Communication & Accent Reduction Blog

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 Emma Serlin

Published: April 29, 2019

Pitching is a word that can strike fear into the heart of even the most shrewd business person. If it doesn’t come naturally to you, the thought of standing in front of an audience, selling yourself...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: February 22, 2019

Prince Harry used to be the naughty prince, the nation’s younger brother, who was known more for his passion for partying than for typically Royal behaviour. And yet after some hair raising times in...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: November 12, 2018

We’ve all been that person in a scenario where we wanted to communicate something, but we realise with a sinking heart, we’ve fluffed it. The urge was there, to speak above the parapet, to have our...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: September 14, 2018

That special day has finally arrived. As you stand up to deliver your speech, you gently tap the side of your glass invitingly. Heads turn in your direction in a flurry and the anticipation is...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: August 10, 2018

What if there was a simple equation that helped you to become a better communicator? Well, now there is! When we say 'effective' communication' we are essentially talking about sharing our ideas an...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: October 3, 2017

The delivery of what you say can make all the difference in how your audience remembers you - for both the right and wrong reasons! Remember that lacklustre speech you endured that almost sent you...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: September 12, 2016

I watched The King’s Speech again a couple of nights ago. Such a lovely film. When it first came out and I told people what about my work here at London Speech Workshop they would ask - “Like in the...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: April 18, 2016

Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking, is greater than the fear of death for 75% of us. It affects everyone from CEO to student, manager to marketer. Too many of us are filled with dread if told...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: August 21, 2015

We all know what inauthentic communication looks and sounds like. Whether it’s a politician from an elite background trying to mimic a Northern working class accent to “get on the voters’ level”, or...

Written by Emma Serlin

Published: July 23, 2015