High impact Communication Skills
 
Associates:

Bob Perry
Bob has been designing, developing and delivering training programmes for over 25 years for a variety of markets including IT, finance, consulting, sales, engineering, utilities, charities and education. He ran programmes both in the UK and internationally, including Stockholm, Amsterdam, Paris, Bratislava, Malta, Tallinn, Athens and Moscow.
 
Chris de Souza
Chris de Souza read music at Bristol University and graduated from the Director’s Course at the Bristol Old Vic. He has worked as a Teacher, Stage Director, Music Producer and Presenter on BBC Radios 3, 4 and World Service.  Chris runs the voice conference workshop.
 
Graham Pountney
Graham has been a freelance professional actor in all media for over thirty years. He trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has performed in television, film and theatre. His experience embraces lead roles, corporate business presentations, theatre management and administration, and sales and marketing disciplines.
 
Helen Grace
Helen has worked extensively within television, film and theatre for over ten years. She graduated with a BSc Hons in Psychology from Durham University and, after working at The Media Business on Park Lane, she made a career change and retrained as an actress at The Drama Centre London. Helen’s many acting roles have included appearing in Coronation Street, Cold Feet, Bad Girls and Midsomer Murders, as well as Dirty Dancing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Glass Menagerie.
 
Jane van Hool
Jane van Hool is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. As an actress, she performed in national and international theatre productions and appeared in many of the UK's favourite TV programmes. Jane holds an MA in Voice and an MSc in Performance Psychology. She understands the importance of performance in all areas of professional and personal life and knows how to help clients look, sound and feel the part.
 
Lizzie Blake Thomas
Lizzie has a Bachelor’s degree in Drama and English and is a graduate of LAMDA. She is an accomplished actress having performed at the Nottingham Playhouse and the Rep Theatre Company in shows such as A Midsummer Nights Dream and Romeo and Juliet. In front of the camera, she has appeared in Peak Practice and Kiss me Kate. She has been coaching people in the art of performance for over 15 years.
 
Mike Butcher
Mike has spent over thirty years in the IT industry where he held a variety of sales and marketing positions in UK and Europe, latterly as EMEA Marketing Director for Tivoli Systems, a division of IBM.  He is also a non-executive director on two company boards- giving him yet another perspective on the art of communication. Mike has spent much of his career presenting to customer audiences and has also been on the receiving end of many business presentations.  His first-hand experience as both a presenter and board member have shown him what works and what doesn’t.
 
Neil McCaul
Neil was trained at LAMDA. He has considerable experience of Shakespearian, contemporary and musical theatre- with parts in Romeo and Juliet, The Rocky Horror Show, The Boy Friend and My Fair Lady.  As well as performing in films, such as Lock Stock, he has appeared in numerous television programmes- including Eastenders, Holby City, Where The Heart Is, The Bill and Doctors.
 
Peter Moneypenny
In 2006 Peter retired from Merseyside Police, where he was a Detective Sergeant. He runs the Simulation workshop ‘Controlling Critical Confrontations’ (Conflict) and brings to this his considerable experience of managing extremely difficult people in often tense and volatile situations. Whist he was a Detective Sergeant he trained in Adult Education at Manchester University.  

Russell Wickens
Russell’s experience as a film producer brings a unique perspective to the world of business performance. Having worked with actors for twenty years, he is aware of what works for an audience. He uses this experience to optimal effect in the corporate world, where impact is so important in making a business presentation.

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