Our Speak Up! Voice Competition is over and the results confirm the vital importance of vocal confidence, for everyone from secondary school students to CEOs.

A huge congratulations to Rasmiyah, our Senior Secondary winner of the Speak Up! Voice Competition.

Video Conferencing is a cognitively complex activity and (according to a 2008 Management Science academic study) users often resort to heuristics to cope – such as making instant judgements about how likeable a speaker is, rather than about the quality of their argument.

Forbes has outlined 14 factors for effective leadership, many of which are founded in vocal skills – such as the ability to speak with confidence, authenticity and gravitas, to make connections and inspire.

Is video conferencing out of your comfort zone? Psychological studies show that VC creates a much higher cognitive stress than face-to-face meetings, reducing our capacity to work out who is talking, follow a speaker’s argument, and assess information presented. 

The voice is a powerful communication tool and the storyteller was, in the past, an important voice in society.

Hear the drum roll….we are delighted to announce the winners of our Voice Competition 2018:  Tifany Fan (German Swiss International School, Junior Secondary)  and Shaik Mogdoom Rasmiyah (St.

We all need to learn to use our voices properly, even Warren Buffett – one of the most successful businessmen on the planet.

This brilliant Guardian article unpacks the judgements around ‘loud women’ and encourages everyone to explore their natural expression, be it loud or quiet. 

We’re delighted to have just launched Leadership Over Video Conference  our new 2-hour 1-1 coaching session specifically designed to turn the challenges of video conferencing into an opportunity to project leadership.