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“Gerry, you have amazing insights into people and how they come across to an audience. A great investment of time and money” - Maggie Lawrie MLA International Limited
Individual training in presentation and speaking
Gerry Thompson offers 1-to-1 support to individuals:
- to develop your general or particular skills as a speaker or presenter, and/or
- to prepare for a particular presentation or speech
Benefits of coaching:
- increased confidence, overcoming effects of nerves and expansion of comfort zone
- better engagement of audiences
- more effective communication of information
- liveliness, creativity, energy and humour in presentation
- increased ability to be spontaneous, think on your feet, and deal with disasters
- holistic coaching approach offers profound change and extensive benefits
Some challenges faced by clients, which Gerry can help with:
- nerves, eg shaking, dry mouth, tight chest, losing place, going blank etc
- enhanced by confronting people, especially large groups
- can’t cope with being focus of attention
- pressure of presumed audience expectation
- jokes falling flat, or total absence of humour
- losing place in notes
- awkward body language
- speaking too quickly, ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
- reading from a fully written out script, thus losing eye contact
- ‘death from powerpoint’: looking at slides too much, duplicating slides with spoken word etc
- difficulty dealing with unexpected developments in a presentation
- making dull or technical material more interesting or memorable
What's on offer - as required:
- guidance on how to overcome problems such as those listed, with practice of techniques and solutions
- helping design or write a speech or presentation, including adding humour
- support in organising notes and other materials including Powerpoint slides
Location:
Shoreham by Sea, near Brighton - can also be in Brighton or London
Some examples of helpful strategies