Financial Communication Mastery Program
Learning to talk about money shouldn't feel awkward. This twelve-month program helps you build real confidence when discussing budgets, financial plans, and business decisions with clients or team members. You'll practice the kind of conversations that actually happen in Australian offices — not just theory.
We start accepting applications in September 2025 for our February 2026 intake. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday evenings, which works well if you're currently employed.
What You'll Actually Learn
Six modules spread across twelve months. Each one builds on what came before, but the focus stays practical. You'll write emails, lead meetings, and present financial information in ways that people understand.
Foundation Conversations
Start with budget discussions and basic financial updates. Learn how to explain numbers without drowning people in spreadsheets. Practice saying "no" to unrealistic requests professionally.
Client Interactions
Handle the tricky conversations — when projects go over budget, when timelines shift, when expectations need adjusting. Role-play scenarios based on situations that trip people up regularly.
Written Communication
Emails about money get read carefully. You'll learn to write financial updates, proposals, and reports that clients actually finish reading. Clear subject lines, useful summaries, relevant details.
Meeting Facilitation
Lead budget reviews and financial planning sessions that don't waste everyone's time. Create agendas people follow, keep discussions on track, document decisions that stick.
Presentation Skills
Present financial information to groups who may not share your background. Build slides that clarify instead of confuse. Answer questions without getting defensive or dismissive.
Difficult Discussions
Sometimes you need to deliver bad news or push back on poor decisions. Practice staying calm, presenting alternatives, documenting disagreements, and maintaining relationships when tensions run high.
Program Timeline
Months 1-2: Building Foundations
Get comfortable with basic financial terminology and simple budget discussions. Practice email writing and short update presentations. Weekly assignments focus on real-world scenarios you'll encounter.
Months 3-5: Client Communication
Move into client-facing situations. Record yourself in mock meetings and review the footage. Get feedback from classmates and instructors. Learn what works and what makes people tune out.
Months 6-8: Advanced Skills
Handle complex situations like contract negotiations, variance explanations, and forecasting discussions. Work through case studies based on actual business scenarios from Australian companies.
Months 9-10: Specialized Practice
Focus on your specific industry or role. Bring challenges from your workplace and workshop solutions with the group. Build a personal toolkit of templates, scripts, and approaches.
Months 11-12: Capstone Project
Complete a realistic project that combines everything you've learned. Present to a panel that includes working professionals. Receive detailed feedback and recommendations for continued development.
Learn From Someone Who's Been There
Tamsin Oloughlin spent fifteen years as a financial controller before switching to education. She knows what it's like to explain budget overruns to angry stakeholders at 8am meetings. She's written hundreds of financial reports that actually got read instead of filed.
She started teaching because she got tired of watching talented people struggle with the communication side of financial work. Good with numbers but terrible at explaining them? That's exactly who this program helps.
What Tamsin Brings
- Former CFO at two Perth-based manufacturing companies
- Managed teams across Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane offices
- Taught corporate communication workshops since 2019
- Published three industry articles on financial reporting clarity
- Survived countless budget meetings that went completely sideways
Ready to Stop Dreading Financial Conversations?
Applications open September 2025 for the February 2026 cohort. We keep class sizes small — maximum twenty students — so everyone gets individual feedback and practice time.
This isn't cheap or easy. But if you're serious about developing this skill set, you'll find the investment worthwhile. Results vary based on your effort and current skill level.