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What do we teach?

Communicating with Confidence

Learn the foundational skills of effective communication, control and authenticity, to help you speak with clarity, influence stakeholders and inspire others.

Disagreeing Well

Learn to challenge ideas without damaging relationships – to actively listen, respond thoughtfully, and navigate tough conversations with empathy.

Effective Influencing

Learn how to shape outcomes without manipulation by building credibility, adapting to your audience, and using strategic insight to move people and ideas forward.

Presenting with Impact

Learn how to facilitate, engage and captivate. From first impressions to final call-to-action, learn to structure and deliver presentations that captivate, persuade, and drive decisions.

How do we teach it?

Our training challenges conventional thinking and transforms how people communicate. Through our learning by doing approach, we help participants explore how they can apply the skills to their day-day roles.

Hands-on learning

Learning by doing, not just listening.

Practical tips

Techniques you can use immediately.

New ways of thinking

A holistic approach to communication.

A safe space

Building confidence through trial, error, and feedback.

An intentionally inclusive environment

Everyone is supported, whatever their background, language, or personality.

A personalised approach

Training is tailored to the unique needs of each participant.

We allow participants to learn, practice and make mistakes in a low stakes environment – equipping them with the core confidence to refine their approach, and apply it in the situations that really matter.

Our Formats

Delivered in-person, virtually, or via a hybrid model. Every session is led by a minimum of two facilitators.

Standalone Masterclass

One session customised to your needs – a bite-sized hit of high impact world-class training.

Masterclass Series

Our most popular offering – a deep-dive skill transformation over 3, 4 or 5 sessions.

Executive Coaching

A truly individualised
learning experience – one-on-one sessions scheduled around your calendar.

Webinars

Organisation wide learning –
sharing skills at scale through interactive, cohort-based live sessions.

Who is our training for?

Apprentices, Interns & Graduates

Building early workplace presence and confidence.

Boards & Senior Leaders

Refreshing core skills and addressing business-critical issues

Technical Teams

Communicating complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders

EDI / ERG Groups

Using communication to shape inclusive, strategic initiatives

Employee Experience Teams

Enhancing engagement and internal communications

Talent Accelerators

High-potential individuals on internal fast-track schemes

Women’s
Networks

Empowering women to lead with influence and visibility

Individual 
Contributors

Sharing expertise across teams and hierarchies

People
Leaders

Equipping managers to motivate, manage, and lead

Ultimately, Everyone.

Communication training is for every career stage and ability

Our Impact

%
of participants said the facilitators were effective at delivering the content
%
of participants rated the sessions as excellent
%
of participants said the training will affect positive change in their career
our NPS score places us in the top percentile of training providers worldwide
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