Everything ran to time …
A HUGE thank you to you for helping us to deliver a great event yesterday. You are always such a pleasure to work with John, and we have had some very positive feedback from our guests. We really appreciate the efforts you made to ensure everything ran to time as this can have such a negative impact on attendees when it doesn’t go to plan. Everything ran like clockwork, so thank you very much!
Gatwick Diamond Speakers' Conference organiser, Sally Brown
Engaging, interactive, and takeaways too
I book a lot of speakers. And this was one of the most engaging events I have seen for a long time. There was so much interactivity, whether people wanted to or not! To have this many people in the room, getting up and doing something -- fantastic. And amazing takeaways too -- the one that resonated with me most was not always insisting on perfection.
HR Recruiter, Henlee Resourcing: Lee Krawczyk-Brown,
Less is more
What did I learn? That less is more.
Aberdeen Standard Investments Head of Marketing, Kathryn Pinner
Not a second was boring …
Not a second was boring. It was fun and insightful - there were so many takeaways: prioritisation, capturing your audience, getting your message across.
Deutsche Bank Risk Manager, Josephine Wong
Courage to speak up in a meeting
This has helped me to be more courageous. I'll be more able to speak up and not be afraid in a meeting.
Ernst & Young Manager, Narmeen Navrozally
Why Perfection can be a Problem
I learnt not to strive all the time for perfection if I'm going to get the job done.
HR Engagement Manager, Royal International Air Tattoo - Karen Driver
A focus on Clear Communications
Inspiring. What I found most useful were the points about clear communications at work.
Phil Pilsworth, Training Consultant, Nationwide Building Society
CASE STUDY: Icebreaking for a new team – American Express
American Express's Talent Attraction & Development manager wanted a three hour activity to help a new batch of 25 trainees to bond and have some fun on the second day of their induction week in July 2018. I customised my Newsroom Bootcamp to focus on key workplace skills that would bridge the gap between university and workplace --no-nonsense deadlines, attention to detail, listening to others but making a decision too. Talha Sheik, one of the participants, wrote to me a few days later: "Your training was very helpful - within this week, I've faced situations where I've had to 'talk more', and 'speak my mind' and I've used what you shared with us. Best of all, it didn't feel cheesy or vague, as you would normally expect when people tell you 'I can make your life better'!