The art and science of effective communication

eloquence is essential
eloquence is influential

the art and science of effective communication

Public Speaking

Our extensive knowledge of the art and science behind effective public speaking enables us to support you with every aspect. We provide group skills workshops, teacher training courses, individual coaching, peripatetic lessons and support for real events and evidence based development.

Public Engagement

We can guide you through the key stages of public engagement including how to create, plan, market, organise, deliver and evaluate an activity as well as exploring the benefits of public engagement for the researchers themselves in terms of developing skills, raising profile and enhancing research.

Public Presence

Developing the social skills of young people is as important as developing their academic achievement. We can help prepare them for their futures by offering development in the areas such as: interview coaching, public speaking, personal impact, assertiveness, informal business conversation etc.

Workers of the future will spend more time on activities that machines are less capable of, such as managing people, applying expertise, and communicating with others. The skills and capabilities required will also shift, requiring more social and emotional skills and more advanced cognitive capabilities, such as logical reasoning and creativity.

McKinsey & Company 2017

All parties agree, the #1 priority for talent development in 2018 is training for soft skills. 92% of executives say that soft skills are equally important or more important than technical skills.

LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2018

Engaging with the public is of increasing strategic importance for higher education, to strengthen relevance, responsiveness and accountability and to build trust.

National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement

At the interview stage, the businesses surveyed are overwhelmingly likely to decide between two equally qualifies candidates based on: 70% performance in interview, 50% quality of the job application 24% skills gained in extra-curricular activities.

British Chamber of Commerce Workforce Survey 2017

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