1 in 12
Only one employee in 12 rates their leader a very good listener.
LinkedIn, 14,000 employees, 2020
The Conscious Communication Framework™
We are losing our listening.
It's costing organisations over $10 trillion a year, and almost nobody has noticed.
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- 160,000students taught online
The problem nobody is measuring
$10tn
Disengagement and miscommunication cost organisations over $10 trillion a year.
Gallup 2023; The Harris Poll for Grammarly 2021
4 skills
Listening, speaking, presenting and soundscaping are one system, not four training courses.
The Conscious Communication Framework™
AI
As machines take the routine work, the human skills of listening and speaking become the differentiator.
Why this matters now
The organising idea
One system: listening, speaking, presenting and soundscaping
The Conscious Communication Framework™ develops leaders and organisations that listen strategically, speak with clarity, present with power, and design sound environments that enhance productivity, engagement and wellbeing. Speaking and listening are two halves of one act: we always speak into someone else's listening.
- Conscious listeningThe foundation of every other skill.
- Powerful speakingThe voice as an instrument, played with intent.
- Masterful presentingSpeaking to many, built on the other two skills.
- SoundscapingShaping the sound of the places where people work and think.
Where would you like to start?
For organisations
Keynotes, workshops and The Sound Leader
Bring the Framework to a conference audience in an hour, to a team in a day, or to your senior leaders over a cohort.
See speakingFor leaders
Private advisory
One-to-one work with chief executives and senior leaders, built around the conversations and events that matter most.
Work with JulianFor everyone
Master Conscious Communication
The app that turns the Framework into a daily practice, for less than $1 a day.
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