“…Ahrens, 1997;Carlsson-Wall, Kraus, Lund, et al, 2016;Fauré & Rouleau, 2011;Hall, 2010). Our study adds to prior studies that have considered "talk" in a particular situation such as budgeting (Fauré & Rouleau, 2011;Mack & Goretzki, 2017), performance management (Englund & Gerdin, 2015;Goretzki et al, 2018) or organisational change (Carlsson-Wall, Kraus, Lund, et al, 2016;Jönsson & Solli, 1993). We explore the key themes that are common across accountants' various communication partners and topics, providing a broader appreciation of accountants' perceptions of their everyday communication.…”