits.

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Just one small thing today for a gold medal tomorrow linkedin.com/pulse/just-one-…

Just one small thing today for a gold medal tomorrow

I don’t know about you but I was obsessed by the Olympics. I revelled in the technical expertise; I marvelled at the feats of endurance; I was in awe of the dedication, resilience and strength...

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Check out my latest article: Career tips from the London Marathon linkedin.com/pulse/career-ti… via @LinkedIn

Career tips from the London Marathon

Seven hours, 45 minutes, 54 seconds. In that time, you could fly to New York; watch most of the Lord of the Rings trilogy or perform a heart transplant.

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Check out my latest article: What you see might not be what you get. How non-verbal communication can be misleading….. linkedin.com/pulse/what-you-… via @LinkedIn

What you see might not be what you get. How non-verbal communication can be misleading…..

There’s a moment in the excellent BBC three-part documentary The Space Shuttle that Fell to Earth (episode two, 55 minutes in) when the NASA flight director and his team begin to sense that something...

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Check out my latest article: Naughty dogs, new tricks, and how marathon training is like public speaking linkedin.com/pulse/naughty-d… via @LinkedIn

Naughty dogs, new tricks, and how marathon training is like public speaking

If you’re reading this with your ‘lockdown puppy’ on your lap, you may be one of thousands of owners whose pooches are proving problematic. Recent research by the Royal Veterinary College reveals...

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Check out my latest article: TWO MINUTES OF LIGHT – how will you use yours? linkedin.com/pulse/two-minut… via @LinkedIn

TWO MINUTES OF LIGHT – how will you use yours?

I’ve just ‘phoned an old family friend who’s been ill. She was thrilled to hear from me.

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Check out my latest article: Flying by the seat of your pants – ad libbing with confidence and skill linkedin.com/pulse/flying-se… via @LinkedIn

Flying by the seat of your pants – ad libbing with confidence and skill

In my last post I discussed the issue of speaking off the cuff, the fear many people have of losing control, and the fact that technology hasn’t helped us grow our confidence muscle. It’s the topic...

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Check out my latest article: How stacking the dishwasher can help us become better at ad-libbing… linkedin.com/pulse/how-stack… via @LinkedIn

How stacking the dishwasher can help us become better at ad-libbing…

I spent some of the bank holiday (quite a lot of it actually) sorting my kitchen cupboards. There was a lot of rationalisation to be done.

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How to be the most confident person in the room – without being annoying telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne…

How to be the most confident person in the room – without being annoying

Follow these tips and you will develop your self-esteem in no time

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