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What is a Power Pose? The Importance of Body Language
With their arms raised skywards, fingers pointing and chests out, the Rio 2016 Olympians showed us some great examples of amazing power poses. Thinking back on the games, it’s easy to find oneself...
Published: September 29, 2016
Accent Softening: Let’s Talk About Vowels
Vowels have a greater impact on accents than we think. When looking into accent softening, it is at first important to understand that it's no mean feat! The sounds you use to create...
Published: September 20, 2016
Empower Your Speech By Using Vowels
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...
Published: September 12, 2016
How To Warm Up Your Voice Like A Professional
Merriam Webster’s dictionary describes elocution as the study of how to speak clearly and in a way that is effective and socially acceptable. But before we focus on precise articulation and pronunciation, we...
Published: September 12, 2016
5 Top Tips For Making A Good First Impression
First impressions make a lasting impression, or so the saying goes. Which means it’s extra important to get that first moment of meeting just right to win people over. Here we share our top...
Published: September 12, 2016
You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
Want to make a great first impression? Smile! Never underestimate the power of a smile - after all, you're never fully dressed without one. Let's try something. Picture someone smiling. Close your eyes...
Published: August 12, 2016
The Seven Seconds You Most Need To Understand
Treat dictionaries and encyclopaedias as biblical texts all you like, but at the end of the day even the most impressive of vocabularies won’t make up for lacklustre body language. Research has shown...
Published: June 14, 2016
The King’s Speech & The Serlin Method™ For Powerful Communication
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...
Published: April 18, 2016
How The Serlin Method™ For Accent Softening Was Born
Before I set up London Speech Workshop I had never heard of Accent Softening. So I was even more surprised when I realised that for many non-native speakers, the experience of having an accent...
Published: April 4, 2016
The P.O.W.E.R. Key: How To Write A Speech
This week’s blog post is on the P.O.W.E.R KEY: 5 how to’s for powerful presentations and speeches. For those of you that missed it, it was the subject of the webinar I delivered last...
Published: March 24, 2016