The start of the new year is the perfect time to work on your self-improvement and if you think you need a confidence boost, it might be worth taking London classes in communication skills as part of drama workshops.

Don't feel bad if your interpersonal communication skills are perhaps not as strong as you'd like - not everyone is a natural born communicator, but you'll be pleased to hear that these are skills you can acquire if you're willing to put the work in.

Deciding to take an acting course is one brilliant - and fun - way of giving yourself a confidence overhaul quickly and easily. By communicating on stage as you take on the character of someone else and by being appreciated by an audience as you perform, you'll find yourself growing in confidence in next to no time.

So perhaps the next time you know you've got a big presentation coming up or you've been asked to do some public speaking, why not book yourself on a few acting classes in London to see if they can make you feel more at ease about getting up and speaking in front of others?

If you don't feel up to taking an acting course or workshop just yet, consider using a Dictaphone and recording yourself so you can find out more about your tone of voice, confidence and what you think makes you communicate well or badly. By identifying weak areas, you'll be able to work on them immediately. You might be surprised at how quickly you see results!