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Is poor communication costing you more than just time?
%
of time is spent on written communications
A typical office-based employee spends between 50% and 70% of their working week on written communications.¹ ²
hours per week are wasted on poor communications
Each week an average of 3.7 hours is spent coordinating team communications unnecessarily, with another 3.5 hours lost waiting for information.⁴⁵
Cost per employee each year
Poor communications are estimated to cost businesses between £4,213 and £8,000 per employee each year.⁴
¹The State of Business Communication: The Backbone of Business is Broken (2022) Grammarly and The Harris Poll, ²The State of Work Report (Multiple years), Slack
³The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity through Social Technologies (2012) McKinsey Global Institute
⁴UK workers costing businesses £8,000 each a year thanks to inefficient communications (2017) Mitel
⁵‘Super-Working’ Britain Survey (2012) Siemens Enterprise Communications
Courses tailor-made for impact
We don't do 'off-the-shelf'. We work with you to tailor our training so it solves your specific challenges. We can adapt any of our programmes for teams of any size, focusing on the skills that will make the biggest difference to your organisation's performance.
‘We chose Emphasis because they really “got it” – from the writing samples we provided, they really understood exactly what we needed and what our issues were.’
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Training built on data, not guesswork
Before we train anyone, we need to understand them. That's why every programme begins with our unique analysis. Each participant provides a sample of their writing, which our experts review against 15 key metrics of effective business communication.
This diagnostic gives our trainers a detailed profile of every attendee before they even enter the room.
Creating personalised learning:
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The training is tailored to address the group's specific weaknesses.
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Your people get personalised, evidence-based feedback.
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You get a meaningful, measurable return on your investment.
A straightforward process
We make arranging your team's training as simple as possible.
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Delivered and personalised by passionate experts
Our specialists aren't generalist, career trainers – they're seasoned practitioners, editors and award-winning communicators, who have solved these problems in real business situations.
(But yes, they're expert trainers, too.)
Doug
Journalist and sub-editor at major UK newspapers, professional copywriter
Gary
Published author, communications specialist and executive coach
Greta
Journalist, author and certified writing coach
Sara
Award-winning writer, trainer and PR strategist
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Experienced radio journalist and producer
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Experienced facilitator, media professional and editor at the BBC
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Proposal and fundraising expert
Jack
Scriptwriter for major automative brands, qualified ESOL teacher
David
Internal & corporate communications specialist, freelance writer/editor
Simon
Experienced coach, broadcaster and journalist
Kathy
Professional editor and published author
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