Individual coaching and training for better business communication
I coach technical and business professionals keen to improve their communication at work. From software developers who want to progress their careers, all the way up to VPs that want greater clarity in their day-to-day communications.
How I can help you
In our coaching sessions we focus on the skills you’d like to improve. These typically include:
- Communicating with people outside your technical team
- Learning to talk to business stakeholders
- Delivering shorter, clearer messages at work
- Summarising complex topics
- Presenting to executives
- Pitching ideas and influencing decisions
For my longer training, I work with clients over three to 12 months, but this kind of coaching isn’t right for everyone — it’s highly personalised and priced accordingly.
If you’d like to explore free or low-cost resources, check out my books, my online courses or my numerous free articles.
2hr
consulting
£1000 (ex VAT)
Ideal for professionals with an urgent and specific training need.
10hr
coaching
£3500 (ex VAT)
Ideal for professionals who want to develop communication skills and are aiming for leadership.
1yr
program
£12,500 (ex VAT)
Ideal for technical professionals that want to dramatically improve their communication skills and career options.
Option 1 of 3
Two-hour consultation on your own specific communication problem
If you have a specific training need and a short timeline, this session is for you. The consultation is good if you need to do the following things:
- Give an important status update
- Prepare the outline for an important presentation
- Translate a technical message into business-friendly language
In this two-hour video call and screen sharing session you can outline your objective and the problems you’re having with it. Then we’ll work together to produce what you need. The session is a combination of training and practical hands-on application for your topic. By the end of this session, you’ll have the insights and material you need.
This session can usually be set up within 48 hours of your initial request. I can provide sessions at short notice but fees will vary depending upon my availability.
Two-hour session: £1000 (ex VAT).
Option 2 of 3
10-hour one-to-one training program
The training program is for professionals who want to develop their communication skills and position themselves for leadership roles. It provides hands-on guidance to dramatically accelerate your communication skills.
The program includes:
- A free 30-minute call to clarify your specific goals
- 10 hours of one-to-one training and working together to achieve your goals
- Training and coaching topics are tailored to your specific communication goals
- Sessions can be 60, 90, or 120 minutes scheduled, between 2–4 weeks apart
- A personal action plan to guide you towards success
- Copies of The First Minute and the accompanying workbook
You’ll have homework assignments, and will be held accountable for your progress in achieving the milestones we set.
This training program is good for professionals who’d like personalised guidance on improving the clarity and concision of their communication in the workplace.
The content focusses on what you’d like to achieve and we’ll use real situations from your working day to give instantly applicable examples for your own communication.
10-hour program: £3500 (ex VAT).
Option 3 of 3
One-year technical leader communication training program
This extensive and detailed training program is for technical professionals who want to develop their communication skills and position themselves for leadership roles. It provides training and hands-on guidance over 12 months to dramatically accelerate your communication skills at work.
The program includes 25 hours of one-to-one training, coaching and support — and all of the following features:
A two-hour kick-off virtual session
In which we develop a targeted action plan for you based on your goals. This includes a review of your current role and communication skills; evaluation of your communication strengths and weaknesses; and building a clear definition of the job level and communication skill level goals for the 12-month program.
Eight interactive training sessions
On core topics for strong communication, including:
- Start conversations, emails and meetings, clearly and concisely
- Give short, valuable, future-focused updates
- Structure and communicate complex topics for a variety of situations and audiences
- Forward focus: How to deliver bad news, not get stuck on the history of a problem, and focus on getting to yes
- The audience perspective: How to think and communicate using the language and perspective of your target audience
- Executive communication: How to communicate with executives and how to communicate like an executive
- Compelling presentations: How to structure a short, compelling presentation with a clear message and focused content
- Business language: How to communicate with business stakeholders about technology topics
Ten one-hour coaching sessions
These support you when implementing the new methods.
Two two-hour major event preparation and support
If you need to focus on a specific communication event such as a presentation, client meeting or important status update, we can work together to focus on getting the message just right.
360-degree assessment
At the beginning and end of the program we run a 360-degree assessment to show your specific and measurable progress.
Training books
Digital and physical copies of all of my business communication books.
This engagement is ideal for technical professionals who’d like an accelerated approach to improving their business communication skills to enhance their career options.
The highly structured approach of the program keeps you on track and helps you avoid mistakes that can slow career progress. We work closely together to ensure you’re moving in the right direction over the year.
One-year program: £12,500 (ex VAT). Payment plans are available.
Why work with me?
- My book The First Minute has been awarded three medals for best business communication book and a prestigious Axiom Business Book Award.
- My book Effective Emails was an International Book Awards finalist medal winner.
- I train technical teams on how to communicate with business stakeholders and how to make clear business communication a part of everyday working life.
- I’ve helped individuals and teams in large, international organisations. My corporate clients include Google, NATO, The Project Management Institute, Samsung and Siemens.
- Read about my background. It’s not what you imagine.
