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We're not your average training and coaching consultancy. Speak First has been helping organisations like yours to become more successful and more profitable for more than 30 years. We’re one of a handful companies specialising in communication and management training that’s able to deliver consistently around the world – using expert local trainers to adapt the content to the local culture.
Sales Season Part 2: Appearance skills and Body language
‘You never get a second chance to make a first impression’.
Read moreSales Season Part 1: Attitude and self - confidence
Positive attitude and self-confidence are the foundation of a strongly successful salesperson. They’re the basis of putting your best foot forward. Ying and yang.
Body Language: 7 steps to becoming instantly likeable
We all want to be liked and accepted. Be it by our managers, our friends, family, neighbours, audiences and our other everyday crowds - but as we all know a little too well, it can be a struggle. ...
Essential NLP: 4th edition now available
Think about the last time you set a goal. Did you achieve it? What about the last time you decided you’d like to be more, or less, of something? More confident? Less stressed? More focused? Did you ...
3 great reasons to visit stand D180 at the 2016 World of Learning exhibition
With only three weeks to go, the Speak First team are very excited! On the 19-20 October 2016 we’ll be exhibiting at the World of Learning exhibition in Birmingham, UK and meeting with L&D and HR ...
Does NLP enhance leadership skills?
In August, Training Journal published another article written by Speak First Managing Director, Amanda Vickers. Amanda’s article posed the question: Does learning about NLP give leaders the edge?
9 Secrets to delivering successful webinars
With a greater number of presentations and meetings being delivered by webinar, simply knowing your message isn't enough.
What are the advantages of 'open' training courses?
What are the advantages of 'open' training courses over in-company training? As the training market shifts and new global training trends have been appearing, we have been asking what the ...
Continuing our commitment to learning
As part of the Speak First Foundation’s on-going commitment to developing the education and lives of children, one of our trainers has recently been working with a project in Cape Town, South Africa.