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Gin & Topic
Like many others, I had a lockdown baby! My baby is called Gin & Topic and is a new podcast I've started with my stepdaughter Áine. It was born on Friday 26th March at 5pm and whilst it is still in its infancy, it turns 2 (episodes) this evening. Every...
2020-2021 Public Speaking Qualification ENROL NOW
The new academic year is starting and so it's time to open the doors again for our year long Public Speaking Qualification course. Slightly amended this year to fit online but I think it's even better this way as we have more time for individual support. Places are...
Don’t let the coronavirus stop you learning and developing
With more and more companies locking down travel, promoting home-working, and the government announcing further restrictions on person to person contact, training and development could easily get put on hold. Yet if we put everything on hold then we become stagnant...
Vocal Health
As part of Wellbeing Week 13-17 May 2019, I gave out 100 apples! Why? Because apples are great for your vocal health. Why apples? The juice of an apple has the same PH level as your vocal cords and contains vitamin C which is also hugely beneficial for your larynx....
Meet our tutors
After a long wait I finally got the whole team together for a group photo and am delighted to introduce our tutors in the image from left to right... SUSANNAH BOND graduated from Cambridge Performing Arts in 2001 and has worked extensively as a professional Actress...
Life Skills Qualifications
Essential life skills such as confidence, motivation, resilience and communication are associated with better academic outcomes and better prospects in the workplace, and there is an increasing emphasis on their value, given labour market trends towards automation....
Art of persuasion
It seems that Gyles Brandreth is becoming my spokesperson - thank you Giles! Another fabulous programme of his on Radio 4 this week. This time all about the art of persuasion. Giles looked at the art of persuasion from the differing perspectives of politics, law,...
Performance and communication workshops to keep mentally fit and healthy
Research shows that memories don’t decay, but that we need to recall memories regularly to maintain access to them. We should also continue to challenge our brain with new inputs, new contents and new experiences to keep it healthy. ‘The most beneficial activities for...