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Assertiveness Skills are Bullsh!t – here’s why

23 July 2023 / All Posts, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

Assertiveness skills are often seen as the remedy to many communication problems. Sometimes assertiveness can work against you and here's why.

Why you’re speaking so fast in Presentations – and what you can do about it

13 July 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations

Do you find yourself speaking too fast when you present? Here's why you're speeding up and what to do about it.

The Happy Valley Presentation Structure

2 July 2023 / All Posts, Featured, Presentations, Storytelling

"I still can't understand why we need this" said Lee. This left Marina exasperated. She'd spent a considerable amount of...

Flip the Fillers

30 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Presentations

Want to sound more fluent when presenting? Say goodbye to annoying speech fillers and discover practical techniques to stop using them.

Be a parrot: the value of repeating the darned obvious

24 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

Using this simple communication technique helps to gain trust and connection in the most unexpected way: backed by science!

The Power of Connection: how communication skills can open doors in your career

21 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured, Influencing and Persuasion

The only thing certain about change is change itself. Meet Geoff and Kira who used their communication skills to create opportunities.

6 Essential Communication Skills for Leaders

1 May 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Featured

The majority of leading teams, departments and companies is not technical skill but the ability to communicate. Here are 6 essential communication skills for leaders - according to clients.

The 3 Principles of Persuasive Speaking

20 March 2023 / All Posts, Presentations

How do you work emotion into a presentation without becoming theatrical? Can you have a factually solid talk without being dry? Here's how to get the balance right...

Negative Brainstorming

19 March 2023 / All Posts, Creative Problem Solving

Here's a method to generate ideas as a group or solo. It stems from a rather unexpected way of thinking, breeding ideas like rabbits from a magician's hat.

You’re losing your audience. Here’s why.

12 March 2023 / All Posts, Effective Communication, Presentations

Whether your content is carefully structured or spontaneous, it can be easy to lose your audience. Here's how to keep them with you.

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