Testimonials: The Student Room – Practical Public Speaking

Some of the great response from my Practical Public Speaking workshop for The Student Room, February 2018

Confident Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training and coaching in person and online

With Philippa Hammond

Brighton, Sussex, UK and beyond

About the Practical Public Speaking in-house workshop

To what extent were the course objectives achieved?

Very well, covered all areas from nerves to visual, vocal and content of a presentation. Helped so much!

It was really good to get the feedback

Now I know I can do it I’ll be less apprehensive

About Philippa Hammond

Extremely knowledgeable, clear, focused and has very strongly reassuring aura that really helps put you at ease

Could answer any questions and was clear, slow, friendly and concise and honest

Really strong knowledge and delivered personably and meaningfully

Calming style and great knowledge

Exceptional at providing positive feedback and constructive criticism

Most useful part of the workshop?

The first presentation and the feedback review received was super useful

Feedback on my personal presentation

Delivering a presentation in a safe environment

I liked receiving the page of paper with the comments from Philippa on my presentation, helpful to take away

How will you use your new knowledge?

Believe in myself more.

Will prep more and fidget less – remember that what I have to say is valuable

Thank you Philippa, I really feel I’ve learned some extremely important skills that I will take forward in my career

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Testimonials: The Student Room – Confident Public Speaking

Some of the feedback from my Confident Public Speaking workshop at The Student Room

Confident Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training and coaching in person and online

With Philippa Hammond

Brighton, Sussex, UK and beyond

The Student Room

Confident Public Speaking February 2018

To what extent were the course objectives achieved?

100%
Very much so, I had no idea there was so much to think about
I definitely felt like my confidence in public speaking improved as the workshop went on
I feel I have some tools and ideas to feel more confident in speaking in public

About Philippa Hammond

Very knowledgeable, informative to listen to
Great, good that she can share personal experience
Thanks, you were great and really supportive, empathetic and helpful
Philippa was incredibly knowledgeable and supportive
Philippa was really good, very knowledgeable and was a calming presence. Very clear.
Excellent, knowledgeable.
A great delivery style
Calm and informative, controlled the room and pace of delivery very well
Excellent, well organised, clear and a nice atmosphere
Great delivery and was very engaging throughout the entire workshop.
Clearly knows her stuff and has a great speaking voice / manner

What were the most useful elements of the workshop?

The elevator pitch concept
Group speaking
How to stand and calm myself
Learning to pause, no ums
Realising how I move when I speak
Eye contact, composure, neutral stance
Changing how you think about public speaking
The stance work and also the presentation structure elements of the day

How will you use your new knowledge, skills and attitudes to public speaking?

Change my thinking and use what I’ve learned to do more speaking rather than avoiding it
I will use the stance and mental preparation all the time
I definitely feel more equipped in how to approach giving a presentation.

Comments

Very enjoyable, good to push myself and do something scary. Richer for the experience.
Thank you, everything was really helpful
The workshop was very useful, I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for a great workshop day!
Nice and interactive

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Um, er and the art of the pause

How ums can damage your brand – and what to do about them

How ums can damage your brand – and what to do about them

Um, er, like, y’know, sort of, so – these meaningless filler words are as annoying as litter on the landscape.

It’s a confidence issue – we produce a ‘thinking noise’, as if we’re scared that if we stop making noise, they’ll stop listening.

It’s a habit – it’s just what we usually do, and habits can be hard to change.

And it’s an awareness issue – we seldom know we’re doing it until someone tells us.

The problem is, it can make a speaker seem uncertain, unprepared and anxious about their message, which damages their credibility.

It can disconcert and irritate an audience, who may even start keeping score with a five bar gate. Now you’ve lost them – their attention has so completely fixed onto logging the ums, they’ve stopped listening to what you’re saying.

Be mindful of your audience. They’re the most important thing in the room; not you, the PowerPoint or the message. They need to like, trust and understand you before they’ll pay attention to your message, and it’s your job to ensure they can.

Listen to effective speakers presenting TED talks on You Tube, and you’ll probably find they’ve mastered the art of the pause.

Good things happen in those pauses.

You’re taking a moment to refuel with air and maybe a sip of water. This helps clarify your mind, giving you a moment to collect your thoughts, plus that quiet focus on clearly saying your next sentence can only improve your voice.

Pausing instead of umming and erring will allow the audience time to think, digest what you’ve said and keep up with you.

To help you become more self aware of the impact you’re having on your audience, practice reading aloud and making yourself pause at the full stops and commas.

Try recording yourself reading aloud, and when you’re practising your presentations.

Get used to hearing yourself allowing the pauses, hear how natural you sound – and how much more engaging and credible. Losing the meaningless noises and allowing the powerful pause can become a habit that will improve your personal brand.

Philippa Hammond

 

Testimonials: The Student Room

‘ … empowering, supportive & confidence building session … ‘

Confident Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training and coaching in person and online

With Philippa Hammond

Brighton, Sussex, UK and beyond

Responses to my Confident Public Speaking one day workshops

Feedback from the delegates

Managing nervousness section was very helpful – it’s one thing that affects me a lot but I haven’t thought to address it. Some excellent advice that I’ll be using from now on. Thank you Philippa!

Found the environment constructive and safe.

I found all of it very useful and enjoyable … elevator pitch straight away was a great ice breaker and relaxed me for the rest of the session.

Given me a lot to think about & use for the future. I feel excited at the prospect of doing a presentation!

The realisation that there’s a lot more to presenting than meets the eye i.e. it’s not all about the content; body language, breathing all very important.

I’ve found the session very valuable and I’m pleased to have had this opportunity.

Was a great day and event, I’m taking a lot from it that I can use in my career and development.

It’s been a really empowering, supportive & confidence building session. It was engaging & I’m so glad we’ve done it.

Very well paced and all content was relevant. Was good to see you using the techniques when presenting back to us.

A great balance of theory and practice. For every piece of professional advice there was always an opportunity to demonstrate what we learned. There was a good balance of comfort and ‘discomfort’ (in a good way!).

I would recommend anyone pursue this training if they feel they need to improve their presentation skills.

Great – thank you Philippa!

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A great session on confident public speaking from @TalkingSpeaking today – I learnt so many tips on how to deal with nerves. Thank you!

Great day working with Philippa yesterday- our team now feel confident in delivering great presentations
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Testimonials: Leadership Essentials for Sussex Past

‘Great insights into leadership skills which will help in practice and thus improve my team … ‘

Confident Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training and coaching in person and online

With Philippa Hammond

Brighton, Sussex, UK and beyond

Leadership Essentials

A one-day workshop for Sussex Past (the Sussex Archaeological Society)

Delegates said …

Great insights into leadership skills which will help in practice and thus improve my team …

Everything was incredibly relevant …

I found this course really helpful, thank you …

I really enjoyed this course, so useful even outside of work – it really made me think …

Philippa was fantastic …

Lovely lady, really friendly, extremely knowledgeable …

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Testimonials: Training and Instructional Techniques for CAAI

‘Extremely good course … Excellent … Really enjoyed and got a lot of the course … ‘

 

 

Training And Instructional Techniques
Delivered for the Department of Civil Aviation International at Gatwick

Three day programme for four delegates

Delegates said …

Extremely good course …

The instructor was also able to pass on lots of useful tips …

Excellent …

I enjoyed the course theoretical parts but the practical presenting brought home what was good and bad …

Really enjoyed and got a lot of the course …

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Testimonials: Public Speaking for Uni of Sussex

‘One of the best workshops I have attended at this university. I feel very grateful to get a chance to participate and develop my skills. Thank you … ‘

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Sussex

Researcher development: a two day Confident Public Speaking Skills programme for PhD students

Delegates said …

Essential …

Giving the elevator pitch and having a discussion about pros and cons of each one provided a really nice introduction to new people …

Confidence boosting …

Excellent! …

Brilliant …

Group discussion is inspiring …

It’s a very useful workshop for PhD students, which they need to deliver presentations – I hope there will be more workshops …

Calming techniques – posture breathing etc – are very useful before presentation …

Made me more confident in future …

Extremely useful …

Enlightening …

I liked the small groups – we learnt from and with each other, all the exercises were incredibly useful …

Feeling more confident about presentation skills and finding ways to deal with nerves …

Empowering …

One of the best workshops I have attended at this university. I feel very grateful to get a chance to participate and develop my skills. Thank you …

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