Confident Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training and coaching in Brighton, Sussex and beyond, with Philippa Hammond
In the past, the trainer was the one who stood up and taught, talked to and lectured a hopefully receptive audience.
While teaching and public speaking skills will always be essential, the training world has expanded and the effective corporate and self-employed trainer needs to become – and be able to do – so much more.
A learner, ever growing and developing, understanding that as methods and media change, so must we – a trainer’s first duty is to be a learner, and if we can’t learn, how can we expect others to learn from us?
A partner to the business, with the business’s best interests at heart, and the confidence and the network necessary to make a difference
A critical friend, able to hold a mirror up to the client’s situation, helping the client to understand what they and the business really need and want
A provocateur, with the confidence to ask those difficult questions, probing the grey areas and shining a light on what’s frightening the business
An explorer, going out there into new areas, looking at new knowledge and new ways of thinking that might then benefit the learner
A collector, a bee flitting around and picking up what’s out there that works
An adaptive user, discovering and making the most of available technology, platforms and media
A curator, gathering it all together, making sense of it and putting in order
A presenter, offering that curated collection to the client in a way that makes sense to all
A facilitator, making new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving as simple and effective as possible for the individual and the business to do
What’s new in your training practice?
I train aspiring, new and developing corporate and self employed trainers in the essential knowledge, skills and mindsets learning and development professionals need today.
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Philippa Hammond