Distinctive Approach

Black Isle Offers Presentation Skills Training and Other Business Communication Skills Programmes

Effective communication is a strategic issue which has a real influence on how businesses perform. In today's very competitive business environment, it is not enough to have the best product, the best service or the best idea. You must also be able to persuade and convince others. This requires a depth of understanding of business communication, and the ability to sell your message and yourself in the most effective way.

Our approach to the spoken word
Very few people are naturally gifted speakers.  The vast majority of us need to be taught.  Fortunately, the ability can be acquired quite quickly by investing in a respected presentation skills training program. 

Powerful communication is about being genuine - nothing works better than being yourself. Black Isle's distinctive and radical approach to presentation skills training is based on the belief that you communicate best in a relaxed, conversational style. Under the pressure of a presentation, when the focus of the meeting is on you, your personality can easily become locked in, your enthusiasm and commitment stifled. And yet, in so many business situations, it is personality that wins the day - the ability to establish rapport, to win confidence.

Unlike other providers of presentation skills training, we do not teach you to act. We focus on working with, and building on your own natural style and personal strengths, believing that being natural is the key to communicating well. Our aim is to give you the skills that enable you to be yourself under pressure, so that your audience will gain a sense of your competence, integrity, enthusiasm and commitment.

Our approach to the written word

Successful written business communication comes down to expressing yourself simply, clearly and concisely, in a tone which is professional yet friendly. Successful documents are structured with the reader in mind and are laid out to entice the reader into the document.

Writing that is vague, verbose, overloaded with jargon, or simply includes poor spelling and punctuation, creates a barrier between you and your reader. We give you insights, practical skills and tools to help you break down this barrier, build rapport with your reader and make your writing more persuasive.