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Authentic Speech: What Does It Mean And Why Should You Care?
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...
Published: July 23, 2015
Your Accent Challenge: Overcome It By Focusing On 4 Key Ideals
Accents can be a challenge. Even if you are a fluent English speaker, you may find an accent to be a bump in the road towards being the best communicator you can be. ...
Published: June 23, 2015
How to Eliminate Negative Internal Voices
“The more a person allows the critical voice to affect the way they speak, the more they retreat inwards, away from good communication.” Last week I ran a workshop in Glasgow for...
Published: May 21, 2015
What Is Convergence?
Have you ever been speaking to someone with a different accent, and found yourself changing the way you speak to sound more like them? Let's Explore It might be just little touches,...
Published: March 12, 2015
Authentic Communication at Work: What It Is and How to Practise It
Last night I went to a talk on authenticity in the work place. Some of it was good, and some really good. And unsurprisingly, given the subject matter of the talk, the moments that...
Published: February 19, 2015
Talking Politics at Work: How to Navigate Conversations During Election Season
Well, it's election time, folks. No doubt about it. For the next four months we will be bombarded with speeches, leaflets and party political broadcasts. Lucky us. Actually, I like a good...
Published: January 20, 2015
Amy Cuddy — Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are
Is it possible to turn your nerves into swagger in just two minutes? In one of the most popular Ted Talk’s of all time, Amy Cuddy explores the science of body language...
Published: January 9, 2015
Leadership at Work: What Makes People Want to Follow You?
This week, we’re asking you to answer this terrifying question, as expertly discussed by the Harvard Business Review - Why would anyone want to be led by you? If you want to silence a room...
Published: November 17, 2014
Communication… It Isn’t Just What We Hear And Say…
Words, words, words… let’s face it, it’s difficult to communicate without them! However, important though words undoubtedly are—they are not the be all and end all of our communication. What makes an...
Published: November 3, 2014
Summer News Round-Up
Autumn’s coming on thick and fast, no two ways about it. But before we fully embrace it, we’d like to offer you a look back at a couple of the top stories on accents,...
Published: September 11, 2014