by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Dec 8, 2017 | Executive presence, Negotiation, Templar, Women's development
Keith Johnstone, the British playwright, director and educator who created the Impro System, realised that improvisators in a scene convey unspoken information (‘subtext’ in drama lingo) by signaling their relative status. Perceiving the power dynamics between the...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Jan 27, 2017 | Business Brain, Templar, Uncategorized
Our first Business Brain event of 2017 explored the essential ingredients needed for telling great stories in the digital age. Our guest chair, Belinda Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, gave expert insight into how the way people consume...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Oct 26, 2016 | Negotiation
‘We are moving toward a global economy. One way of approaching that is to pull the covers over your head. Another is to say: It may be more complicated – but that’s the world I am going to live in, I might as well be good at it.’ – Phil...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Oct 19, 2016 | Executive presence, Negotiation
You might think you’re a great communicator. You’re quick with the quips, you empathise with experience and you’re at the ready with advice. But here’s the kicker: to be a great communicator you actually have to keep your mouth shut and your mind open. This was the...
by T3mpl4r4dv150r5 | Jun 1, 2016 | Negotiation
Translating a Spanish document into English typically reduces its length by around 15 percent. As a language, English tends to be more direct; Spanish more complex. It’s just the way of the words. We accept this when we look at written documents, but how often do we...