Communication & Accent Reduction Blog

The art of ending your sentences with confidence.

Written by Katie Millman

Published: February 16, 2024

Watch any TEDx talk and you’ll see the speaker strolling confidently around the stage, making eye contact with members of the audience and using their arms - their whole bodies even - to add emphasis...

Written by Lauren Roberts

Published: October 6, 2023

The Cambridge Dictionary defines elocution as: "The art of careful public speaking, using clear pronunciation and good breathing to control the voice" But before we focus on precise articulation and...

Written by Lauren Roberts

Published: September 11, 2023

If you've got an important presentation or meeting coming up, you could be worrying about sounding confident - after all, if you don't sound confident, will people take you seriously? The way you...

Written by Lauren Roberts

Published: August 29, 2023

Have you ever been speaking to someone with a different accent, and found yourself changing the way you speak to sound more like them?

Written by Lauren Roberts

Published: August 25, 2023

For many of us, being called upon to deliver a presentation to dozens or even hundreds of people is a daunting prospect. In fact, it’s well documented that we fear giving presentations more than we...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: August 8, 2023

Discovering and understanding our personal values can be one of the most powerful tools for creating and enjoying an empowered life.

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: August 1, 2023

We often talk about what we DO do, so we thought we'd start this post a bit differently and share specifically what we DON'T do: We don’t give sales training. We don’t give off the shelf presentation...

Written by Lauren Roberts

Published: July 11, 2023

Have you ever had a great work idea, then shared it with your boss or colleagues, but they weren’t as convinced about it as you were? Then the next day, someone else shares their idea – it’s pretty...

Written by Natasha Neeson

Published: January 25, 2023

Online meetings are here to stay. And we’re past the stage when they were just a novel chance to work in joggers. We’ve realised the positives that come with them: access, efficiency and convenience....

Written by Nick Blakeley

Published: January 20, 2023