Leading with Conversations

At Communicate Powerfully, we believe that strong, honest conversations are the key to thriving teams and organisations. Our

blog is here to support your leadership and communication journey, offering insights, real-world strategies, and

thought-provoking ideas to help you build confidence, foster engagement, and create meaningful change.

We don’t just talk theory—we go Below The Surface, tackling real issues, challenging conventional

thinking, and providing practical tools to help you lead with impact.

Let’s dive in, spark new conversations, and shape a workplace where communication drives success.

Our Latest Posts

Catch Your ANTs Before They Run the Show

Ever notice your mood drop out of nowhere? One minute you’re fine, the next you’re irritated, frustrated, or worried, and you don’t know why?

17 hours ago3 min read

Growth Feels Risky: Why Authentic Conversations at Work Matter

New trainers often search for the ultimate resource to master interactive training delivery. Start with neuroscience, positive psych, or grab a proven programme and learn by doing - We love the work of Elaine Biech 'The Art & Science of training' every CPLT trainer gets a copy. Gold!

Sep 13 min read

Where can I learn about best practices for interactive communication skills training delivery?

Jul 42 min read

What are the most common mistakes new communication skills trainers make?

Trying to “polish” instead of being real, cramming in too much content for the time allotted or ‘telling’ without asking.

Jul 42 min read

How do I know if my current communication skills training approach is outdated?

How can you tell if your current training approach needs updating? If your training still looks like someone reading slides at the front of the room, packed with theory and no real-life hook, it's about as fresh as a management DVD from 2005.

Jul 42 min read

Should I be creating all my communication skills training content from scratch?

Should you be creating all your training content from scratch when you could be delivering proven programmes instead?

Jul 42 min read

What makes some communication skills training programmes more effective than others?

Ever left a conversation thinking, I wish I’d said what I really meant? Or held back in a meeting because you weren’t sure....

Jul 42 min read

How do other successful communication skills trainers keep their audiences interested?

Ever left a conversation thinking, I wish I’d said what I really meant? Or held back in a meeting because you weren’t sure....

Jul 42 min read

Is it normal for communication skills trainers to struggle with participant engagement?

Is it normal for trainers to struggle with participant engagement? Yep, most of us bombed a room before we figured out how to truly hold it. And, in saying that, if you are struggling with getting engagement this is a sign from the 'gods of learning', that if you are intending on being a great trainer/facilitator this is a problem you need to fix.

Jul 42 min read

How can I tell if my communication skills workshop design is actually working for participants?

How can you tell if your workshop design is actually working for participants? When it meets the needs of the participants, they are engaged and fully present in the session, and that aligns with the desired outcomes from the person/organisation paying for the training.

Jul 42 min read

What are the signs that I need to improve my communication skills training delivery methods?

What are clear signs that you need to improve your training delivery methods? There's minimal interaction, no forthcoming answers to your questions, learners are disengaged in the learning and reading ahead, or talking among themselves, there's minimal interaction, or feedback that says "fine," and you're talking more than they are doing.

Jul 42 min read

Why do my communication skills training sessions feel flat and unengaging despite good content?

Here's the brutal truth: your brilliant content is working against you. When you deliver information passively, you create what researchers call an "illusion of learning."

Jul 42 min read

Powerful communication doesn’t start with words. It starts with this.

We asked our CPLTs (Communicate Powerfully Licensed Trainers) - the amazing humans out there facilitating this work - one very personal question: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your younger self about communication?

Jul 22 min read