"Thank you so much for everything that you did to help us with the launch - you were brilliant!"
Chief Executive, Ian Lovet, Dunbar Bank plc.
"The amount of laughter in the room was sufficient to reassure me that the audience had thoroughly enjoyed a fitting and relaxing end to a hard day's work."
Chief Executive, Angela Foster, Oracle Business Info.
"I am delighted that you were able to personalise the event, for both my staff and my customers with such a limited briefing."
Managing Director, John McGrath, NEC/Mitsubishi.
"My concern about 'after dinner speaking' for such a small audience of only 40 clients was rapidly overshadowed by the way you kept your audience enthrauled."
Marketing Communications, Francoise Dibben, CSC Financial Services Ltd
"The feedback from the delegates has been universally excellent."
Group Sales Director, John Newman, St James.
"It was the best professional speech that I have heard!"
President, Edward Goldsmith, Liverpool Law Society.
"Our guests thought you were brilliant. Your wit and timing are superb."
Sales and Marketing Dir. Robert Steele, Exchequer Software.
Presentation Coach
Graham has used all the experience he has gained from his time as President of the Cambridge Union, a criminal barrister and an international speaker to develop a highly transferable presentation methodology that can be adapted to any situation. He is the joint founder of the consultancy Straight Talking, which has a 15 year track record in presentation coaching for a spectacular range of blue chip companies, including Tesco, IBM, Porsche, KPMG and JP Morgan. See Testimonials.
Graham’s specialty is bespoke one-to-one coaching, advising Chairmen, CEOs, Directors and just about every other type of corporate executive. Otto Thoresen, the Chief Executive of AEGON UK, has said, “I would strongly recommend the Straight Talking approach to anyone who is serious about getting their message across.”
The Straight Talking methodology can be adapted to a wide variety of presentational situations, ranging from one-to-one pitches to large-scale conference presentations. Graham and his colleagues have been responsible for significant and measurable improvements in the performance of their clients:
“The work you have done on the structure, focus and delivery of our pitch presentations has been a fantastic success. To have achieved the win rate we have in just 3 months is totally astonishing, and it could not have been done without Straight Talking.”
Hugh Ferrand, Institutional Client Director, Invesco Perpetual
He has achieved a unique position in the British market as the only consultant to successfully combine corporate work with long-term coaching of sporting celebrities and politicians, including 7 members of the Shadow Front Bench and many other political figures:
The key results of presentation coaching by Graham include:
- Less time needed for content preparation
- More concise presentations
- Increased confidence
- Greater individual impact
- Rehab from addiction to PowerPoint
“By using your techniques I can now prepare and perform every speech as if it were the Grand National."
Richard Dunwoody MBE
“My live interview with Michael Portillo was several degrees less challenging than my coaching sessions with you.”
Zac Goldsmith
In short, Graham ensures that his clients can be as professional in their spoken communication as they are in every other aspect of their career. See more Testimonials.
