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CoPS Vision

Recent speaking programmes with BT, The Ministry of Justice, The Metropolitan Police, The Commonwealth and Foreign Office, The Land Registry, Buckingham Palace, BSkyB and HM Treasury demonstrates that we deliver outstanding results. With a wide range of innovative speaking products, we offer quality, flexibility and value for money to our growing customer base. The College of Public Speaking is a niche supplier to BT, one of the largest companies in the UK.

BT Effective workshops

The College of Public Speaking has announced that it is running a second series of workshops for the BT elite talent pool. Following the successful completion of the initial 'effective communication workshops', demand for a second series has stirred within the talent pool. Read More »

Corporate Challenge

Following the inaugural event's success, the College of Public Speaking has announced its plans to run a 'Corporate Challenge' speaking competition where companies are invited to send a representative to compete in a six minute speech contest. It's a festival of speaking where the UK's top business speakers participate in friendly competition. Read More »

Location

Based in London, the College of Public Speaking offers its courses and workshops throughout central London, in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Farnborough, Bristol, Maidstone and St Albans. We cater for staff at all levels, whether it be for supervisors, managers, busy executives and right up to Board level. We also offer instruction for the effective delivery of technical material.

Trainers

Our lead trainers Michael Ronayne, Vince Stevenson, Richard Johnson and Alistair Divall have years of experience in the world of speaking and training across some of largest companies in the UK and abroad. We understand the issues involved in influencing people, whether it be senior management or the promotion board in accepting that you are ready for that next major challenge. We all belong to prestigious speakers clubs and regulary deliver speeches. We also participate in National Competitions and therefore ensure that we keep our skills up to date. We work as a cohesive team and support each other in delivering top quality courses and workshops.

Community

The College of Public Speaking also has strong links with the Community having run free workshops at Oxfam, Breast Cancer Care, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Cancer Reasearch UK, The Rainbow Trust, Bromley Field Study Centre and Gordon House, a residential home for people with a gambling addiction.

Presentation Skills Courses for Professionals

Presentation Skills Courses for Professionals

Strong communication skills - the cornerstone of personal success.

Do you wish to improve your chances of persuading senior management to give the go-ahead for your project?

Are you determined to increase your chances of making that sale?

Would you like to know that your views and ideas are taken seriously?

Then our advanced presentation skills workshop is for you.

The requirement for presentation skills training, tailored to those working in both the public and private sector, is on the increase. We find our clients sometimes reach a comfort zone but then realise that they want to take their communication skills to an advanced level. This is a perfectly natural trait among ambitious professionals from all sectors of industry and government. Excellent communication skills develop trust and confidence in your audience. Their perception of you as an individual is enhanced when the quality of your delivery inspires. The audience is looking for total confidence and total mastery in the delivery of your key messages.

Who will benefit from our Presentation Skills Courses for Professionals?

those who give presentations to the Board of Directors or Senior Management.

those who deliver key note speeches or presentations at seminars, workshops or conferences.

those who attend meetings where contributions are expected.

those who have attended our Introductory Presentation course.

those who want to take their skills to the next level.

If you match any of the criterion above you will be a welcome delegate on our presentation skills course for professionals. You will really feel the difference in terms of speaking preparedness and professional accomplishment.

Syllabus:

Ice-breaker exercise based on a presentation that you have either given or need to give in the near future.
Understanding how to develop content that will underpin your key messages.
Learn techniques to speak with power and persuasion.
Understanding your audience, their expectations and how to have them wanting to hear more.
Appreciate how to persuade and influence the audience so they agree with your messages.
Practice and develop improved speaking skills with reference to vocal techniques and body language.
Creative use of appropriate humour and speaking dynamism.
Researching the venue - know the layout and format of the speaking event.
Use of visual props, laptops and PowerPoint.

Our training is highly interactive and provides individuals with many opportunities to practice. This includes valuable feedback for each individual speaker. This is interspersed with short presentations on concepts of public speaking and communication as the issues and needs arise.

Our presentation skills course for professionals is a proven path to speaking achievement at advanced levels. At the College of Public Speaking we concentrate on the individual and encourage you to use all aspects of your personality and personal creativity.

These Presentation Skills Courses for Professionals run regularly in and around London. Course Dates There is a maximum of six delegates to ensure that attendees receive detailed individual feedback and many opportunities to practice new techniques. The cost per delegate is £300 + VAT for a weekday course and £175 + VAT for a Saturday course.

Our courses fill quickly, so please contact Richard Johnson our scheduled course coordinator on: 07703-166668 or by email richard@collegeofpublicspeaking.co.uk.

Stay posted for more presentation skills training course dates in London for winter 2008 and for other venues outside of London in the coming months. Delegates will receive courseware documentation, access to articles written by members of the College of Public Speaking, as well as receiving our free bi-monthly newsletter which includes tips and advice on developing and maintaining your speaking skills.

The College of Public Speaking donates a percentage of its profits to the Speakers Trust, a charity dedicated to the development of effective communication throughout all strands of society.

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The College of Public Speaking offers quality, flexibility and value for money.