British Telecom BT with the College of Public Speaking
British Telecom BT with the College of Public Speaking

Location

Based in London, the College of Public Speaking offers its courses and workshops throughout central London, in 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, Bromley Field Study Centre and Gordon House, a residential home for people with a gambling addiction.

British Telecom's Talent Pool


British Telecom is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. In the UK, it serves around 20 million businesses and residential customers, as well as providing network services to other operators. In January 2007, it signed up its 10 millionth broadband customer.

Michael Ronayne and Vince Stevenson both lead trainers with the College of Public Speaking, are pictured here facilitating communication skills workshops with delegates from British Telecom’s elite talent pool.

The College of Public Speaking is a niche supplier to BT.

Vince Stevenson at BT Croydon



Michael Ronayne at BT Hemel Hempstead

Keith Dickerson and Vince Stevenson

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Here’s what the British Telecom talent pool had to say about the workshops

‘I learned some really useful techniques that I can apply immediately. There was an effective mix of both tools and practice opportunities. The video is a brilliant tool for immediate feedback.’


Palvinder Pooni

‘It was a very useful opportunity for self-evaluation and reflection.’


John McKay

‘It was very good and fun too. I learnt some strong do’s and don’ts of speaking. I appreciated the tips and advice with regards to improvement. There was lots of variety in the exercises.’


Paul Neville

‘I felt very uncomfortable about attending this training course, but I found it extremely useful.’


Ian Johnston