Who we work with and what they say

Presentation Coaching

This was undoubtedly one of the best investments I have personally made in my own career and because I was so committed to making a success of this back at work I feel my personal effectiveness has significantly improved as a result.

Associate Director of Skin Care R&D, Proctor & Gamble

Interview with Impact

Alison has run several interviewing skills courses for women returning to work as part of the UK Resource Centre for Women's RETURN Campaign (JIVE). She combines professionalism with a friendly relaxed manner. She is able to build rapport quickly with her clients and demonstrates a real understanding of their needs.

JIVE South East Project Manager for Women Returners in Science, Engineering & Technology

In March last year you helped me with my interview skills for an HMI job. I start in January! Not only did your training provide me with confidence for interview skills, I have used the skills for other situations in my current job.

Interviewee for position as a Government Inspector of Schools

Pitching without the Pitfalls

We have used Alison to help the senior team prepare for a critical presentation to analysts and shareholders shortly after our company had been acquired by an AIM listed plc. The training and feedback we received was very worthwhile and gave all of us the confidence to be able to make our individual presentations professional, relevant and more persuasive by being less like a lecture and more like a confidence shared. They were well received by our audience. It was clear we came across as a cohesive team rather than a group of individuals - this was an important part of the message we were trying to get across.

We would definitely use Alison again should the need arise and have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone who needs help with an important presentation.

Revenue Assurance Consulting Ltd.

Public Group Effective Communications

'The course was FANTASTIC. Alison Kemp is brilliant and an excellent communicator/trainer and everyone's full engagement and involvement was evident throughout the day

The workshop was brilliant. The first positive thing was that we were a small group. There was no formal lecturing, but many practical exercises on developing communication skills and adapting them to various situations...We were given feedback...and practical advice on how to improve.

Legal Assistant, Brencourt Advisors LLP

Seminar on Body Language

Thank you very much for an excellent workshop...I didn't have to ask for any feedback from people as they simply came up to me and said how much they enjoyed it!

KBR (Water Environment and Renewables)

Advanced Presentation

Very many thanks for a thoroughly inspirational two days. Whilst I have seen bits of the material in different places at different times, I have never had it all delivered to me in one hit. However, what I really appreciated was you being able to really dig out the things that will make a significant difference to the way I present and, in particular, to my style.

Senior Lecturer at Kingston University

I have toured my way through quite a few presentation skills training courses over the past 6 years. But I never had such a great trainer as Alison Kemp! She is truly unbelievable and by light years the most effective trainer I ever had. I don't think I will ever be looking at presentations quite the same way! Alison she really managed to turn my attitude towards presentations upside down and make me believe that presenting can be fun and something to look forward to!

Senior Policy Advocate, National Consumer Council

Seminar on Presenting

I would just like to take a moment to let you know just how valuable I found attending your workshop. Your humour and energy helped to keep us focussed during a workshop packed with constructive feedback and practical exercises that really has contributed to greatly improving my presentations. You are a true professional and a joy to work with and you made us feel very relaxed and at ease. I will be confidently recommending your training to my colleagues.

Seminar for Wella (UK) Ltd

Teams that Tick/Communicating for Change

Alison was brought in to help improve the communication skills of our team both in terms of communicating within our team as well as with our prime contractor. We also needed some assistance with obtaining a better understanding of cultural differences given the multinational content of our team. Alison arranged a number of useful exercises during the training session toward this end which has greatly enhanced the effectiveness of our team.

Shell (Singapore)

Leadership and Communications Coaching

I would just like to say that working with you helped me to understand myself more and to focus on the important things in my life that give me pleasure and in doing this it has given me the confidence to address my working goals in a more a practical and assertive way. I now know that my company will achieve the new targets that have been put in place and that my staff will engage in the changes that our new board has put together. I see a bright future for my company and a lot more fun for my family and me. Thank you for the personal coaching session.

Managing Director of a Creative Print company

I'm now better at getting more out of discussion, moving away from what may have been construed as confrontational in the past. The day was very enlightening and also very interactive with Alison being flexible with the syllabus to target areas of weakness.

Project Engineer, Shell

Alison's style of coaching is very effective. The coaching helps me to realise where I can improve and how to do this. I find the action planning very useful and it's a great way to review my progress in time. After the coaching, I saw a very positive improvement in the way I presented my ideas to my peers, and managed to convince them to adopt recommendations that I had suggested!

Manager, Department of Transport