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Keynotes and professional talks
Clear, story-led sessions on leadership, learning impact, organisational development, capability and making change stick.
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Speaking and facilitation
Useful ideas. Human stories. No corporate fog.
I deliver talks, workshops and facilitated sessions on leadership, learning, organisational development and change, using clear structure, practical tools and enough humanity to keep people with the conversation.
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Make it clear
Leadership
Learning impact
Real-world OD
Speaker and facilitator
Public, private and professional learning audiences.
A good session should give people something to think about, something to talk about and something useful to do next.
I can deliver a prepared talk, build an interactive workshop around your event theme, facilitate a group through a difficult topic or host an event so the day feels coherent rather than stitched together.
My style is practical, conversational and respectful of the audience. Slides support the message rather than becoming the message, and interaction has a purpose beyond filling time.
Ways I can support you
Speaking and facilitation shaped to the room and the result.
Sessions can be adapted for conferences, professional networks, leadership events, team days and online audiences.
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Interactive workshops
Polls, scenarios, case investigation, discussion, practice and useful outputs rather than a long presentation with questions at the end.
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Team and leadership facilitation
Structured conversations that help groups surface issues, hear different views, make decisions and leave with clear ownership.
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Virtual facilitation
Teams or Zoom sessions designed for participation through chat, polls, breakout rooms, captions and clear low-tech backup plans.
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Event hosting and moderation
Introductions, transitions, timing, audience energy, panels and speaker support so the whole event feels confident and joined up.
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Session design and speaker support
Helping subject experts turn knowledge into an audience-focused session with a strong message, activity, story and practical close.
Topics and examples
Sessions that can be delivered or tailored for your audience.
Each can work as a talk, workshop or blended session depending on the event and the outcome you need.
The Case of the Training That Did Not Work
Participants become learning detectives. They review clues, challenge the assumption that refresher training is automatically the answer and design a continuation journey that supports behaviour change.
- Slido polls, word clouds and decisions
- Case-file worksheet and group diagnosis
- Suitable for around 8 to 30 participants
- 45, 60 or 90-minute versions
Thinking on Your Feet Online
A practical session for trainers and facilitators who need to respond calmly when the script stops working: silence, challenge, low energy, uncertainty or technical failure.
- Short response model and demonstration
- Scenario practice and supportive peer feedback
- Chat storm, poll and optional breakouts
- Shared Online Facilitation Survival Guide
Clarity Beats Charisma
A challenge to the idea that leaders need a larger-than-life personality. The session focuses on expectations, calm communication, trust, consistency and the courage to make things understandable.
- Suitable for managers and aspiring leaders
- Practical examples and reflection prompts
- Can include a communication activity
- Links naturally to leadership development
Making Sense of Organisational Development
A jargon-light introduction to OD for people who know something needs to change but are not sure where learning, culture, leadership, systems and performance fit together.
- People, systems and performance lens
- Root-cause questions and practical examples
- Useful for HR, L&D and leadership audiences
- Can include a live organisational case clinic
Toastmasters International
Practising the craft, not just talking about it.
I am an active member of Worthing Speakers Club. I have achieved Level 4 in Presentational Mastery and am working towards Level 5, alongside prepared speaking, impromptu speaking, evaluation and meeting leadership roles.
That regular practice keeps the focus on structure, audience connection, timing, feedback and continuous improvement.
Personal achievement graphic. Toastmasters International and its programme names are acknowledged as the organisation's marks.
A book-linked principle
Turn complexity into one useful next step.
My book and speaking work share the same aim: make complicated ideas clearer without pretending they are simple.
This structure can be used for a talk, briefing or facilitated discussion. It keeps the audience at the centre and stops a presentation becoming a download of everything the speaker knows.
One point. One human connection. One useful action.View the book on Amazon
Sample tool
The useful session structure
- ClarifyWhat is the one idea the audience should understand?
- ConnectWhat story, example or question makes the idea matter to them?
- InvolveWhat should the audience discuss, decide, practise or notice?
- ConvertWhat can they do differently after the session?
Practical question
If the audience remembered only one sentence tomorrow, what should it be?
How a session is built
Understand the audience before building the stage.
Purpose
Agree what the event needs the audience to think or do.
Audience
Understand context, confidence, knowledge and energy.
Experience
Shape the story, interaction, visuals and practical output.
Follow-through
Give people a useful next step after the applause.
Start a conversation
What should your audience leave thinking, feeling or doing?
Share the event, audience, timing and the outcome you need. I can recommend a talk, workshop or facilitated format and tailor the content to fit.