November 30, 2008
Posted in UK, Jeremy Jacobs, 2008, presenter at 10:03 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
VAT falls to 15% in a few hours time. Big Deal. So what do we have in the real world:
Melanie Phillips on the terrorist atrocities in Mumbai.
Tom Paine lays into the Home Secretary. (Perhaps we all should)
Mark Lee spills the beans on the HMRC’s phone numbers
Jennifer Jones and her recent boost for the fairer sex.
More words of wisdom on public-speaking from Nick R Thomas
Iain Dale and Damien Green’s constituents in Ashford (Kent)
Cityunslicker’s backing Britain
Golf Girl may cause trouble
Aileen Bennett and her pressie
and finally, James O’Donnell from Romford and Michael Caine’s little problem from 1969.
Who’s the lady? Put your answers in Comments
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Posted in Corporate Presenting, 2008 at 3:38 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
OK, so Leeds United are not the team they once were but what a result.
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Posted in Corporate Presenting, Sales Tips, UK, Jeremy Jacobs, 2008, presenter, Communicate With Clarity at 2:52 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
On Tuesday, I’ll be presenting Communicate With Clarity. It’s the second session of a telephone sales seminar and I’m delighted to confirm the appearance of business-guru Geoff Burch. Geoff’s comprehensive website is here and his hit tv programme “All Over The Shop” continues on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm on BBC2. You can see the last episode on the BBC iPlayer here.
To reserve your place, call the event team on 08453 313171 or e-mail events@communicatewithclarity.co.uk
Geoff Burch
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November 29, 2008
Posted in UK, Jeremy Jacobs, 2008, presenter, Twitter at 5:14 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
You may have caught the Twitter bug recently. I did, and am now graded. See below:
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November 26, 2008
Posted in Jeremy Jacobs, 2008, presenter, corporate host at 2:25 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
Self-praise is no recommendation, so the saying goes. But in my view, it’s important to let others see what recommendations you’ve received from others.
“Jeremy is a media professional who knows how to communicate with clarity and style. As a corporate presenter, he brings humour and professionalism to any event. I can’t think of a better person to be handling a microphone. He is guaranteed to deliver what you need, and I endorse him strongly.” November 17, 2008
Alan Stevens, President, Professional Speakers Association
was with another company when working with Jeremy at Leicester Square Television
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Posted in Business Development, UK, Jeremy Jacobs, 2008 at 1:15 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
According to this survey (Trend Research), very few of you are impressed with Mr Darling. Read on:
Chancellor’s help firmly rejected by small business owners
Small business owners are wary of the Chancellor’s efforts to help them, believing the longer-term costs of Alistair Darling’s Pre Budget Report outweigh the supposed benefits. A resounding majority reject the government’s assistance because of fears that the Chancellor’s generosity will come back to bite them.
An online research programme by Trends Research immediately after the Pre Budget Report gathered the opinions of 816 leaders of small and medium sized businesses to a package of measures designed to help them survive the recession. They had just been told they could temporarily access billions in new finance, pay less tax and even delay paying taxes they already owe. But business owners and senior managers gave the plans an emphatic thumbs-down.
45% of respondents were cynical about the offer to spread business tax payments, suggesting there will be too many catches, while 29% said they were cautious and unsure whether they would take up the opportunity. Just 27% viewed it as a welcome relief, but 25% said the delay could be a ‘life-saver’.
The Small Business Finance Scheme was also viewed with cynicism, with 44% saying they would not expect to take advantage of the scheme because there were bound to be ‘millions of catches’. 36% said they didn’t need to take a loan, but 17% said they would check out the possibility and a tiny minority 2% said the facility could be invaluable.
The hundreds of small and medium sized company bosses told Trends Research rejected future changes to National Insurance, with 77% viewing it negatively or very negatively. Changes to Income Tax and higher rates for people with six-figure incomes provoked a much more mixed response, but no less than 93 felt the temporary reduction in VAT would not help their business. The deferred rise in corporation tax was given a half-hearted welcome, with 43% saying the rate was still too high and 61% saying their profits were so depressed the impact would be limited.
Only 1% of the 816 business leaders felt the Chancellor had pulled off a great success and just 6% said he had risen in their estimation. 22% felt he had probably taken on too much debt, while a clear majority of 61% said they were scared of the long term impact. Not one felt the moves would help the UK avoid a recession, and just 11% felt it would make the recession less severe. x% felt the benefits would be short-lived, and no less than 60% said the UK “will feel the pain for years to come”.
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The multiple choice online survey was undertaken by Trends Research Ltd on November 24th and 25th. Participants included members of Telegraph Business Club, subscribers to Business Matters magazine and attendees at Business Scene events. Full results are attached. All enquiries to Richard Alvin, director of Trends Research on 020 7870 9105 or 07725 942 192
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November 23, 2008
Posted in TV Presenting, UK, Jeremy Jacobs, 2008, BBC, Communicate With Clarity at 2:15 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
Have you registered for Communicate With Clarity on December 2nd? Now you wouldn’t want to miss out would you? Apart from honing your tele-marketing skills, you’ll be hearing from business-guru Geoff Burch. Geoff currently presents “All Over The Shop”. His popular tv series continues this Tuesday on BBC2 at 7.30pm.
If you missed last week’s episode, don’t worry it’s still available on the BBC iPlayer.
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November 22, 2008
Posted in Jeremy Jacobs, 2008 at 12:58 am by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
I’m grateful to “The Thinking Blog” for this masterpiece:
Irregardless, could you care less? A bunch of Oxford researchers got together and compiled a list of the Top 10 most irritating expressions in the English language. “The scholars in question keep track of linguistic mangling and overused buzzwords in a database called the Oxford University Corpus. The voluminous record keeps track of books, magazines, broadcast, online media and other sources, watching for new overused, tiresome phrases and retiring those that fade from use (or misuse).” Here is the Top 10 list they came up with:
10. It’s not rocket science
9. 24/7
8. Shouldn’t of
7. It’s a nightmare
6. Absolutely
5. With all due respect
4. At this moment in time
3. I personally
2. Fairly unique
1. At the end of the day
Can you think of another ten?
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November 18, 2008
Posted in Corporate Presenting, TV Presenting, Jeremy Jacobs, 2008, presenter at 11:27 pm by Jeremy Jacobs
London, UK
One of my “routes to market” is the
