Communication & Accent Reduction Blog

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How Effective Communication At Work Can Unlock Your Team’s Potential

If you have been around the block a few times in business, you will know that effective teams don’t happen by accident. So what if the key is effective team communication? (more…)

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Be Confident In Public Speaking

Feel the fear and do it anyway. Isn’t that what they say? And public speaking is one situation where that quote is particularly poignant. It’s perfectly natural to feel the adrenalin pumping when you’re...

Written by Emma Serlin

The STAR Method: How To Improve Your Interview Technique

How many times have you been in an interview situation and the moment you were asked a question, your mind went blank. Instead of the well-formed answer you ought to have given, a stream...

Written by Emma Serlin

Presentation Skills Training: The Do’s & Don’ts Of The Dreaded Q&A

You’ve finished your presentation and the audience is applauding loudly. You feel a swell of adrenalin and know you’ve done a great job – all that practise was worth it. But now it’s time...

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Be Empathetic

Traditionally viewed as a 'soft' or 'feminine' skill, empathy is finally getting the attention it deserves as the most important business skill. But what does empathy really mean, and how can using empathy in your...

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Write A Speech: The Secret Recipe

The phenomenal success of TED talks and the ubiquity of public speaking clips on social media has definitely raised the bar for the rest of us when it comes to presenting. But while perfect...

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Be A Good Public Speaker – 3 TED Talks

The TED Talk has become a cultural phenomenon. Not only do the speaker videos from the event get viewed over a billion times a year, but they have raised the bar for public speaking...

Written by Emma Serlin

How Easy Is It To Reduce A Native Accent?

Ok, let’s be honest - a lot of people would be offended by the title of this blog post. Why would anyone want to reduce their native accent? After all, our accents are part...

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Use Presentation Notes Effectively

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...

Written by Emma Serlin

Creating a powerful first impression

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