by Nadine Dereza | Sep 25, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
By a strange coincidence, the leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband faced the nightmare that according to our recent survey, most terrifies people: he forgot a key part of his speech. Normally forgetting your words isn’t a big deal, we tell clients. Only the...
by Nadine Dereza | Sep 12, 2014 | Tips and Ideas
On Thursday 11 September, we attended the Global Trust Conference at the Grange Hotel, Tower Bridge. The day was a balance of interesting speakers, break-outs and networking opportunities (among the new business contacts, we met a plumber – it was an eclectic...
by Nadine Dereza | Sep 2, 2014 | Tips and Ideas
To successfully complete the Ice Bucket Challenge, you will need a bucket, a tap, a deep freeze, and two vindictive friends: one to nominate you, and one to get their hands dirty (figuratively; wet, literally) dumping cold water over your head. Anything that raises...
by Nadine Dereza | Aug 15, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
‘Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.’ Alfred Austin, Poet Laureate. Surveys – be they on issues of vital importance or profound triviality – are a seemingly endless source of intrigue: are you in or...
by Nadine Dereza | Jul 19, 2014 | Tips and Ideas
What motivates employees to do well at work? A Gallup poll, conducted regularly since the 1940s, points to an unequivocal answer – and it’s not the answer that most bosses think. Bosses have been asked to answer what they think motivates their employees,...
by Nadine Dereza | Jun 20, 2014 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
“That was only a yard away from being an inch-perfect pass.” Murdo MacLeod It’s the World Cup, and at PS Programmes Towers we are very excited by the drama and spectacle of the Beautiful Game. We don’t expect everyone to share our passion, but...
