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Ring or email me first (email is often quicker) and check with me or Clare if there are places left on the course you want.
Please ring 01225 425300
or e-mail john@speaking-infront.co.uk

If there are spaces please send a cheque made payable to John Dawson. (see below for paypal details)

(Please indicate which course you want),
and include your name, telephone, address etc.
Please send to John Dawson, Speaking Infront, Bath Brewery, Toll Bridge Road
Bath, BA1 7DE. 

(and no I don't live in a Brewery!)


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• up to a week before workshop - free cancellation
• cancellation 7 days or less - no refund 

course guarantee

Here is my word.

Your money returned if you don't think you have benefited from the course in any way.

To get the money returned the following two simple conditions apply
1) you have to turn up on the course and be willing to explore.

2) and you e-mail me explaining why you are disappointed and how it didn't work for you. That way I can learn more and get better at what I do. I want you to be clear about my commitment to you.
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John facilitated excellently - very refreshing lack of "management speak" and buzzwords, good, open honest communication.
Dan

The course has definitely given me the tools I need to feel better when speaking in front of people. It will also have a wider impact on my day-to-day life as I feel less self-conscious and happier to assume the support of others. It was the best money I've ever spent.
Paula

I know deep down this course has been one of the most positive and rewarding experiences of my life.
Anon

It's been non-threatening and relaxed. Best thing that I've ever been on. I've astounded myself at what I've done!
Sue

I felt safe and it was very fair for everyone. Thanks John for your brilliant course. I'd like to come back and do another
Maddy

Absolutely fantastic, the facilitator was brilliant!
Olly

Trusting, supportive environment, expert tutor full of inspiration, a life changing course
Joe

Thank you very much! I am leaving feeling a happier, more confident person!
Alex

A great opportunity to practice skills and gain confidence - i feel have had the experience of enjoyng public speaking for the first time.
Nicky

Animated, energetic, humourous, engaging style of facilitation. I had some very powerful insights about myself.
Deborah

John is a very receptive and thoughtful facilitator and is reassuring which helps to build confidence and encourages relaxation. The Course was just great, many thanks.
Angie

Thank you so much John. I love these courses and I've learned so much.
Sally

Very good course that I hope will benefit me in lots of life situations not just work
Lorraine

 

I feel more comforatable being doing presentations now. Your course was the only public speaking course where you actually practise being the centre of attention as opposed to the technical aspects of presentations.
anon

Many thanks for a wonderfully insightful and helpful day. It was genuinely useful and enlightening. I now feel much much better about the idea of speaking in public and I really enjoyed myself.
Laura

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re-thinking public speaking training and coaching

One day public speaking courses with John Dawson

change how you feel about public speaking

The course has definitely given me the tools I need to feel better when speaking in front of people.
Paula

The new fundamentals of public speaking course

One day "speaking fundamentals" public speaking classes. These are open to everyone.

You will learn how to:
• be more at ease when you are public speaking.
• Understand how to be more self-confident and what that means.
• Get attention without needing to “perform”
• how to connect with the audience without fear
• Improve personal and professional communication skills
• The fundamental skills of public speaking and to understand what gets in the way in a supportive environment.

This course gives you the new skills you need to make public speaking a lot easier.

More information
To get a fuller explanation of the course see the introduction page. If you want to see John talking about the course see his 2 minute 40sec vid Taking Your Place. (you need to scroll down the page to the video).
Talk to John on 01225 425300 or john@speaking-infront.co.uk


"I have been on various public speaking courses in the past and this is the first one that actually helped me relax and enjoy the experience of public speaking. I think the course and the facilitator's approach is excellent. Thank you so much!"
Melanie

Thank you very much! I am leaving feeling a happier, more confident person!
Alex

 There are more reviews around this website. At the bottom of this page are 4 reviews from the same day course in March 2013 which gives you different perspectives from the same course

 

2013

Public Speaking Courses - extra dates.

If my dates do not work for you please let me know that you are interested.  Let me know by emailing me - John Dawson. Quite often I'm near the top of google which has created more demand for my courses  but I can't always meet the demand but I'll will try my best.

So far in 2013 I have already put on four extra courses.
Please let me know  john@speaking-infront.co.uk

 

 

Friday 28th June Bristol  - full.
speaking fundamentals
central Bristol
9.30 - 5pm
Individuals and people in tiny organisations Price £115 or £95 if booked by 10th June
People paid for by organisations 6-19 people £150 or £130 booked by 10th June
People paid for by large organisations (20 people or more) £200 or £175 booked by 10th June

Friday 19th July Public speaking Course London -  3 spaces left as of 13/6
speaking fundamentals
central London
9.30 - 5pm
Individuals and people in tiny organisations Price £175 or £130 if booked by 24th June
People paid for by organisations (6-19 people) £195 or £175 booked by 24th June
People paid for by large organisations (20  people or more) £250 or £200 booked by 24th June

Friday 26th July Bristol  spaces
speaking fundamentals
central Bristol
9.30 - 5pm
Individuals and people in tiny organisations Price £115 or £95 if booked by 26th June
People paid for by organisations 6-19 people £150 or £130 booked by 26th June
People paid for by large organisations (20 people or more) £200 or £175 booked by 26th June

Friday 20th September Public Speaking Course London  spaces
speaking fundamentals
central London
9.30 - 5pmIndividuals and people in tiny organisations Price £175 or £130 if booked by 20th August
People paid for by organisations (6-19 people) £195 or £175 booked by 20th August
People paid for by large organisations (20  people or more) £250 or £200 booked by 20th August

Friday 27th September Bristol  spaces
speaking fundamentals
central Bristol
9.30 - 5pm
Individuals and people in tiny organisations Price £115 or £95 if booked by 20th August
People paid for by organisations 6-19 people £150 or £130 booked by 20th August
People paid for by large organisations (20 people or more) £200 or £175 booked by 20th August

 

More dates

25/10/13 Bristol

1/11/2013 London

29/11/2013 Bristol

6/12/13 London

13/12/13 Bristol

29/11/13 Bristol

the first four reviews listed are all from the same day course in March 2013

Simon's feedback from a one day course

What did you want from the course?
To become more at ease with the emotional baggage that surrounds the prospect and experience of public speaking / being the centre of attention. To get help overcoming those emotions so that I am able to do myself more justice in my life – ‘take my place’.

Did you get it?
I thought the course was outstanding, incredibly valuable – provided a really unique opportunity to practice and become more comfortable in situations, and some good pointers as to how you can take that away and into practice in every day life.

What could be improved about the course/facilitation?
Very little as far as I’m concerned – for a day course I think it achieves a massive amount.

What did you like about the course/facilitation?
The best thing about it was the interaction and the opportunities to practice – also the most daunting thing, but the atmosphere that is created in the group is so positive that it allows for a ‘breakthrough’ experience.

Please feel free to add any other comments if you wish
Generally, I really think this course is amazing. It’s so much more than just public speaking – it taps into psychology … and I think that is what is most valuable, because that is where all the issues stem from. I found the course to be enlightening, almost overwhelming to be able to openly discuss these emotions that I have felt, and bottled up, for so many years, all associated with public speaking / being centre of attention.

 

All the best and many thanks once again – I paid 130 pound for the course, and I struggle to think of anything more worthwhile that I have spent my money on. Now the challenge is to make the best use out of it in my everyday life.
All the best,
Simon

 

linkedin review 6th March 2013

"A truly brilliant, stand-out facilitator for public speaking. John is trustworthy, very knowledgeable and highly expert. I experienced a day-long class where John gave wisdom, energy and commitment to my learning. John is a wonderful teacher. I learnt so much! Very highly recommended."
Stephen Ashurst
Consultant, Entrepreneur

 

What did you want from the course?

To gain more confidence in standing up in front of a room full of people.  This will help me in a work context to give presentations and make contributions in meetings.  More generally, it would great if the course could equip me to feel more confident when I’m the centre of attention.  I’m getting married in July and even though the room will be full of family and friends, being the centre of attention is still rather daunting.  If I came away from the course with the skills to tackle this kind of situation that would be a brilliant outcome!

Did you get it?

Yes – looking back at the comments I made before I came on the course it’s fair to say that the course met and exceeded my expectations.  I did come on the course expecting it to help, but because being the centre of attention has always been so difficult for me, I was a little dubious about how much it would or could change me.

What could be improved about the course/facilitation?

I can’t think of anything that you could have improved.

What did you like about the course/facilitation?

It made such a difference to come to a course where I felt included and valued.  I really liked how you asked for every participant’s comments after each exercise, and that you made a point of asking us individually when we weren’t bold enough to speak up.

Please feel free to add any other comments if you wish

It really has made a huge difference to me already by completely changing my mindset, and I know that this is just the start.  I attended a regular group meeting a few days after the course.  I usually feel like I’m shrinking into the chair at that meeting and feel that I can’t share my thoughts because nobody wants to hear them, or that they’ll think I’m stupid.  This time it was different!  I felt relaxed(!) and when I thought of things to say I just said them without agonising over whether I should.  I connected with the faces in the room as I spoke and I didn’t need to seek their approval as I looked round.  It was so liberating and I left really energised and happy rather than beaten down by my negative thinking – such an amazing difference!  As I practice the relational presence approach in more situations I’m sure that I’ll continue to feel more comfortable and confident in myself.  When I tried on my wedding dress again last weekend I also felt so different.  I felt comfortable in my skin and even excited that I’ll be able to stand up in front on all those people on my wedding day because I can be myself.  Thank you so much John for transforming my thought patterns and breaking down those barriers to being seen by others.

Kind regards

A.

Dear John

Thank you for the experience.  I found it rather an incredible day, it's not often that something can have an impact on the way you see the world, or more accurately how you see yourself within in.

The psychology of your course is what really appealed to me.   You seem to understand that presenting isn't really about presenting itself, but really driven by self-confidence (... well a lack of it anyway).  The people on the course were fantastic too.

 

 What did you want from the course?
To gain the confidence to speak in front of public.

Did you get it?
The course opened my eyes to some very important realisations about myself, and how these affected my ability to speak in public.  The course showed me that there is another way to view what I previously thought was the most terrifying experience imaginable.

What could be improved about the course/facilitation?
The course was fantastic, all I would change (and this is a personal view) is the final presentation I felt that I was trying to concentrate on what I was saying, rather than being in front on people

What did you like about the course/facilitation?
It was an incredibly friendly, supportive environment.  The advice was simple when put into words, but immense when put into practice.
Steve
 

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