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Advanced Communications


THE AUDIENCE You can't NOT communicate. Say nothing, issue no statements, and people will construct a full-blown scenarion that is a real for them as if your had told them that was how it would be! . That is a crucial piece of information for an organisational leader.
"Jaw jaw is better than war, war" Winston Spencer Churchill
.Highly effective communicators know how to listen to the laguage their listeners use, and gauge what lies underneath. Then they can engage at a deeper level with others - to inspire, motivate, challenge or inform them. That's really 'managing' the conversation. Charismatic speakers and presenters may be born, but now their ways of thinking, skills and techniques have been discovered and can be learned. Talk to us about how we can help you .
THE IMPACT
The meaning of what you say is the response it gets. You're more likely to get the response you want if you vary your approach to suit the purpose. It may be obvious that giving people data is unlikely to move them. Tthat is only one example of the power of story - If you want people to really remember what you say, move them to act, or truly involve them in an enterprise, tell them a story. You're not a born raconteur? With our help, you can work magic! "One death is a tragedy. A thousand deaths is a statistic"

THE PRESENTER Managing your internal state is the first secret of an outstanding presence. It's often said that more people fear public speaking and making formal presentations than fear death by drowning! In that state, both the speaker and the listeners lose out. It's all in the mind - well nearly all - and the second secret is that it can all be learned. Let us help you make friends with the giant called fear...
"The key is not to get rid of your buttrflies, but getting them to fly in formation" Stewatr Pearce (Master of Voice, Globe Theatre)
	THE CONTENT Well-managed material is the rock on which outstanding presentations are founded. Get that right before you think about managing yourself or the audience. It may sound like common sense, but there are a few secrets to a deeper structure than that. Intrigued?
"If you have built castles in the air .... That is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them." Henry David Thoreau