Equipping leaders and teams with the clarity to stand out in an AI-driven world.

In an era of automated unrelenting noise, the competitive advantage for UK businesses lies in human skills: precision, storytelling, and confident communication. Drawing on a decade of experience working with the Apple Developer Academies, I deliver high-energy Development Labs and Coaching that transform how your people pitch ideas, make decisions, and collaborate.

A little background

When Apple launched its global network of iOS Developer Academies, one challenge became clear: developers had strong coding and design skills, but many struggled to confidently communicate their ideas.

In 2016, Apple invited me and a colleague to co-design and deliver Skills for Success, a series of workshops on storytelling, communication, and presentation skills. The programme began in Naples and expanded to academies in Indonesia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and beyond.

My approach blends storytelling techniques, practical presentation tools, and rehearsal methods that make confidence repeatable and not dependent on “natural talent”.

I help individuals and teams build confidence, communicate with clarity, and present ideas effectively on stage, on Zoom, or in the room.

Coaching for individuals

1:1 Presentation Skills & Public Speaking Coaching
Practical coaching to help you speak with calm confidence, structure your message, and deliver clearly under pressure for talks, interviews, panels, pitches, and meetings.
Link to: 1:1 Coaching

Typical goals include:

  • Confidence on calls, meetings, interviews, during presentations and panel engagements

  • Ensuring you are in control of what your audience is thinking

  • Pitching an idea without nerves taking over

  • Using contrast to engage your audience

Development sessions for teams & organisations

Taming the Presenter (Half-Day)
A session to build confident delivery: nerves, presence, pacing, voice, structure, without trying to “perform”.
Link to: Skills for Presenting

Storytelling for Pitching (Programme)
Turn a demo or idea into a compelling narrative people remember. Great for pitching, stakeholder presentations, hackathons, and product stories.
Link to: Storytelling for Pitching

Learning at Lunch: Skill Up with Storytelling (60–90 mins)
A short, energising session that gives teams simple story frameworks they can use immediately in presentations, updates, and client conversations.
Link: Learning at Lunch

Oblique Strategies: A Half-Day programme
Inspired by Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies  a fast-moving session to unblock thinking, generate fresh angles, and get ideas flowing quickly when a project feels stuck.
Link to: Oblique Strategies Workshop

Present Like Steve Jobs full-day programme that helps you build a killer presentation through ruthless clarity, simple story structure, and clean slides. You’ll leave with a sharper message, a stronger narrative, and a repeatable method for pitches, product updates, and high-stakes presentations.

Link to: Present Like Steve Jobs

Let’s connect

If you’re enquiring as an individual, tell me what you’re preparing for and what’s getting in the way.
If you’re enquiring for a team, tell me your audience, the kind of presentations you’re doing, and the outcomes you want.

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