The World needs Support
Positive forces are needed in a world that in many ways is heading in a negative direction. That’s why I am deeply grateful to hold a workshop for the Novo…
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Digital Types
It is not easy to know how one is perceived. Here are some common types we encountered during our digital meetings. What is your favorite? And who are you? …
The Elephant in the Room
You have to talk about the ‘elephant in the room’ – the big thing that everyone knows but doesn’t want to talk about. But if you do that, the colossal…
Can you learn presentation skills through e-learning?
To want to learn, you need motivation. And being alone in front of a computer is not always the best motivator. That’s why we’ve built our hybrid presentation skills course…
The world within cycling distance
The research community has always been global. Meetings across national and cultural borders are commonplace. Without those meetings there just wouldn’t be any research. But even when it comes to…
The Meeting Cookbook is here
Thank you to everyone who attended our book release live from Gothenburg and digitally from around the world. And thank you to everyone that made the book possible. The Meeting…
Management team’s communications skills are key
Time to develop your management team’s communication skills? The success of an organisation depends on a well-functioning management team. During the spring, we have worked with several management teams who…
WHO is in Uppsala?
Did you know that the World Health Organisation has an office in Uppsala? Uppsala Monitoring Centre, in its capacity as the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug…
Plan your meeting with MeetingPlanner
A new updated version of our app that helps you design your meeting is now available. This version can be used on all platforms! Register your free account at…
Dresscode for meetings
A common reason why meetings go wrong is that we have different perceptions of what is expected of us as participants. If some people have prepared themselves to the hilt,…
Coaching in Shanghai
The morning included personalised speaker training with a keynote speaker in Shanghai. The same challenge as always: understanding the audience and clarifying the main message. However, this is easier said…
When experts talk to experts
What if the communicator is an expert? And what if the expert you’re talking about doesn’t want to let you This was the theme of today’s workshop in an unusually…
Uppsala University at a distance
The webinar “Getting your message across” was conducted by Erik Mattsson before an audience of researchers, post-docs, PhD students and other university staff. Among the takeaways from the webinar was…
Masterclass for SKF
The third and fourth three-day programmes in presentation technology for SKF are coming to an end. “These are my favourite courses”, says Erik Mattsson, “we start with the presentations that…
Speakers’ training for doctoral students
INSiDR is an industrial doctoral project, a collaboration between the University of Borås, Jönköping University, the University of Skövde and several industrial partners including Ellos, Eton and Gina Tricot. On…