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Anneli Blundell - People Whisperer

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9 December 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
Why coaching matters more than ever

Leadership in Australia is more complex than ever. Discover why executive coaching is becoming a survival skill for CEOs navigating burnout, AI change, and pressure.

Why coaching matters more than ever
27 November 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
When talking doesn't mean communicating

From childhood tantrums to mastering communication, Anneli Blundell shares her personal journey and why great conversational skills are learned, not born.

When talking doesn't mean communicating
13 November 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
How we make it hard to be heard

A simple airport moment reveals a powerful truth: communication fails when it’s not designed for the listener. Anneli Blundell shares how to make messages land.

How we make it hard to be heard
6 November 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
To jump the queue or not? What would you do?

When one lift breaks down, human behavior powers up. Communication expert Anneli Blundell explores leadership, fairness, and what we do when rules are tested.

To jump the queue or not? What would you do?
7 October 2025
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
Difficult conversations are not what they used ...

Discover why everyday conversations feel risky at work. Learn how leaders can shift from Dangerous Dialogue to Deliberate Dialogue and build safer team cultures.

Difficult conversations are not what they used to be
Anneli Blundell
7 July 2015

Power blinds us to our impact on others

Anneli Blundell
7 July 2015

The greater a persons’ power, the harder it is to empathise with others. 

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30 June 2015

How to undermine your credibility in a split second

Anneli Blundell
30 June 2015

The quickest way to kill your credibility is to make statements with a questioning tonality. 

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Anneli Blundell
23 June 2015

Not sure how clear your communication is? Ask a horse.

Anneli Blundell
23 June 2015

The horse is a mirror of your energy and intent.

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3 June 2015

We don't care how good you are unless you’re nice

Anneli Blundell
3 June 2015

If your first impression is not warm or likeable then you have a much harder task gaining people's trust in your competence than if they warmed to you right off the bat

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2 June 2015

When facts get in the way of a logical argument

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2 June 2015

When dealing with other people, our ‘truth’ becomes subject to a shared perception of fact.

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Anneli Blundell
19 May 2015

The simple trick to get people to stop talking at you

Anneli Blundell
19 May 2015

A common tip to re-enter the conversation is to interject while they pause for breath.

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12 May 2015

Use this simple trick to avoid an argument

Anneli Blundell
12 May 2015

Disagreements often occur at a concrete level of communication. 

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Anneli Blundell
5 May 2015

The power of the Pause - How comfortable are you with silence

Anneli Blundell
5 May 2015

When you're making a speech or presenting in a meeting, how comfortable are you with moments of silence or pauses?

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28 April 2015

Drop the ‘but’ to double your influence

Anneli Blundell
28 April 2015

In order to ensure your statements are taken on board as you intended and that added information doesn’t contradict your initial statement, replace ‘and’ with ‘but’.

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24 March 2015

What your feet tell us about your feelings

Anneli Blundell
24 March 2015

Paying attention to the position of people’s feet gives us a lot of information about their internal feelings.

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