This morning workshop introduced third year screenwriting students to essentials for introducing themselves and speaking about their work with confidence and impact in a professional networking environment.

I asked them for their thoughts on the session, my delivery and what they’ll be doing with the new knowledge, skills and mindsets:

” [Philippa] knows how to pitch ideas and has years of experience when explaining how to manage pitching … [most useful] Learning how we can improve … [I will] use the knowledge to sell ideas or introduce myself … ” Nicholas Binns

“[objectives] achieved to the full extent … [Philippa] Very knowledgeable through both words and the way she presents herself … [most useful] Breathing exercises, personal impact and brand … [I will] Apply them when in difficult situations, when nervous … I enjoyed the physical activities … ” Jasmine Oybo

“[Philippa] Confident, well versed, agreeable and approachable … [most useful] Personal impact and brand … [I will] Consider personal impact and image …. ” Cameron Gilpin

“I have achieved awareness of my own physicality and how I present myself in front of an audience … Philippa showed an excellent understanding of her knowledge … [most useful] Learning about personal impact and our own brand … [I will] Use this knowledge in the future…” Isaac Johnson

“[Objectives] Well achieved, knowledge delivered engagingly too … [Philippa] Friendly, knowledgeable and creating a friendly environment was good for the exercises we did and were comfortable to do them … [most useful] Tips to bear in mind for upcoming pitches and workshops … Exercises and discussions were engaging and useful …” Alex

“[Objectives] Well achieved, a good toolkit for impressions and speaking … [most useful] Personal impact stuff – realising my first impressions of other people is how they will view me … [I will] Adapt my pitching and presentation to present myself more confidently … Liked the physical aspect and inclusion … ” Elias