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(The weekend...) was simple, well paced, adaptive and delivered with feeling. In fact I would say it was the one of best courses I have been on and it “reached the parts other courses don’t reach”
Ed

“An amazing weekend. I didn’t think I could do any sort of public speaking free from nerves - but I finally did! John, this was great I’m so glad I came. Thank you.”
Lou

"The facilitator was completely engaged and had great energy for the group. Great intelligence in moving through the process of learning and experiencing the work. I wish i had done this course earlier in my life"
Eleanor

Great facilitation, brilliant group!
Fern

"John's presence and groundedness alowed us to all to learn and grown, he was truly there for us all. And by the end of the course I was actually enjoying standing and taking my place in the world"
Stephanie

(The weekend) was a very good course and exceeded my expectations
Fiona

(The weekend...) was simple, well paced, adaptive and delivered with feeling. In fact I would say it was the one of best courses I have been on and it “reached the parts other courses don’t reach”
Ed

Thank you so much for a great weekend. I really cannot thank you enough.
Luke

A life changing course and amazing value
Kevin

Superb course - highly recommend to anyone who is fearful of public speaking and wants to overcome the inner critic
Darren

I have had Christmas several times over in two days - so many gifts - nearly all of them unexpected. Phrases, ideas experiences - most of all the joy and freedom to be myself authentically with others. Thank you.
Vicki

Excellent - more than a public speaking course, it was a voyage of self-discovery & self-healing
Wendy

It felt very secure. It was a real eyeopener. It was very positive and has already affected my life in the way I react to situations and my ability to voice my thoughts.
Polly

Thanks for an incredible weekend, I thoroughly enjoyed it, the challenges and growth as well as the connection, fun and laughter. What a remarkable space you create for people to feel empowered and safe to take their place in the world.
My deepest and sincerest gratitude for this.
Alanah

Have truly opened myself up and moved forward in a positive way - A shift of perspective from something I normally dread to something I am looking forward to trying out. Thank you.
Caroline

Your own openess in leadership and your encouragement to be real.
Sabina

Excellent atmosphere speedily created and really profited from. Thanks!
Mark

It really was a fantastic workshop, unexpectedly deep and an experience that will help me in so many aspects of my life. You were an excellent facilitator, putting everyone at ease from the start, and the group developed such a bond of trust so quickly. I liked the simplicity of it.
Hamish

Great location, great facilitator, John made it safe to try out scary stuff. I never thought I would manage to speak unscripted to a room of people.
Sarah

I felt very safe. I wasn't nervous about being nervous. The way it is presented and facilitated is excellent. The delivery and pace is wonderful. Thank you so much for teaching me a bit more about myself. It was a great experience and has given me a much needed confidence boost
Grant

Relaxed, challenging, fun, secure, supportive and caring.
Phil

The course works beautifully, lots of support and friendly feedback. You model what you teach.
Cathy

Although the impetus to me coming on the course was the need to be able to make a presentation, I felt this was a symptom of wider lack of confidence in myself. As a result of the course I have gained the ability to talk to groups of people but far more importantly now have an inner confidence in myself and my worth that I have never had before. I am able to draw on this many times during any normal day allowing me to take opportunities that I would previously have shrunk from.
Kevin

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2 day courses with John Dawson
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In many ways the two day course is my favourite way of working and I think is the best way of getting the approach. The course really works with beginners as well as people who might have done a day with me before. You really have chance to let the stuff you have learnt on the first day really sink in and work with it on the following day. The course works for you on your level - allowing you to explore your issues within the context of the group.

Quotes from two day courses

"Very Inspiring facilitator, Probably the most productive way to spend two days for anyone with any doubts over public speaking"
Dan

"facilitator was excellent, hugely inspiring. The emphasis on support and safe environment was great. Really nice group of people"
Jan

"Excellent course, lots of practice, relaxed, helpful"
Ulrich

"No one could have been more fearful than me of standing up in front of even a small group and talking. Something changed in my mindset during the weekend that has given me the freedom to start exploring my potential. Thanks John. "
Lucy

The best compliment I can give about the course, John, is that I have been raving about it to my close friends and colleagues, I feel like the course is so different to the usual public speaking course and so much more valuable that I'm eager to tell others about it. The change in participants confidence over such a short period of time is astounding and some very basic principles after being practised make a huge difference to how comfortable and how engaging everyone becomes. What started out on Saturday morning as a group of uncomfortable, nervous and inhibited people became on Sunday afternoon a group of people who acted despite their nervousness, revealed their true selves and allowed the rest of the group to see them as they truly were... which, without exception, was warm, humorous and charming people.
James

Hi John
Thanks again for a great weekend. Your ability to get people to face their long-time fears and overcome them was really impressive. I came on the course to try an overcome my lifetime fear of getting up to speak. With a wedding coming up, I didn’t want to do my usual thing of mumbling “thank you very much” and sitting down; something I had done at my retirement “do”, though I had prepared a good speech..
The course went right to the hub of my problems, addressing directly the “wobbly tray” moments I got when I walked to the podium and when I stared at all those blank faces. And I feel a million times better equipped to deal with those moments now I have done the course. I’m a retired airline pilot. I didn’t mind talking to people in the plane, but then I was hidden away, and in fact facing away from them!
Yours
Alan

What did you like about the course/facilitation?
Everything- delivery style was awesome, some of the stuff you said will be mottos for my life. Really, genuinely life-changing, best course I have ever been on.
Khizra