Argue to Think

I have really benefited from partnering with Argue to Think… their tailored role-playing sessions helped my BA students hone their skills in thinking clearly about arguments on both sides of complex questions and putting those arguments down on paper.

For a large number of personnel there is a common skills gap in the ability to adequately and concisely describe a business opportunity, problem or risk in a fully rounded way. Often the cases that are presented are dismissed, requiring considerable re-work and wasting both senior executive and the author’s time. Worse still, if the cases are not properly represented, the wrong decision could be made. The root cause for these situations arising is that there is very little training available to business people to develop their language and skills within a business context or environment. Often formal English training finished at GCSE or O-level, so it is of little wonder that the skills of persuasive argument are perhaps a little rusty.   Argue to Think is a unique course that explores and develops the key argumentative skills required to succinctly describe problems and recommend solutions within a business context, providing much needed and relevant training. 

The service Argue to Think offered solved our issue of not having an in-house resource to proofread and improve our documents. Often colleagues either didn't have the expertise or were not bold enough to suggest alterations or improvements to our documents or copy. Argue to Think are able to offer arms-length advice without being concerned about office politics. Argue to Think have the skills to ensure our documents are succinct, clear and easy to read.  If you are struggling with copy or drafting sales or in-house documents. Dani at Argue to Think, has the ability to pull them together so they make sense and that will help create the right impression and win new business.

Argue to Think can improve students' thinking. As they want to study in the west, getting into the way of westerners’ thinking can make their studying abroad smoother and help them get a better grade. Argue to Think makes you different from your competition; makes you more competitive and more successful for your students.

I was introduced to Argue to Think by one of our advisors and had such an inspiring first discussion with Dani about my work and how she could help. Dani has since given us some invaluable insights to improve our business plan; she really understood which messages we needed help to shine through, to make it more clear and impactful. Dani really considers your audience and how they feel in response to what you've written and gives you an incredibly helpful perspective that you often can't see as the writer! I'd absolutely recommend Dani at Argue to Think, we're so grateful for her expert advice.

I worked with Dani for a period of 18 months during 2006-2007. I was a younger mature student studying A Levels, Politics and Law, at night school with the aim of acceptance to read Law at the University of Bristol. I had previously struggled to effectively communicate my thoughts on paper and the work Dani and I did in that period, before my undergraduate degree was genuinely life changing.  What I found most transformative was Dani’s input in developing my ability to structure and formulate arguments through essay writing. The skills that I learnt progressed my academic work to consistently A* level. I graduated Law with honours and have gone on to a successful business career and further post-graduate level study. Dani was sympathetic, enthusiastic, believed in me as a student and I still have fond memories of working with her almost fifteen years ago.

Dani Hilliard tutored me across 3 A levels subjects: Business, Politics and Classical Civilisations. Before working with Dani, I struggled with knowing how to approach an essay question and structuring my answer, but with each piece of work I completed I would see a clear improvement. The techniques which Dani taught me were universal and have been invaluable whilst studying Law at University. I can confidently say that being tutored by Dani helped me improve my A levels results and that without the help she gave me I would not have passed. Dani is a great tutor and any student no matter their age would benefit from her advice, knowledge and guidance.