Testimonials

What Our Clients Say

Fear of Public Speaking is consistently our most popular and best-selling course. Over the past 16 years at The College of Public Speaking, we've helped 12,000+ students from over 50 countries to find their public speaking voices.

Frequently, our students like to drop in, provide feedback on the course, and update us on their progress since attending.

If you're struggling with public speaking, you may be interested to read the testimonials below of people who once shared your fear and subsequently overcame it with the College of Public Speaking.

• Working with Vince on a number of presentation projects was great fun. He highlighted what I was doing well and gave me some supportive feedback on areas for improvement. The advice was specifically geared towards the requirements of the venue and the needs of my audience. His experience and insights were invaluable.
  Ali Zaidi - Partner - Edwin Coe
• I found the course very useful. The trainer critiqued by presentation style with various challenging exercises video recorded and analysed. I have a number of key areas on which to work (preparation, introduction impact, presentation hooks, closing impact, etc). He also looked at our standard sales presentations and again offered some very useful advice.
  Paul Watmough - Director of New Business - Speedwell Associates Ltd
• Vince provides practical common sense advice. Anyone listening to him cannot fail to pick up at least one new tip or pointer. I appreciate his non-prescriptive approach, which rightly recognises but also enhances a speaker's individual style.
  Vernon Dennis - Partner - Howard Kennedy Solicitors
• Dear Vince, I hope you are well. I have been meaning to write to you for a while just to say how glad I am I did the public speaking course with you earlier on in the year and how much it has helped me. Since the first conference I had in Glasgow I have spoken 3 more times at different events and have actually enjoyed it! Thank you for all your help.
  Olivia du Pont - Language student
• Since attending the course, I feel like a completely different person; more confident, relaxed and easy going. I gave a speech at work last week and it went so so well.
  Ben Harding
• I was stuck for so long. The nerve calming techniques really work. The visualisation and grounding exercises made me feel strong and in control. I feel so much more confident already. Thanks for helping me progress. It's the final piece of the jigsaw.
  Sadie Jones
• An exceptionally useful day's training, delivered in a positive and personanable manner, very enjoyable and significant food for thought. Thank You.
  Diane Wilson - DCI Notts Police
• Thank you Vince for a fantastic course. I've already chaired our editorial meeting at work today (I'm a news editor at the BBC) with a lot of confidence and enthusiasm. I'm on a different trajectory now.
  Tariq Zarroug
• I was always a little foxed by speechwriting in the past. Vince talked me through the salient considerations and the fog lifted. We worked on a checklist to ensure that the many variables for consideration were fully discussed. I had been focussing on the wrong things - no wonder I was getting frustrated in my work. Thanks, Vince - your clarity checklist makes my life so much easier.
  Thelma - Finance Director
• I needed some help at very short notice and a colleague recommended Vince as the goto man. He was really flexible in trying to meet me at the earliest opportunity. When we sat down and discussed my project which had overwhelmed me for some time, Vince deconstructed the elements of my work and rearranged the puzzle. There was greater structure and flow and it was so much easier to prepare, read and absorb. If you need help, go to an expert. Thanks for your patience Vince.
  Terry - Food Marketing
• When my boss went off sick last year, I nearly resigned. Being told that I'd have to write speeches for the Leadership Team was a huge shock. I didn't know where to start. I'm not a confident speaker myself, so this was the poison chalice of all jobs. Once I'd cleared my head, it was essential that I got some experienced advice. Vince's profile is impressive and after a five-minute discussion, I was confident that I'd found somebody that I could confide in. Vince completely put me at ease. We had a couple of detailed sessions and now, amazingly, I actually like speechwriting. It's fun. It's creative. It gives me a buzz when I feel how far I've come.
  Pamela - Voluntary Sector
• I can confidently recommend you and your company as creative and inspirational training consultants who are experts in their field and we look forward to working again with you in the future.
  Gary Elson, Director for Training and Development
• I have attended many of Vince's courses over the years. He makes the sessions lively, fun and interactive. He is generous with his time and made us all feel so welcome and accepted.
  Anna Montelenti

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