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PressurePoint is a people, team and organisational development company. We make people and teams better: think better, collaborate better, lead better, manage better, operate better, feel better. We really enjoy doing it and you get better results.

Our experienced team of coaches and facilitators listen to you then thoughtfully construct and deliver bespoke, high impact development programmes that will ultimately help your people overcome their obstacles and win. Our programmes are made up of various forms of coaching, teamwork and personal development workshops and team facilitations depending on your needs and requirements.

Our team bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to

help empower our clients, mainly from the

communication, marketing and media industries.

We work in the UK and internationally and clients

include: GroupM, MediaCom, Rocketfuel, Glam Media,

AOL, Microsoft, Spotify, Shine and Disney.

Programmes include: Business strategy coaching • Team

builds and group facilitation • Team coaching •

Leadership development & coaching • Management

development & coaching • Executive coaching •

Personal coaching • Training workshops

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We have a suite of over 50 performance enhancing and resilience building workshops.

‘Stand up and be counted’ is one workshop that uses comedy to help improve story-telling and presentation competencies of your people

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Overview | This workshop is an experiential learning experience that immerses the team in the inner workings of the stand up comedian.

Set up as a comedy club, the participants learn how to build and tell stories like a comedian as well as techniques to boost confidence, presentation skills and ‘heckling’ - it gives the participants the chance to learn real business beneficial tools whilst engaging in a fun and immersive learning which will stay with them forever.

Co-coached with an award winning current circuit stand up, the workshop finishes with the participants performing their own 2 minute routines in front of their peers.

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Delivery - 2 hours up to 12 people

Objectives|Give people self confidence, structure and a strategy to deliver story-telling.

Outcomes |Through the use of techniques favoured by circuit comedians, we will equip people to deal confidently with story-telling and the pressure of a presentation environment .

Content| In a workshop set up as a comedy club, the informal atmosphere encourages people to take part in a series of exercises that coach an innovative way of story telling.

A current circuit stand up comedian co-coaches the exercises which are short, engaging and immersive.

At the end of the course, people will use the techniques they’ve learned and take the stage in front of a willing audience - the ultimate test of story-telling awaits as they present a short 2 minute set to their peers.

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Really want to make your people great communicators?

This workshop is part of an optional modular programme we call ‘All the World’s a Stage’ consisting of a selection of workshops designed to build confidence and competence in the art of communication.

1) Impactful Presentations2) Communication Pro3) The Art of Story Telling4) Building Self Confidence5) State Management

part of a bigger programme

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Overview|This work shop then goes on to share knowledge and skills from the world of theatre to allow delegates to be the best communicators they can possibly be. Actors spend years preparing their voice and body before they even start to ‘act’. They learn that preparation of themselves is as critical to a good performance as it is to understand the content they are delivering.

Delegates will end this section equipped with critical tools to enable them to be better prepared, have a greater understanding of themselves, and tune into how they can come across.

comms pro 2.0

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comms pro 2.0Delivery: | 4 hour work shop, groups of 4-8 delegates

Objectives| To raise the levels of interpersonal skills by raising levels of awareness around their communication preferences and habits as well as those of others, before equipping them with the knowledge and skills of those who communicate for a living – The world of actors.

Outcomes | A heightened knowledge of interpersonal styles, awareness of yourself, your style, your tics and how others see you.

Content| • First impressions count: how do you come across to

others? • What is your and other peoples ‘casting’• See how others see you, learn how you come across

with little/no preparation • Learn what actor’s spend 3 years in training• Body & Voice – what can you do to prepare your

body before a presentation or meeting?

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Overview|We have all suffered “Death by PowerPoint”. How can you make sure your staff aren’t inflicting it on their clients and prospects? The short answer is: “storytelling”.

Our brains don’t respond well to traditional presentation techniques – like lists of bullet points. Our brains do respond well to stories. We find it much easier to follow a presentation that has a story-like structure, in which each slide joins together to form a cohesive whole. And we’re far more ready to agree with someone who communicates to us in this way.

Traditional presentation training tells us to be clear about what we want to say. But storytelling isn’t just about the content of your story. It’s also about engaging your audience. The true key to successful communication lies in understanding your audience – their needs and wants. This workshop explains how to structure a presentation based on audience needs, so that you can win them over quickly.

Writing Storytelling Presentations will equip your staff with simple, easily-understood storytelling techniques that will make their presentations much clearer – more interesting and enjoyable for their audiences.

the art of story

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Delivery | 3 hours

Objectives| This workshop has been designed to help your staff who present, understand how to introduce a storytelling element into their presentations. This will make their presentations more memorable and more compelling. Your staff will also learn how to structure their presentations so as to get the audience “on their side” straightaway – and keep them there.

Outcomes | Presentations will be easier to write and easier to deliver. They will be more memorable and more persuasive. Your staff will find it much easier to engage their colleagues, clients and prospects with their presentations and be successful in gaining idea buy-in.

Content| •Understanding the importance of storytelling• Introducing storytelling into your presentations•The problems with PowerPoint – how to overcome them•Storytelling headlines – what they are How to structure a presentation – what goes where•The Audience Journey – how to engage your audience quickly and carry them with you•The writing process – step by step

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Overview|This two day workshop is a very practical hands-on approach to developing effective presentation skills.

Throughout the two days individuals spend a great deal of time delivering presentations to each other (6-7 presentations). This provides the opportunity to repeatedly practice and refine the delivery. Each cycle contains group feedback and one-to-one coaching.

In addition observing other provides additional learning opportunities. Thought is given to identifying the appropriate style of presentation to deliver, how to prepare and structure a presentation, and how to engage an audience with a concise message.

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Delivery: | 1 or 2 day work shop, groups of up to 12 delegates

Objectives| To enable delegates to significantly improve the impact and influence of their presentations.

Outcomes | Individuals develop and refine their approach, style and effectiveness at presenting. They are more aware of how they come across and have learned new techniques and approaches to enhance their ability to present. Presentations are delivered more confidently and competently with greater impact.

Content| • Personal style, approach and presence• Consideration of the audience – needs and wants• Essential elements of effective presentations• Structure, preparation and practice• How to build rapport with the audience• Handling challenging situations and managing

questions • Using audio and visual aids effectively • Stagecraft and presence – developing the voice• Building self belief and confidence

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Overview |

Self confidence plays a vital role in almost every aspect of our lives, personally and professionally:- it affects the choices we make from career through to relationships, determines how we present ourselves to the world and how others see us, is one of the key elements that facilitates the realisation of our innate potential, is linked to how much stress we experience and impacts significantly on our personal happiness. Sadly, so many of us can get stuck in vicious unconscious cycles that reinforce the negative self-limiting beliefs that undermine our confidence. The good news is that there is a way out of this cycle -self-confidence can be developed. This workshop will introduce you to ways that you can achieve this

building self

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building self

confidenceDelivery | 4 hour workshop for up to 12 manager level staff.

Objectives |This workshop will provide delegates with a number of essential tools to support them to develop their self-confidence.Outcomes | A more realistic picture of yourself – strengths and weaknesses and an appreciation of this; the courage to step out of your comfort zone and take risks; reduced stress levels; a greater sense of achievement; the ability to “get out of your own way” and express more of your talents and abilities. Content |• Identifying the components that make up self-

confidence • Challenging myths about self-confidence• Understanding the effect that our personal history has

in shaping self-confidence• Mapping out the journey for development• Raising self-awareness to be able to recognise the

patterns that influence confidence• Taking on a different relationship to yourself that is

founded on a firm appreciation and acceptance of reality

• Stepping out of your comfort zone into possibility• Identifying key attitudes and behaviours that need to

become rituals to nourish self-confidence

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Overview| Stress is currently our biggest occupational health issue. Many of us are experiencing chronic stress where our nervous system is in a state of constant over-stimulation. Over time this will erode our health and well-being and impact on our performance at work. This practical workshop introduces a number of highly effective functional techniques that specifically target the nervous system to trigger the relaxation response – a physiological response that quietens and balances the nervous system, body and mind. Delegates will be encouraged to experiment with all the techniques to find those that are best suited to them.

Objective| Simple, easy to use functional tools and techniques to support the body and mind to relax.

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Outcomes| Boosting physical, emotional and mental resources to enable you to more effectively meet the demands of your working and personal life; a reduction in stress levels.

Content| • The mechanisms of stress. • Understanding the

components of the nervous system and hyper-activation.

• Functional relaxation – how it affects the body and mind.

• The theory and practice of a number of different forms of relaxation.

state management

Performance workshops1 Be and stay motivated. 2 Right attitude, right results. 3 The big idea. 4 Self-awareness. 5 Thinking skills. 6 The art of winning. 7 Straight talking. 8 Manager as coach. 9 Strengthen the team. 10 Building self-confidence. 11 Mentoring. 12 High performance culture. 13 Impactful presentations. 14 Effective meetings. 15 Getting things done. 16 Negotiation skills. 17 Solving problems. 18 The art of delegation. 19 How to sell. 20 Culture club. 21 Leadership styles. 22 Future progress. 23 Razor-sharp concentration. 24 Master negotiator. 25 The art of story-telling presentations. 26 Creativity as a leadership tool. 27 Communication pro. 28 Management essentials.

29 The versatile manager.30 Challenging conversations.31 Q&A the smart way32 Accelerated reality33 Brilliant client service34 Write to win35 Selecting your team36 AM:FM Accelerated Mindset feedback Model37 Accelerate your talent38 Managing Change39 Stand up and be counted40 Inside their minds41 Winning more often42 Accelerated Leadership

Resilience workshops1 Corporate nutrition. 2 Balance your life. 3 Pressure Management.4 Breaking the worry habit .5 Harnessing anger energy. 6 Enhancing Sleep.7 Mindfulness at work.8 State management (Relaxation)9 In pursuit of happiness10 Get more from your iPod.

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For more information, or just for a chat contact us:

info@pressure-point.comTel: +44 1923 773878www.pressure-point.comTwitter: @pressurepointgb