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What We Do

At Pobl Communications, we specialise in helping you to unlock the full potential of culturally sensitive and multilingually aware communication. From better understanding the nature of languages and communication in our society, to using data-driven insights to understand your organisation’s language potential better, we develop and deliver training which will:

  • Make visible your communication and linguistic skills and assets
  • Provide insights into how to maximise them to improve outputs, culture and advance strategic aims
  • Deliver training to equip everyone with the communication knowledge they need to thrive

Why Choose Pobl Communications?

Evidence suggests that organisations who embrace multilingualism see up to a 35% increase in creativity and a 20% improvement in decision-making efficiency. Let us help you harness these benefits with expert guidance, cutting-edge tools, and measurable outcomes.

Pobl means people in Welsh.Connecting and developingpeople are core to our mission.

Our Aims

We are driven by four core aims.

To improve cohesion, community and collaboration

Foster cohesion; strengthen and empower communities; and stimulate collaboration through better communication within and across cultures and languages.

To build and enhance intercultural skills

Understand your existing skillsets; develop practical skills to better use communication; create a more flexible, agile and globally-aware working culture.

To drive innovation through improved communication

Enhance your innovation by considering the strategic value of your language capabilities to your organisation’s short- and long-term goals.

To empower organisations with global skills and knowledge

Find out more about your people through data-driven insights and reports that allow us to provide you with tailored solutions bespoke to your needs.

These aims have been at the heart of our mission since our work began in 2015.

These aims have been at the heart of our mission since our work began in 2015.

The Problem

We live in a globally interconnected world which boasts over 7,000 individual languages – wow. Yet, despite the linguistic and cultural diversity which is both locally and globally rich, many people believe that ‘it is enough’ to understand and communicate through English, with little to no understanding of other cultural or linguistic perspectives. We have a tendency to overlook, under appreciate and miss out the crucial importance of at least trying to see the world through someone else’s eyes.

There is a price to pay for this, economically and socially.

Pobl Communications is committed to:

  • Helping people and organisations to be more aware of the inherent multilingualism in our communities
  • Highlighting how diverse language cultures shape the ways in which we receive and perceive the world
  • Increasing awareness, compassion and interest in our language diversity to enhance personal and professional trajectories

Research conducted by Cardiff University Business School concluded that the economic costs of “language ignorance”, in terms of communication and awareness of cultural barriers, were estimated at up to £48bn in 2006, or 3.5% of national income. The analysis found that firms with a “greater understanding of language and culture were better able to identify and exploit sales opportunities” in overseas markets.

Pobl Communications is expert in designing and delivering training and strategies to maximise the language potential and enthusiasm of different communities.

According to research by Cardiff University Business School, the economy is losing out of £48bn every year (3.5% of GDP) in lost contracts due to a lack of language skills at work.

We struggle to encourage social cohesion across communities and levels of wellbeing amongst our young people are decreasing.

We suffer increasing threats to the existence of languages education across all levels, with University language departments closing annually.

Pobl Communications aims to equip our communities withthe skills they need to thrive in our globally interconnected world.

Our Services

With 10 years of experience of developing projects, toolkits and training to support multilingual communication, Pobl Communications offers a range of off-the-shelf and bespoke services to support organisations or projects to consider and unlock their linguistic potential.

Audits to understand your language and cultural profile

We will conduct surveys and research to understand language usage – gaps and opportunities – in your organisation.

Learning and training based on your needs

We will provide training and learning which will unlock the communication potential of your people.

Strategic consultancy bespoke to your requirements

We will work with you to support you to review processes and devise and implement strategies to ensure you’re maximising your language potential.

We are Pobl Communications,where real communicationis everybody’s business.