Coaching

In professional sport everybody gets coached no matter how good they are. It’s simply a question of continuing to improve and being ready for the big game. How many people are ready for the big game in business? Ready for a ‘key conference speech’, a ‘new business presentation’, a ‘talk to the troops’ or a ‘recommendation to the board’?

At Speakers’ Corner we coach senior managers and directors to produce relevant and memorable messages and to deliver them so their audiences enjoy them, remember them and are motivated to take action by them. We’ve been doing “one-to-one” training for over 14 years and feel privileged to have helped our clients “deliver their best” – for themselves and the companies they represent.

One-to-one coaching

The areas we cover include:

1. Preparing for a major industry or company conference – speech writing and delivery
2. Working on a particular aspect of delivery – voice, presence, body language etc
3. Building greater self-belief and confidence in front of an audience
4. Building greater connection and engagement through message and delivery

There are also individuals who need special attention because of speaking fears or being unable to rise to the presentation opportunity. In a number of cases this can hold back a person’s career so one-to-one coaching is an effective solution, helping them overcome this barrier and grow.

We work with the individual on assertiveness training and building greater credibility. Or developing greater personal presence. Or helping someone prepare for MC’ing a major event. As experienced trainers and with extensive business experience, we are to support individuals across a range of communication and personal development issues.

• Training takes place in a client’s premises or in our Richmond office.
• Each session lasts two hours with video recordings and playback.
• After the session an email feedback plus recommendations is sent to the delegate and training manager if requested.
• We recommend 2 sessions over a period of 1 to 3 weeks

Consultancy and Facilitation

Over the years we have been brought in to help our clients resolve a number of their problems which they saw as critical to their future success. The combination of our backgrounds in the marketing, advertising and coaching worlds delivers real value to our clients.

For example:

• We worked with the management board of a supermarket chain to create a strategy for them to present the company in the most effective way to attract higher calibre graduates
• We helped the marketing team for a large insurance group work out how to create a better servicing ethos and marketing initiatives inside the group
• for a number of clients we have helped them create their strongest new business pitch and rehearsed it individually and as a group to make it a winning one.

Our clients tell us that if a day is fixed and its costing money managers show a greater commitment to the outcome. We work with clients as requested.

For example:

1. Working with a group of line managers helping them to agree their best practice for servicing their clients
2. Working with a group of senior managers / directors to help them agree how they can better maximise their expertise throughout the company
3. Helping a group of directors to look again at the way they go about presenting themselves to new business clients / their new business presentations
4. Working with a new business team on their pitch presentation
5. Working with a group of directors to agree how they can better present their company. Eg in business forums; at conferences; to undergraduates