organisations - public speaking courses with a difference

working with organisations

in-house
I'm very happy to chat with you about what you want to see what the right mix would be for your organisation.
Contact me on 01225 425300 or at john@speaking-infront.co..uk.

presentation clinics/polishing sessions/presentation courses
As well as in-house courses I run presentation clinics/polishing sessions for companies who want to develop the most effective presentations. Of course I do last minute emergency ones but its best to have a good lead in time for the best presentations.

quote from a presentation review/clinic day where I am helping a company re-think their presentations with their audience firmly in mind and to re-structure the presentations.

"Apologies for the silence, last week was the conference and it was all a bit hectic. The good news: both talks went down incredibly well. So much so that our talk was one of the best of the conference according to a number of people, so a big thanks has to go to you for your help. The South African team all have expressed an interest in doing the course"

"From the very beginning John enabled me to see where our communications could be made clearer, more powerful, more crisp and more effective in achieving their end: winning my company more business. The irony is that I have been a communications professional myself for over thirty years! John brings a unique and very potent set of characteristics to this process: he is an exceptional empathiser and listener, he has a remarkable gift for spotting and bringing out the best qualities in people and he communicates extremely clearly himself. This works. Hire this man."
Rob Weston

in-house courses

Natural Public Speaking

I run a course called "natural public speaking" for organisations, which is about what gets in the way for public speakers and how we can re-think public speaking to make it simpler, more possible and of course more natural.

Natural Public Speaking

The course is suitable for;
• people who want to get better at public speaking
• people who are fed up with stage fright
• People who want to connect more with the audience with ease

Introduction
We often put huge pressures on ourselves when we do public speaking.
Wouldn't it be good if being the centre of attention was simpler, straightforward and more natural?
This course helps you to re-think public speaking and to explore the fundamental skills we need to speak in front of an audience with ease. Learn these simple skills and you can change your relationship with audiences. Learn how to connect with ease and move away from performance, or gripping a shaking script!

The course is experiential, supportive and more fun that it sounds.

Please contact me to discuss your needs on 01225 425300 or by e-mail john@speaking-infront.co.uk

I run around 10 days a year for the Severn Deanery for NHS consultants and tutors. Here is some feedback from those courses.

An excellent day and far more effective than I had expected" ,

"Perfect session - I recommend that this training is given to everyone whose job involves interaction with other colleagues", "

Fantastically useful, highly recommended ",

"A really good course for all levels of staff. Particularly useful in view of my teaching role."

"It was great as it was – very experiential course which was what I needed – will highly recommend this course to others"

"It was one of the best (work-related) days I have had for a long time"

for more feedback see below

people coming from your organisation

Sometimes people feel more at ease having some training away from the organisation.
So people come on my public courses and I invoice your organisation.
Various organisations send me 4 or 6 people a year.
If you want to arrange this kind of provision for your organisation please contact me to discuss the different options.

organisations i've worked for include

• Action on Addictions
• Bath University Architecture Department
• Barrett Dixon Bell Limited
• Bristol City Council
• Bristol Parent Carers
• Bristol Poverty Hearings
• The Carers Trust

• The Castle School, Thornbury - working with Sixth Form on their extended project presentations
• Church of England Hereford Diocese
• Citizens Advice Bureaux
• City Councils around the South West
• English Heritage
• The Environment Agency
• Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios - Architects in Bath and London
• Higher Education Statistics Authority

• Integral Engineering Design
• The Institute of Physics
• Milestones Trust
• Outsource UK Ltd
• The Prince's Trust
• Saco Apartments
• Sodexo Defence
• The Scottish Parliament
• SensePost
• Severn Deanery training for NHS Consultants
• South Gloucestershire youth team
• Speakers Corner
• Sutherland Cranial College
• Tomorrow's people - Bristol
• Youth Parliament

Lots of feedback from these organisations has been posted on other pages as individuals rather than from the organisation

participant's quotes and organisational feedback

Everyone really enjoyed the session. What made it particularly interesting was that it was based on how to be yourself when presenting. Not what you should be.
Your style was really welcoming and inclusive and I know that all in attendance really enjoyed the day, once again many thanks.
Feed back from the South West Regional Management team
The Prince's Trust

Really excellent, clear, contained, encouraging, welcoming, warm, expansive..
Sutherland Cranial College

"You have been a huge inspiration to everyone"
Bristol Poverty Hearings

A big thank you again for running the training for the young people. I think the concept worked really well for them and certainly helped in building up more confidence. I was impressed with the changes I saw.
I certainly think you should do this again for young people..
Youth Parliament Charity

John is the most incredible bloke: relaxed, chirpy and funny, and he's one of the regions warmest, most engaging and enjoyable speakers.
Community Soul Business Group

A very valuable day - with practiced and real benefits that will have on-going value
a vicar from the Hereford Diocese