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

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

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

Whatever position you hold, giving feedback is a powerful tool. However, it is only effective and productive when delivered properly. First of all, let’s think about the title of this blog… ‘negative...

Written by Nick Blakeley

Published: August 31, 2022

Communication is a two-way street. But sometimes it can feel like you’re working really hard and people are still not listening. Frustrating, right? This could be for a whole host of reasons: from...

Written by Nick Blakeley

Published: August 18, 2022

Speaking with authority seems to come more naturally to some than others. Ever been in a meeting, convinced you’ve got the answers, but someone else just seems able to push their idea that bit...

Written by Nick Blakeley

Published: July 28, 2022

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