Resilience Is a Practice, Not a Trait

Resilience Is a Practice, Not a Trait

Karina Negus
Published on: 07/07/2026

Why resilience, not confidence, is the communication skill international professionals need most. Insights into executive communication, business English, executive presence and speaking up in meetings and presentations.

Meetings and PresentationsConfidence and PresenceCommunication and RelationshipsMindset & Speaking ConfidencePublic Speaking
Why The Q&A Session Matters More Than The Presentation: Dealing with Difficult Questions

Why The Q&A Session Matters More Than The Presentation: Dealing with Difficult Questions

Karina Negus
Published on: 15/06/2026

We can rehearse the presentation. Rehearsing for the Q&A session is much more difficult. Why difficult questions decide your credibility, and how to meet them with composure!

Meetings and PresentationsConfidence and PresenceCommunication and RelationshipsMindset & Speaking ConfidencePublic Speaking
The One Thing AI Can't Generate: And Why It's Becoming Your Most Valuable Professional Asset.

The One Thing AI Can't Generate: And Why It's Becoming Your Most Valuable Professional Asset.

Karina Negus
Published on: 25/05/2026

AI has levelled the playing field for written output. What it can't touch? The live professional moment. Discover the AI communication divide, and the one skill that puts you on the right side of it.

Meetings and PresentationsCommunication and RelationshipsDigital Communication & AIPublic Speaking
The Moments AI Can't Touch: Why Interpersonal Communication Is Becoming the Most Valuable Professional Skill of the AI Era

The Moments AI Can't Touch: Why Interpersonal Communication Is Becoming the Most Valuable Professional Skill of the AI Era

Karina Negus
Published on: 18/05/2026

As AI changes how we work, the live professional moment remains uniquely human. Drawing on research from Stanford and Yale, this post explores how interpersonal communication is becoming the most valuable career skill of the AI era.

Meetings and PresentationsConfidence and PresenceDigital Communication & AI