Speak, Listen: Act Academy

The Context:
Is poor communication blocking your business’s performance?

So often, the importance of “hard,” technical skills isn’t in question. But the ability to communicate in a way that’s human, relevant and inspires has to be better. Both internally and externally. This represents a huge opportunity for forward-thinking businesses.

There’s a need for a concerted and continuous investment in your people that’s proactive not reactive. Developing your team’s culture, sense of purpose and “soft skills” can no longer be a “nice to have” afterthought. It needs to be at the top of the agenda and central to your business strategy.

Our “Speak, Listen: Act” Academy puts people’s potential, and their ability to connect, build trust and inspire right at the top of the agenda.

The Purpose:

Our CPD accredited “Speak, Listen: Act” Academy develops the quality of your business’s communication to drive high performance. We’ll ensure that participants speak and listen with authenticity, using high levels of EQ to connect with and inspire their audiences – internally and externally.

We don’t focus on the externals, such as how to stand or what to do with your hands. We go deeper. We’ll help participants fully embrace their unique qualities, equipping them with the techniques and confidence to speak with impact and listen generously. The overall emphasis is on helping you to fully realise who you are as a speaker and to create cultures where exceptional communication drives growth.

The Academy is for 10 people at a time and spans a period of 6-8 weeks, including a combination of individual coaching, group Masterclasses and independent work. We recommend that you run the Academy at least once per quarter for the best possible cultural impact on your business.

Impact for the business:
High quality speaking and high quality listening breeds cultures of high quality action and healthy business growth.

Here are the key areas, directly affecting performance, that our Academy impacts:

High performance conversations
Giving and receiving constructive feedback and practising the “Speak, Listen: Act” framework

Confidence
Building intrinsic confidence to speak up and listen from a place of security

Purpose
Connecting individuals and the group to the bigger picture motivation

Public speaking
Equipping you with the tools to get, hold and change your audiences, internally and externally

Change
Influencing and inspiring positive change, innovation and growth