How To Manage Post-Pandemic Public Speaking Anxiety

Pre 2020, public speaking and presentation skills were largely centred around physical delivery - maintaining eye contact with your audience, taking up space on your stage, adapting your content...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: June 15, 2022

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How To Ask For A Raise (And Get It!)

Bringing up the subject of money at work can feel intimidating to most people, but it's important that you don't let this stand in the way of earning the salary you deserve. As with any meeting, if...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: June 7, 2022

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Mastering The Queen's English

So, this year marks the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. It therefore seems a good time to look at one of the most iconic voices of the last 70 years, both for us Brits, and for the worldwide audience. The...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: May 25, 2022

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Father Of The Bride Speech Guide

This one's for the dads who have likely been looking forward to this day for their whole life! And yet, now that the day looms closer - you're probably feeling the pressure as the father of the bride...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: May 20, 2022

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How To Write And Deliver A Groom's Speech

The moment has finally arrived. As you gently tap your glass, inviting the room to quieten down so that you can profess your undevoted love to your other half, you may be feeling the pressure. Rewind...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: May 20, 2022

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6 Tips For A Best Man Speech

Pressure is often high for the best man or woman’s wedding speech. You’ve never given a speech before, and suddenly everyone is expecting you to be funny, confident and creative. Ultimately, remember...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: May 4, 2022

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5 Wedding Speech Tips

Most of us are not natural or practised public speakers. And yet when you're given the honour of making a wedding speech, you're suddenly expected to engage hundreds of listeners and do eloquent and...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: May 1, 2022

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3 English Pronunciation Tips for Dutch Speakers

The Dutch language is spoken by about 20 million people worldwide, as well as 21 million who speak its descendant Afrikaans. Being so closely related to English on a grammatical level, Dutch speakers...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: April 21, 2022

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Zelensky vs Biden: A Powerful Lesson In Communication

The range of emotions felt as we’ve watchedVolodymyr Zelensky speak via Zoom to parliaments across the world over the past few weeks, is vast. There’s no question that the Ukrainian President is...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: April 13, 2022

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7 Ways To Build Connection Within Your Virtual Team

As we find ourselves in a different kind of hybrid working world - going into the office more regularly but with many meetings, presentations and networking events still held virtually, it's so...

Written by Hannah Wright

Published: March 29, 2022

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