{"id":3509,"date":"2025-07-01T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:50:24","slug":"poor-communication-costs-uk-firms-7000-per-employee-learn-how-to-close-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/poor-communication-costs-uk-firms-7000-per-employee-learn-how-to-close-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor communication costs UK firms \u00a37,000+ per employee &#8211; learn how to close the gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3511\" src=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Poor-communication-costs-blog-post-image-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Poor-communication-costs-blog-post-image-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Poor-communication-costs-blog-post-image-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Poor-communication-costs-blog-post-image-500x206.png 500w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Poor-communication-costs-blog-post-image.png 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Poor communication is quietly draining money and energy from UK businesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clunky meetings and muddled messages cost over <strong>\u00a37000 per employee every year. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252474850\/Poor-comms-and-collaboration-tools-cost-UK-plc-over-7500-per-employee-per-year\">Mitel\/Vanson\u202fBourne study, Computer\u202fWeekly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Royal Mail saved <strong>\u00a3500,000 in just nine months<\/strong> by rewriting letters in plain English, yet UK firms lose <strong>\u00a36 billion a year<\/strong> due to badly written documents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioic.org.uk\/resource\/internal-communication-is-key-to-engaged-organisations.html\">EditorSoftware\/Plain English Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li>When staff say internal communications are excellent, engagement scores jump <strong>40 points. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editorsoftware.com\/corporate\/\">IoIC\u202fIC\u202fIndex\u202f2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clearly, getting communication right pays off &#8211; but it\u2019s easier said than done.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we run two hands-on workshops designed to fix these exact problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;\">Struggle to respond clearly under pressure? <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;\"><a title=\"More about Think on Your Feet\u00ae\" href=\"https:\/\/training.indigobusiness.co.uk\/acton\/ct\/9727\/e-0c21-2507:0\/Bct\/l-tst\/l-tst:14\/ct0_0\/1\/lu?sid=TV2%3A1HyxIbxX3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0068a5;\">Think on Your Feet\u00ae<\/span><\/a> teaches you how to speak clearly, sound confident and stay composed &#8211; when it matters most. <a href=\"https:\/\/training.indigobusiness.co.uk\/acton\/ct\/9727\/e-0c21-2507:0\/Bct\/l-tst\/l-tst:14\/ct0_1\/1\/lu?sid=TV2%3A1HyxIbxX3\"><strong>Details, book here &amp; other dates<\/strong> <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;\">Tired of endless rewrites?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;\"><a title=\"More about Writing Dynamics&#x2122;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/writing-dynamics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0068a5;\">Writing Dynamics&#x2122;<\/span><\/a> teaches you how to quickly plan, write and polish clear, effective business documents &#8211; so you spend less time rewriting and more time getting things done. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/writing-dynamics\">Details, book here other &amp; dates<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;\">These workshops are practical, straightforward and proven to help you cut through the noise &#8211; saving time and boosting your confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 15.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222;\">If you\u2019re ready to step up your communication game, book your place today. 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