“Bill vastly improved how my colleagues and I can appeal to an audience and get our points across. He zeroed in on the small changes we could make to greatly improve our public speaking, and in two – intense! – days coached us on how to apply these in real-life situations.”
Dan Walker Smith
Group Head of External Communications, ED&F Man
“Bill worked with our whole Senior Leadership Team ahead of our staff conference. Even our best performers were helped to deliver at a higher level. However good you are Bill will add that "special something" to make all the difference.”
Richard Miller
Chief Executive, Action Aid UK
“Under Bill’s inspirational coaching a group of senior managers transformed their presentational skills and found a confidence and swagger they perhaps didn’t know they had.”
Mark Pilling
Vice-President, Publishing & Conferences at FlightGlobal (part of DVV Media International)
“Bill is easily the best presentation skills trainer I have worked with. Whatever the presentation setting, Bill provides a wealth of practical tips and advice to improve the effectiveness of your message. If you want to improve your presentation skills, just call Bill.”
Matt Coombs
Director, S&P Global Platts
“Fantastically valuable. Bill's presentation session really built up my confidence and assisted me in understanding how to unlock my skills that are relevant to presenting and harness nerves.”
Noemie Cavaillon-Ram
Contracts Manager at London College of Fashion
“This workshop is a must for anyone that is looking to improve their public speaking. Bill did a wonderful job. From the start to the finish all members of the workshop were engaged; not an easy undertaking over a eight hour period.”
Mike McCafferty
Associate Editor US NGL, Platts Global
“Bill was superb. Would recommend this for any member of staff, even if they think they are good at presenting.“
Phil Aikman
Senior campaigner, Greenpeace UK
“Bill practices what he preaches: his courses are interesting, fun, instructive and extremely useful to anyone who needs to make presentations. If you need to get your message across to even a small audience, you need Bill Britten.”
Jonathan Kingsman
Founder and CEO, Kingsman
“I found his advice challenging at just the right level: enough to give me pause to reflect on it, but not totally overwhelming. Any executive looking for growth in their presentation skills (whether one on one or with an audience) would do well to work with Bill.”
Bill Rood
Senior Director, Content Management, Penguin Random House
“Bill is a fantastic presentation coach and has made a real difference to my confidence and delivery. He manages to get the very best out each individual and makes a challenging subject really enjoyable.”
Lucy Wright
Organisational Development Consultant at University of the Arts, London
“Bill was 100% dedicated to make it very personal and specific to each of the participant’s needs. This is one of the very few presentation courses I have been on that will make a huge difference in both my professional and private life.”
Jesper Ahrendsen
Senior Digital Commercial Manager at Electronic Arts
“Bill's engaging and thoughtful style of training brought out the best from everyone we put forward for training, from the most nervous speaker with relatively limited experience, all the way through to the most experienced, and perhaps even super-confident, presenters that we have.”
Dave Ernsberger
Global Head of Pricing and Market Insight, S&P Global Platts
“In the past I've paid most attention to planning content for presentations, but Bill showed me how to make sure my delivery has far more impact. I now feel far more confident to allow my own personality to shine through when I'm presenting ideas and telling stories.”
Alexandra Sedgwick
Press Officer at Greenpeace UK
“Bill vastly improved how my colleagues and I can appeal to an audience and get our points across. He zeroed in on the small changes we could make to greatly improve our public speaking, and in two – intense! – days coached us on how to apply these in real-life situations.”
Dan Walker Smith
Group Head of External Communications, ED&F Man
“Bill worked with our whole Senior Leadership Team ahead of our staff conference. Even our best performers were helped to deliver at a higher level. However good you are Bill will add that "special something" to make all the difference.”
Richard Miller
Chief Executive, Action Aid UK
“Under Bill’s inspirational coaching a group of senior managers transformed their presentational skills and found a confidence and swagger they perhaps didn’t know they had.”
Mark Pilling
Vice-President, Publishing & Conferences at FlightGlobal (part of DVV Media International)
“Bill is easily the best presentation skills trainer I have worked with. Whatever the presentation setting, Bill provides a wealth of practical tips and advice to improve the effectiveness of your message. If you want to improve your presentation skills, just call Bill.”
Matt Coombs
Director, S&P Global Platts
“Fantastically valuable. Bill's presentation session really built up my confidence and assisted me in understanding how to unlock my skills that are relevant to presenting and harness nerves.”
Noemie Cavaillon-Ram
Contracts Manager at London College of Fashion
“This workshop is a must for anyone that is looking to improve their public speaking. Bill did a wonderful job. From the start to the finish all members of the workshop were engaged; not an easy undertaking over a eight hour period.”
Mike McCafferty
Associate Editor US NGL, Platts Global
“Bill was superb. Would recommend this for any member of staff, even if they think they are good at presenting.“
Phil Aikman
Senior campaigner, Greenpeace UK
“Bill practices what he preaches: his courses are interesting, fun, instructive and extremely useful to anyone who needs to make presentations. If you need to get your message across to even a small audience, you need Bill Britten.”
Jonathan Kingsman
Founder and CEO, Kingsman
“I found his advice challenging at just the right level: enough to give me pause to reflect on it, but not totally overwhelming. Any executive looking for growth in their presentation skills (whether one on one or with an audience) would do well to work with Bill.”
Bill Rood
Senior Director, Content Management, Penguin Random House
“Bill is a fantastic presentation coach and has made a real difference to my confidence and delivery. He manages to get the very best out each individual and makes a challenging subject really enjoyable.”
Lucy Wright
Organisational Development Consultant at University of the Arts, London
“Bill was 100% dedicated to make it very personal and specific to each of the participant’s needs. This is one of the very few presentation courses I have been on that will make a huge difference in both my professional and private life.”
Jesper Ahrendsen
Senior Digital Commercial Manager at Electronic Arts
“Bill's engaging and thoughtful style of training brought out the best from everyone we put forward for training, from the most nervous speaker with relatively limited experience, all the way through to the most experienced, and perhaps even super-confident, presenters that we have.”
Dave Ernsberger
Global Head of Pricing and Market Insight, S&P Global Platts
“In the past I've paid most attention to planning content for presentations, but Bill showed me how to make sure my delivery has far more impact. I now feel far more confident to allow my own personality to shine through when I'm presenting ideas and telling stories.”
Alexandra Sedgwick
Press Officer at Greenpeace UK
Whatever the medium, a presentation allows you to put your ideas in front of others, so it pays to do it well.
Many of my clients are looking to gain that extra edge, to go from good to great.
Others simply want to become proficient. For them, the biggest obstacle is often nerves. This is something actors know all about, so we use the techniques of the professional performers to harness the energy that nerves bring, rather than letting them run the show.
Cartoons by the brilliant Simon Pearsall pearsallcartoons.com
The virtual presentation
The additional challenges of presenting via a webcam create traps for the unwary and opportunities for those who can master the medium.
Click here for a 90” summary of three top tips for setting up your webcam and lighting.
“Bill vastly improved how my colleagues and I can appeal to an audience and get our points across. He zeroed in on the small changes we could make to greatly improve our public speaking, and in two – intense! – days coached us on how to apply these in real-life situations.”
Dan Walker Smith
Group head of external communications, ED&F Man
Content
Many presenters struggle to fully identify the core of what they want to communicate.
What do you want your audience to do as a result of hearing you speak? What is the action you want them to take? And how do you want them to feel? After all, emotion influences people’s behaviour far more effectively than logic. (Ever known you should do something - perhaps ring someone you find scary - and found endless reasons to put it off?)
…delivery…
There’s no right way of giving a presentation. But there are techniques that enhance your credibility and help your message land and stick. Many of the same skills apply both in-the-room and virtually, but there are also specific adjustments needed to make the most of online presentations.
I carefully tailor the content of each group workshop or coaching session to the specific needs of the individual(s), reinforcing their existing strengths and identifying small changes that will have a big impact.
…and rehearsal
We then practise these new techniques in a supportive, no-risk process of rehearsal and feedback. This is where my experience directing top actors really comes into its own.
Storytelling
9 of the 10 most watched TEDTalks contain stories and they are a fantastic way of really making your communication impactful and memorable.
Stephen Ashby
Senior territory manager, Vetoquinol
Mark Pilling
Vice-President, Publishing & Conferences at FlightGlobal (part of DVV Media International)
Mark Pilling, Vice-President
Publishing & Conferences at FlightGlobal (part of DVV Media International)
