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Phil believes strongly, as I do, that to help people express themselves well and find their own voices, is vital to the ongoing growth and creativity of each person"
Cicely Berry CBE, Director of Voice,
The Royal Shakespeare Company 1969-2014
“I have been working with Phil for over ten years in different Executive Education programs.
Phil is a world class Communication Skills teacher live in the room. Now with his online platform he has been able to take the achievements of his learners to the next level. My groups have successfully used the Bliss Voicebox to support Phil’s training both as a pedagogical online self-learner tool and in combination with live digital coaching and classroom sessions.”
- Peter Myhrström, Program Director Executive Education
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"This new Communication Skills platform rocks!"
- Tim Last, Divisional President at Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Division
Phil Bliss trained at the Guildford School of Acting receiving the Max Adrian cup on graduation. He also has a degree in Political Theatre from Surrey University.
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He worked as an actor for fifteen years in theatre, film and TV before being asked to coach staff members to speak to camera for a long running TV commercial campaign, and the minute he was behind the camera he realised that was where he should be. From then on focusing entirely on teaching voice he worked for over a decade at top London Drama Schools, including The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London University), developing his method of teaching.
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Early on his teaching lead him into leadership development, first with finance and law in The City of London, then globally with clients in engineering and banking. He continues to teach at the Stockholm School of Economics on the International Management Program where he has taught leadership communication skills for over a decade. ​These days he teaches in every conceivable sector in almost every part of the world (see OUTCOMES).
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Phil has written two books; The Remedies. Enhanced Communication Skills for the Leader and Clearer Spoken English both of which are now part of his online learning resource, The Blissvoicebox, which supports his learners before, during and after in person or remote teachings. His highly acclaimed learning platform delivers in written, filmed, recorded, illustrated and animated format. It houses each client group in a private branded portal where learners can upload filmed footage to help tailor the training.
As a teacher Phil loves to learn; to embrace any tech or method that will take his learners to where they want to be.
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Communication Skills Training Programs
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LIVE IN THE ROOM GROUP WORK
Aimed at upper level leadership development
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15-25 participants
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Two full days live in person
+ Live remote individual tutorial
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LIVE REMOTE GROUP WORK
​Aimed at leaders of the future.
Cross regional / Cross departmental development.
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Delivered to up to 4 small
groups of 6.
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Teacher led and team reflection group sessions.
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Live remote individual tutorial
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INDIVIDUAL WORK
Aimed at upper level leadership development
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Delivered in a course of 6-12 one hour live in person or live remote sessions.
Clearer Spoken English
LIVE / REMOTE / 1:1
Often Clearer Spoken English modules are delivered as part of our Communication Skills Training programs.
This subject can also be delivered as an entirely separate training program.
All programs are delivered over three months and supported by our peerless online learning platform which takes the development forward for a further nine months.
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Open your Heart (Part 2)
I recently posted about physically opening up and opening out rather than closing down and shutting up when faced with a difficult situation. Of course these are minor adjustments that are more observable to you than to others. Minor they may be but major are the effects.
I’ve had some interesting conversations on the subject since; along the lines of how profound the simple action of release can be, especially once you have re-wired your response to threat from one of hold to release. This change of habit / response can take some time to entrench but I can tell you from experience that you get there in the end.
I feel it’s important to open up and to accept - even to love or at least to like - the difficulties we face as we go.
Open your heart to yourself and to others - from there much pleasure flows. And a little pleasure in these times goes a long way.
