The Art of Delivering Bad News as a Design or Tech Leader
Delivering bad news is one of the most difficult parts of being a design or tech leader. When we deliver bad news we can receive backlash an...
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The Design of Communication podcast is about how you can become a confident communicator as a design or creative professional, sharing career strategies, language tips, and communication tec...
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20 of 61 episodesCommunication Techniques to Build Better Professional Relationships
Good relationships with your colleagues, your managers, your clients and those around you can make all the difference in your career and ove...
Why You Don’t Need to Live Abroad to Develop Your English Speaking Skills
Many times we think we need to move to an English speaking country to improve our English. After my own experience of studying languages, st...
Taking Your English Fluency to the Next Level
The time has come where I want to get to the next level. What you have been doing to improve your communication skills and fluency might hav...
Highlighting Your Strengths for a Confident Job Interview
A big part of the job interview is to show case your strengths. Your goal is to demonstrate your strengths and experience that is most relev...
How to Engage People in Your Presentations
Have you ever delivered a presentation at work to colleagues, clients or stakeholders and as soon as you finish, you are asked questions tha...
Simplifying Your Language For Cross-cultural Communication
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. When it comes to communicating our ideas, speaking concisely is a frequent challenge for most spe...
How to Summarise Information and End Your Presentation
When it comes to delivering a talk or presentation, the closing is one of the most difficult parts. It’s the last thing that your audience h...
The Gap or the Gain - Handling Setbacks and Dealing with Rejection
If you have been dealing with no’s and rejection recently, you are not alone. My inbox has been filled with messages from professionals from...
Embracing your identity, culture, language and authenticity with Rosie Yeung
No one can or should do this alone. Today I am interviewing Rosie Yeung, President and Founder of her own company, Changing Lenses. Rosie is...
7 Episodes for Communication and Fluency: One Year Anniversary Special
365 days... 52 Episodes... 78 countries... 1000’s of downloads and one year of The Design of Communication! Today is an extra special day an...
How to Develop, Build, Implement and Refine Your Professional Speaking Skills
Stage 1 - Unlock your language Stage 2 - Enhance your communication Stage 3 - Build your professional skills Stage 4 - Skyrocket your career...
Why you are not a confident English speaker: The Steps for Designers and Tech Professionals
A lot of the time we think becoming more confident in English means spending more time speaking the language - speaking more with native Eng...
3 Easy Strategies to Remember and Retain English Vocabulary
Why is it so difficult to make new vocabulary words stick in our brains? The working memory is crucial when it comes to learning and acquiri...
Answering The Interview Question: How Do You Handle Challenging Situations
If you have had an interview in English before - you've probably been asked this question. How do you handle challenging situations? Coming...
Imposter Syndrome in Your Life and Design Career
You can have all the qualifications and experience in the world, but still feel inadequate and insecure in your ability to make a contributi...
The Unspoken Rules of Working Abroad as a British Designer + Founder
Living and working abroad is a unique experience that shapes who we are and enriches our lives. Today I am interviewing Laura Nicole Brown,...
5 Ways to Make a Great First Impression in English
Not only do first impressions count… they last. We only get one chance to make a great first impression. According to research that window i...
Speaking English Under Pressure
Why do we sometimes forget our words? Why do we feel pressure when speaking in English? Why do we freeze up and our mind goes blank? Do you...
Should, Would or Could
Many times we can feel like a different person in English. I am often told by Designers and Tech Professionals that they don't feel as smart...