In 1974 I started a Management Training Company called Communication Improvements. I ran this company for 17 years until I sold it to three of my then employees. It grew slowly but in the end we had 15 full time employees, most of them training consultants. We worked for major multinational companies all over the world. Some of the key names you will know like IBM, Lloyds Bank, Glaxo Smith Kline, Gulf. Shell, Mobil, Apple, Honeywell, and so on. In fact you would probably know the names of all our clients as we worked for more than 100 multinationals over the years.

In that time I ran more than 600 training programmes for many of these clients. We worked in the UK, all over Europe, in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and the Far East. We developed a unique communications programme which ran for 3 days with just 8 participants. There were two full time consultants running every programme and a video operator so it was a very intense and individual course. The principles of this programme, the Fundamental Principles of Communication which never change are set out on the page 'The Principles of Communication' (see button ). This is a diagrammatic representation of the Book which I finally wrote in 1998 'The Little Book of Words'. (see button ).

Not surprisingly in 17 years I learnt a good deal about what makes courses work. In fact I have been a great course goer all my life and have attended hundreds - and sometimes still do. Press the button 'Courses 2' and you will find some information and links to some of the best courses and venues in the world.


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Cliff Cohen, a former Director of the company now owns and runs it and still provides the same extraordinary courses. He can be contacted on 01843 581583 at 60 Margate Road Ramsgate CT11 7SG, via e-mail at cliff@communication-improvements.com or on his mobile 07947823236. The website is www.communication-improvements.com