“Andrew works with you as a speaker to help you engage your audiences in a wonderful two way conversation. His creative and generous advice allows you to grow and shine as a speaker. He is totally committed to your success. Every speaker wanting to get to the next level in their career should spend time with Andrew.“
Veronica Canning - Academy for Leaders - info@academyforleaders.com
President PSA Ireland
“Andrew Keogh’s succinct presentation was the right balance of theory and practice delivered in a digestible and understandable way. As a result the whole firm benefited from coming together and engaging. Confidence levels grew and morale increased. New talents were exposed and older talents restated. A worthwhile spend overall.”
Eamonn Leahy
Partner
Leahy & Co
Chartered Accountants
Phone: 01-8537000
Fax: 01-8535828
Web Address: http://www.leahy.ie/
“Andrews’ presentations were the highlight of our annual staff Conference this year. His style is understated and very effective and his method of delivery is excellent. As a result of his sessions, staff are more focused and thoughtful, their confidence has grown and they now deal with clients in a more professional manner. Staff enjoyed the sessions, having fun while learning and consequently we have been requested to avail of his services again in the future. We certainly intend doing do.
Una Redmond- Manager, Office of Student Life, DCU
“Andrew Keogh’s training programme provides a unique and valuable 'invisible hand' that consistently raises staff moral and team spirit throughout the organisation.”
Eoin O'Riordan
Partner
Leahy & Co
Chartered Accountants
Phone: 01-8537000
Fax: 01-8535828
Web Address: http://www.leahy.ie/
“The Trainer provided us with some basic presentation skills training which enhanced and improved our skills and gave us the confidence to address a large audience, professionally and effectively”
Ken Halpen - Managing Director Celerity. ken.halpin@celerity.ie
“Having taken on the role of Main Compere for the first time, the training from Andrew gave me a good insight into how to engage the audience, maintain energy levels throughout the seminar and deal with the interactive Q&A session to an effective result”
John Behan - Director - Celerity
“I have learned from Andrew the value of planning, preparation and good teamwork and have become much more confident and effective in my business”
Bob Sinnott - Compaq - robert.sinnott@compaq.com
“The imagery, quotations, tools and frameworks have enabled me to give more powerful presentations, leading to awards and a job promotion”
Dr. Conor A Dullaghan Ph.D., B.Sc. (HONS) - Metalor Technologies,
Worldwide Technical Marketing Manager - Plating Conor.Dullaghan@metalor.com
“The Course provided a safe environment in which to learn and practice a wide range of communications techniques and presentation skills. I feel I have gained a broad toolkit of techniques and strategies for engaging in formal and informal communications. I feel confident that I am a better communicator because of this course. I have learned how to recognise and cut out uninteresting or irrelevant parts of a presentation. I have developed techniques for managing the audience during a presentation.”
Aidan Fitzmaurice – Corporate Account Executive – System Dynamics
aidan.fitzmaurice@systemdynamics.ie
“I have become a lot more focused and organised when developing or delivering a presentation. With this approach I have noticed that the level of audience/presenter interaction has increased significantly. I start with the end in mind and I am much more aware of my audiences needs in relation to my presentation. I am also a lot more economical with slides in PowerPoint.”
Aidan Leonard - Director – IQO Solutions Ltd - info@iqosolutions.com
“I really enjoyed the training. The Coach was extremely helpful and generous with his time and knowledge”
Mary Malcolm – Schlotter Ireland Ltd - Athgarvan Road - Droichead Nua – Co. Kildare.
“I found the course excellent and very helpful. I can see the benefits daily with basic communication. I find my emails are more concise and meetings are more focused. I have used the structures you taught us to prepare for meetings and I'm hoping this will become a habit. I especially liked the role play aspect of the course. Overall I found the course extremely helpful and I would definitely like to do the course again in maybe 6 months time. At the end of the course, because of all the practice in class, preparation for the presentations and support, I found I had lost a lot of my nervousness. If I was to do the course again in the future, I feel I would benefit even more and have more confidence to play with the structures that you have set in place. Thank you very much for the opportunity.”
Rhona Byrne – Artist - rhonabyrne@ireland.com
“I have learned from you to simplify the message in order to be understood by all the audience.
I now approach life in a more positive way than I did heretofore.”
Vincent Kirby: Sales Manager, Campbell Freight Agencies. vkirby@campbell.ie
“The Course helped me to understand the structure of a presentation and
to present information with less slides and more interesting oral examples.
All in a relaxed, friendly environment providing fun and team spirit.”
Tim McCaffrey
Managing Director
Technology Labs Ltd
Unit 41
Coolmine Industrial Estate
Dublin 15
01-8207407 – Email: techlabs@indigo.ie
“The Presentation Workshop helped to build up my confidence to present and answer questions in front of others.
I now know how to structure a presentation and make it interesting to others”
Marie Leddy
PCB Specialist
Technology Labs Ltd
Unit 41
Coolmine Industrial Estate,
Dublin 15 - Email: techlabs@indigo.ie
“The team here felt that their communication is now more focussed - in particular with clients - they now ask themselves what they are trying to achieve before a phone call or meeting and assess after if they met their goals. They are also focussed on the facts about Bravo and how they are beneficial to the client - we are now concentrating on what makes us truly different and unique from a customer standpoint.
Ciaran Hynes – Director – Bravo Group. chynes@bravo.ie
“Working with Andrew has enabled me to give my public speaking skills the professionalism and proficiency that are needed to ensure my listeners take action and get the result I am looking for.
Before I started working with Andrew I thought I knew how to deliver a good speech. Now I have the necessary knowledge to give my talks more structure and an improved delivery.
Thanks again Andrew for all your help. Your light-hearted teaching style has enabled me to take my public speaking out of the dreary and flogged Blackpool side show act to a level that my listeners want to take action. “
Dominic Munnelly Director of The Transformation Catalyst
086-8073888 http://www.thetransformationcatalyst.com/
“Andrew is responsible for allowing me to discover the self-confidence, enthusiasm and drive, which brought about my appointment as School Principal in June 2000”
Noreen Lawlor: Principal - St Kevin’s N.S. Greystones, Co.Wicklow
“I was delighted with the friendly and supportive atmosphere of both trainer and participants.
A huge amount of effort was obviously put in before the workshop in order to bring about a concise and succinct method of getting the points across. A most useful template was used which should stand to me and the others for use in a good variety of situations.”
Paul Reid – Director – J V Hutton Ltd
“I am now able to relatively structure a presentation and convey the messages that I want to convey. When we present we do not usually realise what we are telling people, I now know what people actually hear.”
Carol Grimes – Home from Home Relocation Services – info@hfh.ie
“I am definitely more confident when dealing with clients and better able to get my point across in a structured logical fashion. You have completely eradicated my fear of public speaking”
Paula Costello - O'Farrell Cleere Auctioneers Ltd - paula@ofarrellcleere.ie
“The Programme encouraged me to go “outside the box” when putting together a presentation in terms of structure and style. I believe I will be able to introduce more colour and variety to my presentations and to the way I connect with clients and prospective clients.”
Keelin O'Reilly - Keelin O'Reilly & Associates - keelinor@eircom.net
“Before I attended the CONNECT 2 GROW programme I would have avoided at all cost the opportunity to speak to an audience greater than one. I just felt uncomfortable. Now I have the confidence to address any size audience thanks to the trainer. It’s not rocket science, just a few practical steps to follow each time. Now I have the confidence to address a group of people and impart my experiences and knowledge to them with ease.”
Gerard Ward – Rynne Tully Ward – Chartered Accountants – gward@tullyward.ie
“The training has unlatched my communication skills which have provided me with vastly more confidence in both my business and social life. This was provided in very friendly and communicative forum which was conducive to developing broader less mundane thought and planning for presentations and meetings. It was excellent”.
Paddy Halpin – Group 4 Secretor – paddy.halpin@group4.ie
“The course has helped me to plan my talks, to include the content & format and most importantly the questions & answers section of all presentations. The best advice I received was that a presentation should be delivered as a discussion and not a lecture”.
Martin McCluskey – Group 4 Secretor – Martin.McCluskey@Group4.ie
”I am now more confident in both one to one situations or in front of a group.
I believe I am more structured in the above situations and I try to bring something different/ memorable to the presentations I make”.
Shane McEntee – Tayto Ltd – shane.mcentee@candcgrou.ie
“I recently had the pleasure of working with Andrew Keogh for a presentation I had to deliver. Andrew coached me in the art of “having a conversation” and after a two hour session I had the confidence to do exactly that.
It was a most exhilarating and confidence building experience. If you have a speaking engagement coming up and feel you need guidance, you need to spend time with Andrew. He will help you challenge yourself, but, ultimately he will help you find the answer within yourself. His style is understated but the results are WOW!”
Pauline McCloskey – Heygoodlooking! – jeps@eircom.net
”Working with Andrew has brought my speaking to a new level”
Mark Donovan – New Oceans Consulting, Training & Development Specialists. madonovan@eircom.net
“I approached the course to help me to grow my business by increasing my client base. The course helped me to identify the areas I needed to look at and to focus my attention on a structured approach to “clinching the deal”. I have had five occasions to use the Connect 2 Grow advice and have achieved 100% success rate. I am happy to say that Connect 2 Grow is not only for presentations, but, can be used successfully for one to one discussions with potential clients.”
Paul Byrne – Paul Byrne Accounting Services – crofter@indigo.ie
“The Aristo course helped me to develop my confidence when speaking about by business. It helped me to focus on what my core message is and how to convey that message succinctly. In essence it was a sales tool for me, as it means I can now give my pitch to anyone I meet in any situation while coming across in a very natural way. The magic of having a conversation is truly something I learned on the Aristo course and would urge anyone who feels they could do with more clarity in explaining who they are and what they do, to do the Aristo course.”
Anne Marie – hip interiors – annemarie@hipinteriors.ie
“Andrew has helped me not only to overcome my fear of public speaking but has also given me confidence and enthusiasm to do so.
Since working with Andrew I have begun facilitating workshops. I am delighted with the tools I learnt as they help me to be more relaxed, authentic and connected rather than wrapped up in the anxiety of presenting. This makes my workshops more enjoyable for everyone and helps me to help others more efficiently.
My sincere thanks for a very enjoyable programme.”
Dr Lorene Dennis – Auckland – New Zealand
“Andrew came to the PSA NW Chapter to share his hugely insightful process for producing a keynote speech. Any speaker who has not exposed his or her mind to the simplicity inherent within the process is missing a real treat. Andrew illustrated how he was able to construct a message that steered a true to course to it’s destination, through the material the speaker had available. This is a fabulous process for adding clarity and focus to the keynote developmenmt process.”
Chris Davidson – President PSA Manchester