Michael Ronayne - National Speaking Champion - 4th time in 7 years

Director of the College of Public Speaking, Michael Ronayne, returned to the competitive stage at the ASC's (Association of Speakers Clubs) National Speech Contests in Castle Donington on April 26th and walked away crowned National Topics Champion at the head of a highly accomplished field of UK speakers.

Simon Maier is a communications expert with a thirty year background in global corporate communications, event content design and direction, working with corporations around the world. He runs the brand new, online-only one-to-one coaching programme here at the College of Public Speaking.

A best-selling author of nine books on communication including The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speakers and speeches ever delivered, Speak Like a President, and In Any Event: How to manage and deliver any corporate event, Simon is a former Saatchi & Saatchi MD with vast experience in the events and communications industries at the highest levels, worldwide.

Over the past decade, I’ve worked at many levels of entrepreneurial, leadership and management roles. As an avid learner, I finally found my life’s mission: to bring out the best in people through training and coaching.

Training in leadership and management skills is great fun and incredibly rewarding. I’ve discovered that by helping to improve one person I am able to positively influence the lives of many others.

Jo is an expert in communication skills, storytelling, presentation and more. She brings a wealth of related experience to the Speak Out and Inspire workshop. 

Training in psychology, therapeutic wellbeing, communication skills, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and Hypnotherapy, Jo has developed a more rounded experience in connecting with others, using the voice to persuade and influence, and communicate with more than just words and story.