Presenting yourself well in business is about more than the ability to give formal presentations.  Strong business presentation skills inspire confidence in yourself and inspire others to take action. Whether you are selling your services, motivating colleagues or securing approval for a new idea or venture, the ability to engage your listeners and win their co-operation is critical to your success in business.

A good performance coach can help the junior manager to grow and progress through the company, the seasoned Director to shine, and anything in between.    Because good presentation is about giving a performance; and it's also about getting results.

This might be a message you have heard in business many times - there are a wealth of training organisation offering communication and presentation skills courses.   But if you are after a more personal and direct approach, with a creative edge, I offer one-to-one practical coaching in a relaxed but professional environment in which to focus on your needs as an individual.

The best presenters are focused, engaged with their message and in sync with the audience, not preoccupied with the mechanics of the process.   My personal coaching aims to work with you to address these issues in advance, so you are prepared to take the floor and deliver - in the office, or in front of an audience.   You'll learn to recognize nervous energy and re-direct it productively, as well as how your body language impacts your presence.   I can help you discover how to use your voice and speech to enhance your message, and how to scale your overall performance to the size and nature of your audience.   You'll also learn how to respond to your audience - effective presentation can be as much about processing the response, as it is about speaking.

Please see here for more on the benefits of voice and movement coaching.  And here for more on formal presentations and performing in interviews.