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Here you’ll find inspiration and practical advice all focused on your communication skills development, managing public speaking anxiety, improving your confidence in the workplace, developing effective leadership skills, knowing how best to find a new role or career, learning how to get promoted and understanding your strengths, skills and values.

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Why do women use more exclamation marks than men?

Why one little piece of punctuation shapes how we see people, what women can do to be seen as more professional in the workplace and why Hemingway would have had a tough time on social media.

Exclamation marks. Love them or hate them, to exclaim or not to exclaim: that is the question. Because although it’s a teeny tiny thing it punches above its weight. It’s powerful.

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How to write right

I cannot guarantee you’ll fall in love with me but I can promise you the best home-brewed beetroot wine you’ll have ever tasted.

I teach people to become better at communicating and so I love it when I come across real life examples of communication that hit the spot. This week, two pieces of writing stopped me in my tracks. One is about love, and the other is about the life of perhaps the most fascinating person you’ve never heard of.

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Becoming a better writer

This simple exercise is fun, practical and makes people much better writers.

Small can pack a punch. A few words can distill a story as big as Alaska into the same potency as your granny’s perfume. I teach people how to write. This is one exercise that's fun, practical and makes people much better writers. It's called the six word memoir.

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