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The Story Behind the Serlin Method™ for Accent Softening
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
How to Write a Powerful 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
B Corp Certification | Our Commitment to Purpose
Pauses are crucial to good communication These aren’t nebulous empty pauses, but little breaks, which signify a unit of thought. You can think of it as a musical phrase which is part of a...
Published: March 3, 2016
What Is Received Pronunciation?
Words are the great facilitator of our communication. When we use words sloppily therefore, we are undermining our position as communicators. As much as we would like to think it is not...
Published: February 29, 2016
Three Steps To Brave Communication
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I...
Published: February 19, 2016
Remembering Alan Rickman: A Master of Voice
Two weeks since Alan Rickman’s death, and the world is still feeling the ongoing ripples of sadness at the loss of such a formidable talent. We thought we’d add to the recognition with a...
Published: January 29, 2016
Louisa’s Communication Coaching Journey
This week's blog has been written by London Speech Workshop Senior Coach Theo about his client Louisa and their journey together. Please note clients name has been changed in order to preserve confidentiality. ...
Published: November 11, 2015
How to Use Gesture in Public Speaking
Jamie Chapman, one of our Principal Coaches shares with us a story of one of his clients’ fantastic transformations that landed her the dream job. “When Rachel came for an Elocution and...
Published: September 25, 2015
6 Techniques to Overcome Public Speaking Anxiety
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...
Published: August 21, 2015
Communication Lessons from Political Leadership
With the Labour Leadership contest hotting up with as many surprises, plot changes and startling character developments as a heart-thudding novel, we thought it was time to put the spotlight on the four contenders...
Published: August 11, 2015