ASSOCIATES

David has considerable experience of consultancy in leadership and talent development, team dynamics and learning programme direction across a range of industries.

He has successfully led the design and delivery of a number of high quality development solutions that have demonstrated exceptional return on investment. David has worked with London Business School directing a highly successful executive development programme for top leadership talent. He has also delivered effective leadership solutions for Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, Barclays, Honda (UK), American Express, the Department of Works and Pensions, Network Rail, Nat West and the Black Leadership Initiative network.

He was part of the team that established a Corporate Business School providing the integration of innovative executive development solutions to meet the development needs of senior leaders with challenging business agendas. The Business School supported Barclays' transformation, strengthening core priority capabilities as defined by Group strategy.

Professionally qualified and accredited to advanced levels by Team Management Systems for the use of all team and leadership development profiling tools. High quality facilitation of these interventions ensures accelerated team development to board level. He has coached leaders at various stages in their development, with a focus on personal growth to improve business performance.

David operated as a learning consultant for seven years before heading up the central team of 40 learning designers providing blended solutions to all levels within utilising all learning media to the whole Barclays Group (90,000 people).

Areas of expertise include:

• Learning design
• Facilitation
• Programme direction/management
• Management of learning
• Leadership development
• Change management
• Team development
• Talent management
• Coaching
• Recruitment & selection
• Evaluation
• Assessment centre design
  

A training and development professional with an extensive range of customer service and management development expertise. Worked for major utilities companies with extensive experience in consumer affairs and staff development. CIPD qualified (associate member). BS 9000 audit trained

Specialisations

• Stress Management
• Time Management
• Communication Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Health and Safety
• Stress Management
• Discipline and grievance
• Team building
• Appraisal process
• Blended learning

Clients

• Department for Work and Penisons
• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
• Metro Line
• National Blood Service
• Wakefield Council

Expertise

Alan offers individual and group coaching for vocal development and enhancement of performance skills.
He has a deep understanding of the workings of the human voice, combined with extensive experience as a theatre practitioner.
Alan brings into the corporate world practical and effective metaphors and analogies from the world of acting.
Tensions that inhibit good communication are released.
Inner energies are unlocked.

• Discover your unique vocal strength.
• Develop powerful delivery; engaging, involving and challenging the audience.
• Control the performance space - create the perfect circumstances through changes of mood and pace.

Professional Experience

Actor, singer, and director in theatre, radio, and TV.
Trainer for actors, theatre directors, radio and TV presenters.
English Language coach and voice consultant for major theatres and opera houses.
Script writer for theatre.

Specialisations

• Voice Training
• Presentation skills
• Public Speaking
• Speech Writing
• Performance Technique
• Professional Delivery

Alan now works as a Freelance consultant, throughout the UK and mainland Europe, focusing on voice, public speaking, presentation skills and communication skills training.

CLIENTS come from major financial institutions, government departments, and international corporations.

They include:

• Adidas
• Buro Happold
• Ecovertfm
• English Heritage
• GlaxoSmithKlein
• Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
• Newsquest Specialist Media
• NHS
• Petro-Canada
• Transport For London
• University of Brighton
• Vinci PLC

Other clients work for:

• Barclays
• BP
• British Army
• Citigroup
• Deutsche Bank
• Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
• Fox-Pitt, Kelton
• Goldman Sachs
• Home Office
• KPMG
• Samsung
• Standard & Poors
• Stock Exchange

Alan is an acting coach. He advises on preparation for radio and TV interviews, script development, and performance skills. Clients include international film actors and singers, journalists and writers.

Experience includes:

Voice Coach for Presenters

• BBC Radio 3
• Capital Radio
• World Radio Geneva
• Talkback TV Productions (Escape To The Country and Life Doctor)
• Ricochet TV (Risking It All)

Voice coach/consultant

• Olga TV (The New Paul O'Grady Show)
• Discovery Channel (Wildlife SOS)
• BBC Radio (Children In Need)
• Radio5Live

Singing Coach

• The Prince & the Pauper [TV film]

Speech Coach 

• Royal National Theatre Education
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
• Young Vic Theatre
• London Palladium

English Language Coach 

• Royal Opera House Covent Garden
• Glyndebourne Opera
• Scuola Nazionale di Cinema ROME
• Les Arts Florissants PARIS
• Festival AIX-EN-PROVENCE
• Festival VIENNA

A Training and Human Resources professional with 20 years experience, gained within UK and international high volume service industries.

Specialisations

• Coaching Skills
• Customer Service & Selling Skills
• Diversity & Equality Management
• Facilitation Skills
• Identification of Training Needs
• Job Analysis & Job Description Compilation
• Management Development - e.g. Team Leadership
• Performance Management Systems
• Presentation Skills
• Project Management of new business openings
• Recruitment & Selection
• Training the Trainer
• Workshop Design & Delivery

Experience

• Established a comprehensive Human Resources & Training function in USA. This included the development of all policies & procedures - ensuring compliance with state & federal employment legislation, US Customs & Federal Aviation Authority policies, together with the recruitment of all local management resources and the design of all training programmes
• Instigated & conducted a major review of the company's sickness & absence policies, including pay and benefits. Developed new policies that were implemented throughout the company resulting in a overall reduction in sickness and absence levels by 35%
• Designed & implemented a comprehensive series of workshop programmes to meet junior & middle management development needs
• Supported business units in the acquisition of Investors in People Award