Who is this service for?

Often working alongside public relations agencies, we help executives up to and including the C-suite prepare for media interviews to ensure they are productive and the executive's voice is heard. We also help executives preparing to deliver keynote speeches and our value goes beyond this as many of the skills are transferrable to other stakeholders.

What actually happens?

A team often including an experienced journalist and a camera expert will offer input and advice on what journalists, podcasters and other media professionals will need. The core of the sessions, however, is a practical interview session under lights and playback/feedback on the spot. We do this at least twice.

How long does it take?

A basic half-day session will take three and a half hours for up to three delegates.

How much does it cost?

Costs vary but a three-person half-day session will cost £2320 plus VAT. This excludes travel. Extras can include the hire of premises or indeed a full-blown TV studio if required.

What is your catchment area?

We are based in London but over the last couple of years we've worked in Greece, Bahrain and elsewhere. Just ask – we can probably make it work!

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Presentation skills: first steps

You have one chance to make a first impression - we've got your back.

At a glance

Takeaway: Basic fluency in presentation skills, moving away from dependency on slides and making a good initial impression

Who it’s for: Executives starting to present

Format and length: Half a day at your office for up to three delegates

Delivered by: Guy Clapperton

Price: £1620 + VAT

Your client has a conference or keynote speech coming up – or perhaps they’ve been asked to MC an event. You want them to be at their best in terms of content, delivery and body language – of course you do! You might have no experience, a little experience or loads of experience and just want a polish.

We can help on a number of levels. Our introductory session features one of us putting you through your paces, evaluating your skills as they are and building on confidence, structure of an event or keynote and how best to deliver it.

We look at the basics including how to make the most of the AV team, the equipment you might be coming across, how to hook attention, vocal projection (clue: don’t try to project, you’ll get a sore throat, sound resonates rather than projects), some frequent mistakes in software presentations using established packages and how to ensure slides support you rather than act as notes. Contact our diary commander Jo by clicking this link to arrange an initial chat.

Sounds a little basic?

If you’re confident with the basics you might want to look at our full-blown session with a camera professional and professional presenter – click here for information.

If you don’t know where your clients are with their skills you might want to check our Spokesperson Checkup Service.

Guy’s friendly and approachable demeanour puts our teams at ease and creates a really positive environment to learn and ask questions

Louise Palmer, Wildfire PR

Our promises to you

What is included

A tailored presentation training course run at your premises or at a board room we can arrange – before the session we will discuss what you need, whether you have any experience and take it from there
Your objectives and pain points addressed
A trainer with over a decade of experience coaching press spokespeople and almost three decades in the media – a current journalist rather than someone who’s done this in the past
An experienced camera technician (optional) in the room offering proper feedback and immediate playback in a professional studio environment (also optional!)

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Ready to get started?

We offer messaging sessions, open seminars for more than one client, interview practice and numerous other services both online and in person. The first step is for us to have a conversation so we can explore how exactly we can help.

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