by Celia Wright | Feb 24, 2026 | Blog, Communication, connect with emotions, gain perspective, Growth Mindset, neurodiversity, Presentation, Story
I pride myself on my ability to communicate well – after all I’ve made it my job for the last 15 years. But in recent years I have faced my biggest personal communication challenge to date: to advocate for my son’s needs to be met, within his education setting. I have...
by Emma Darwall Smith | Dec 12, 2025 | Blog, Communication, connect with emotions, Pitching, Presentation, Rapport Building, Story, Storytelling, Synergy
It was Scrooge who transformed from “Bah! Humbug!” to “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Storytelling is a universal archetype. It taps into fundamental human experiences that are relatable across cultures...
by Emma Darwall Smith | Jul 24, 2025 | Adaptability, Blog, Communication, connect with emotions, Decrease anxiety, Flexible, gain perspective, Improve relationships, impulses, Learning & development, Pitching, Presentation, Rapport Building, Shake It Up, Stress Management, Synergy, Tips, Visceral
Our training as actors gave us an ability (for better or worse) to be adaptable. I remember our animal project at RADA. We visited London Zoo weekly to research our chosen animals before bringing our findings back and reenacting them in the rehearsals rooms. My CC...
by Website Editor | Nov 8, 2021 | Blog, Communication, Presentation, Presenting Virtually
How to quickly recover from a Bad Presentation. That moment- the sweaty palms and dry mouth as you realise it’s all going wrong and you wish you could start again or frankly walk out the door! If you’re lucky you realise during the presentation and have time...
by Emma Darwall Smith | Dec 4, 2020 | Blog, Communication, Presentation, Presenting Virtually, Rapport Building
How do you engage and build rapport with a virtual audience? Covid 19 has changed the way we communicate. These days we’re having to interact through a computer lens to an audience who might be multitasking, as we try to engage with them. It’s useful to think about...
by Charlotte Lucas | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog, Presentation
How to make facts spellbinding. I was recently working for Euipo with 18 participants in Alicante. I was teaching them how to present complex legal information to a teleprompter and make it look conversational. Although we conversed in English, their scripts were in...
