Client Success
EXCELLENT
Thanks to my TEDx experience, I had the pleasure to meet Vanessa and my perspective on public speaking changed. She is one of the best professionals in this field. Highly recommend her.
Dee Dragani
From someone who would get tongue tied and couldn't easily put my point across, I now confidently network, express views on social media and engage in influencing discussions.
Shona Macgregor
Vanessa is brilliant! I love
presenting now. The course is well structured and her guidance strikes the right balance between support and challenge.
Judith Miller
Before I started working with Vanessa and her team I felt overwhelmed by standing and speaking in front of a big group. I had no clarity and direction. Vanessa helped me think clearly and find my voice without putting words in my mouth. Her guidance around my performance made all the difference. Made me feel comfortable in my skin when I was in the spotlight. I feel calm when I present now and I know I can get the result I want from my audience.
— Leyla Fakhr, Independent Art Curator
MARY
MARY is a senior leader in the financial sector. Her ability to speak persuasively has been key to getting change in her organisation
JESS
Jess hated the anxiety she felt presenting to an audience and would avoid it at any cost. It even led to her quitting her job. Now she's over her fears and has a fabulous new role!
LISA
LISA would lose sleep for three months before a big presentation. Now she looks forward to speaking in front of a crowd
AMANDA
AMANDA’s fear of speaking was taking over her life. It grew so bad she considered giving up her job. Even phone calls made her anxious. Now she’s confident and calm speaking in any setting
ROWLEY
ROWLEY needs to speak to audiences of hundreds, on diverse topics, at short notice. He used to spend hours preparing, now he’s ready in minutes
METZI
METZI was excited to be asked to speak at a high-profile conference but she didn’t know where to begin. We worked with her to transform her audience’s point of view - an experience she described as “exhilarating”
SHONA
SHONA is a senior government scientist. She used to leave audiences confused and thought her “technical” mind was a barrier to communication. Now she’s a clear, concise speaker and she has launched a successful business as a result
SOPHIE
SOPHIE is the chair of a charity and an experienced speaker on the national conference circuit. But she’d always felt her performance fell short, despite her meticulous preparation. Not any more. Now she applies her new communication skills to all her work
ALEX
ALEX worried his English might hold him back when speaking in front of an audience. A mindset shift and concrete techniques mean he’s now as confident speaking in English as in his mother tongue!
ALEX
ALEX was clear in her own mind what she wanted to say in meetings but she couldn’t put it across and get buy-in. That’s all changed. She’s getting the results she wants and has landed a brilliant new job
KAREN
KAREN knew confident speaking was the key to interview success and she’s won a fabulous new role as a business analyst
KATIE
KATIE’s mental health workshop was so impactful that she was invited to speak about it on national radio. She says that would have been a “pipe dream” before working with us
SHARON
SHARON’s a busy school leader. She used to spend hours preparing for every meeting and presentation. She’s now freed up precious time and boosted her confidence and results, too
Kylie
Dr KYLIE is a scientist who needs to present her research in order to win grant funding and collaboration for future research. She'd previously tried acting classes to help with her presenting, but they didn't help! Now she's found a process that really works.
REBECCA
REBECCA’s is an expert in organisational change. She says four weeks working together was all it took to make a fundamental change to her feelings about speaking in public, and now she can handle her fears!
NIAMH
Niamh's a former lawyer who runs her own business. When she was asked to speak at a networking event she knew it was too good an opportunity to turn down - she also knew she was terrified!
Maria
Maria used to lose sleep over speaking in public, but now those nerves feel manageable and she's getting great feedback!
JULIE
JULIE’s an experienced coach and teacher but she struggled speaking up in meetings. She's also wanted to learn to persuade, rather than simply impart information when she presented. She's been kind enough to call the course "life changing!"
MARY
MARY is a senior leader in the financial sector. Her ability to speak persuasively has been key to getting change in her organisation
LISA
LISA would lose sleep for three months before a big presentation. Now she looks forward to speaking in front of a crowd
AMANDA
AMANDA’s fear of speaking was taking over her life. It grew so bad she considered giving up her job. Even phone calls made her anxious. Now she’s confident and calm speaking in any setting
ROWLEY
ROWLEY needs to speak to audiences of hundreds, on diverse topics, at short notice. He used to spend hours preparing, now he’s ready in minutes
METZI
METZI was excited to be asked to speak at a high-profile conference but she didn’t know where to begin. We worked with her to transform her audience’s point of view - an experience she described as “exhilarating”
SHONA
SHONA is a senior government scientist. She used to leave audiences confused and thought her “technical” mind was a barrier to communication. Now she’s a clear, concise speaker and she has launched a successful business as a result
SOPHIE
SOPHIE is the chair of a charity and an experienced speaker on the national conference circuit. But she’d always felt her performance fell short, despite her meticulous preparation. Not any more. Now she applies her new communication skills to all her work
ALEX
ALEX worried his English might hold him back when speaking in front of an audience. A mindset shift and concrete techniques mean he’s now as confident speaking in English as in his mother tongue!
ALEX
ALEX was clear in her own mind what she wanted to say in meetings but she couldn’t put it across and get buy-in. That’s all changed. She’s getting the results she wants and has landed a brilliant new job
KAREN
KAREN knew confident speaking was the key to interview success and she’s won a fabulous new role as a business analyst
KATIE
KATIE’s mental health workshop was so impactful that she was invited to speak about it on national radio. She says that would have been a “pipe dream” before working with us
SHARON
SHARON’s a busy school leader. She used to spend hours preparing for every meeting and presentation. She’s now freed up precious time and boosted her confidence and results, too
Kylie
Dr Kylie is a scientist who needs to present her research in order to win grant funding and collaboration for future research. She'd previously tried acting classes to help with her presenting, but they didn't help! Now she's found a process that really works.
Maria
Maria used to lose sleep over speaking in public, but now those nerves feel manageable and she's getting great feedback!
I was very lucky to work with Vanessa Cuddeford as a speaker coach for my TedX talk. As a human rights lawyer and independent human rights consultant, I had experience of speaking at and chairing high profile at the UN and other international forums but giving a TedX talk was of a different order entirely and I was very nervous! Vanessa supported me every step of the way in helping to craft my talk, giving it a strong structure and story arc and adding those much needed 'wow' moments in the piece. She offered constructive and practical feedback which helped to enrich the talk; in addition, she was always on stand-by to critique my video practice. If you are looking to get onto a TedX stage, I cannot recommend Vanessa highly enough. She will help you get there.
— Vicki Prais, International Human Rights lawyer
I was doing a lot of training work and relying heavily on PowerPoint, frankly it became a bit of a crutch. Since taking Vanessa’s approach I’m able to ditch probably 90% of my slides and yet my training is much more engaging and entertaining for people. They’re learning a lot more and taking more away with them. It’s boosted my confidence, I’m able to retain more of my points in my head, rather than having to rely on reading off the screen. Vanessa’s struggled with presentation nerves in the past and knowing that she overcame it really inspired me to do the same.
— Toby Sadler, Founder (smartphoneshooter.com)
Vanessa helped me overcome my public speaking anxiety, clarify the message that had me feeling
overwhelmed, and ultimately present a lecture that left participants talking long after it had ended. I was so sure of the material that I wasn’t even nervous. I was amazed by how natural I felt in front of an audience. My peers had extremely positive feedback: many people wanted to keep talking with me afterward. Some said it was the best presentation they had attended at the conference. The experience gave me a shot of confidence in my own work and career.
— Lara Ehrlich, Writer/Editor, Boston University
